15,222 Junior Developer jobs in the United Kingdom

Whichrate Group is an established, successful and expanding technology company, based in Stafford. Our service is within the legal and insurance sector. Our online software solution suite has become the flagship of our expanding company. We have an opportunity to become part of the Whichrate family at a time of expansion for the company.

We’re looking for a capable and passionate Full Stack Web Developer to join our growing IT team and play a key role in shaping and evolving our suite of SaaS products. This is a hands-on position for someone who enjoys solving complex problems, improving architecture and contributing meaningfully across both backend and frontend layers of modern applications.

As part of our development team, you’ll take ownership of core service logic, background processing, and third-party integrations. You’ll work with modern technologies from the Laravel, Vue and Inertia stack - including Tailwind, Redis, and AWS - while helping to define technical best practices and ensure smooth, scalable deployments.

This is a high-impact role offering autonomy, visibility, and the opportunity to drive improvements across the stack.

The role requires good troubleshooting skills to interpret and diagnose any bugs reported and to accurately report the steps to reproduce an issue, diagnose the issue and implement fixes with the team.

The postholder will be a self-motivated individual with a keen desire to learn new processes and keep current with trends. A professional, who can develop positive relationships to encourage the best in other team members. This will require good communication skills and the ability to prepare reports to all levels of management within our company.

Requirements

Essential

• Strong commercial development experience with PHP (8.0+) and Laravel with a focus on building robust, maintainable systems
• Frontend experience with VueJS, TypeScript, and modern JavaScript (ES6+).
• Ability to administrate cloud-hosted Linux servers and MySQL databases
• Familiar with version control and modern development workflows using Git, pull requests, and peer reviews
• Solid understanding of database design and optimisation and experience working with Redis for caching and queues
• A pragmatic approach to testing and quality assurance, ideally with exposure to Pest/PHPUnit and CI practices
• Ability to write and optimise complex SQL queries
• Self-starter with an investigative mindset for thinking out of the box
• Clear communicator, capable of explaining technical concepts and collaborating effectively with team members across disciplines

Nice to Have

• Familiarity with other languages (such as Python)
• Experience with various AWS cloud products
• Understanding of WebSockets
• An interest in data analysis
• Experience with the wider Laravel ecosystem (such as Nightwatch, Forge, Spatie packages)
• Working experience of interacting on a software development project management system, such as Jira
• Ability to mentor and guide other developers

Application Process

Please apply through the Whichrate LinkedIn with your CV.

Our interview process :

1. Introductions - a relaxed chat to get to know each other either at our offices in Stafford or via Microsoft Teams

2. Technical task - a small take-away task to show us what you can do

3. Final conversation - at our offices in Stafford with our directors

Please no recruiters or agencies.

Web Developer – PHP

Location: Kingston Upon Hull (2 days onsite)

Salary: £35,000 – £4,000 + bonus ( k – £5

We’re looking for a PHP Web Developer to join a close-knit team and take the lead on back end development. You’ll be working on both ongoing improvements and new web projects, including redesigns and building new features.

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead back end development using PHP (Symfony or Laravel).
• Support the front end team to deliver seamless user experiences.
• Work on redesigning key pages, adding new filters and integrations.
• Build new listing pages and help bring the website up to modern standards.
• Contribute to a continuous pipeline of improvements and ad hoc marketing requests.
• Work closely with marketing, but also take ownership of your projects independently.

What we’re looking for:

• Strong PHP experience (Symfony or Laravel).
• Tailwind CSS skills.
• Experience working in Agile environments and driving best practice.
• Flexible, proactive, and comfortable in a collaborative, office-based team.

Nice to haves:

• Experience with OpenSearch, ElasticSearch, or Redis.
• MySQL experience (though mostly via APIs).
• Front end framework experience.

What’s on offer:

• Clear pathway to Senior Developer and eventual Lead Developer.
• Investment in your personal development: training, courses, and internal events including AI hackathons.
• Supportive manager who mentors and champions progression.
• Free onsite parking, improving transport links from Hull.
• Flexible working arrangements with two days onsite per week.
• Bonus scheme (£3k entry vel – £5 experienced).

If you’re a PHP developer looking for an opportunity to lead back end projects, work on exciting web improvements, and grow your career in a supportive environment, this role could be a great fit.

Weblinx Tech is seeking an expert Web Developer to join our rapidly growing team. The chosen applicant will be instrumental in creating cutting-edge user experiences on a variety of web platforms, using a wide range of systems and technologies. This role reports directly to the Head of Development and forms a critical part of the web development unit.

Responsibilities:

• Design, code, and customize applications and web pages according to business requirements and project briefs.
• Work closely with graphic designers and UX/UI specialists to ensure the accurate translation of design to functional, accessible websites.
• Maintain and apply web development best practices, and proactively suggest, design, and implement updates for optimal performance and user-engagement.
• Conduct testing, debugging, and problem-solving to ensure smooth and seamless functionality of all web projects.
• Perform regular site updates and implement new features and functionality as required.
• Contribute to project meetings and provide regular progress reports to the management.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Proven web development experience using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX, jQuery, and other relevant web design coding languages.
• Experience with content management systems such as WordPress and Drupal as well as eCommerce platforms will be advantageous.
• Understanding of SEO and web accessibility standards, and experience with responsive and mobile design.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet strict deadlines, with strong attention to detail, excellent organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences.

Benefits:

• Competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• An engaging, flexible, and friendly work environment with opportunities to grow and learn.
• Excellent work-life balance, with flexible scheduling and remote working arrangements where feasible.
• A chance to work with cutting-edge technologies and contribute to innovative web projects.
• Continued professional development opportunities, with access to a wide range of training resources and courses.

Combine your passion for web development with an opportunity to cultivate your expertise and create web solutions that meet and exceed client expectations. If you are ready to join a vibrant team that is committed to pushing the boundaries on every project, apply for the Web Developer position at Weblinx Tech today!

We're looking for a talented (mostly front-end) developer to join our team.

Root Studio is a team of passionate and friendly designers and developers primarily based in Lincoln. We hand code innovative, characterful websites that help our customers grow. We love our work and we’re looking for a talented web developer to help us create even more wonderful websites.

This is a full time post and you’ll be working with our existing development team to help make our beautifully designed websites and custom add-ons a reality using your development skills. We like our websites to be brilliantly designed and look great underneath, so an attention to detail and a pride in your code will be necessary (find out more about our websites ). If you have a strong command of HTML, CSS, JavaScript and PHP and are interested in back-end work as well, this could be the perfect opportunity. We're looking for a developer with an eye for detail who takes pride in writing clean, semantic code.

• Excellent HTML and semantics
• Excellent CSS, Sass & JS
• Knowledge of CSS architectures (ie. BEM or ITCSS)
• Experience with tasks and package managers (ie. Vite or Webpack)
• Experience of integrating sites into a CMS (Statamic/Craft/Wordpress)
• Experience with Git

• Previous experience in an agency environment
• Framework experience (ie. Laravel, AlpineJS and Livewire)
• 3rd party API integration experience
• SQL and database management skills
• Basic server management and deployments

We’re looking for someone who’s really passionate about their code and isn’t afraid to suggest improvements to our current workflow and our website builds - we like our team to have a keen interest in design as well as current and future technology. We love a can-do attitude and whilst a lot of our work is Statamic based we're always happy to help our customers, regardless of platform. This makes a willingness to get stuck-in really important - with new concepts, frameworks and methodologies always around the corner!

We are looking for someone with at least one years recent commercial development experience , although if you're a super talented junior developer feel free to apply.

• Competitive salary based on experience (£27-35K)
• Flexible working hours
• Mondays and Fridays working from home
• City centre parking pass (if required)
• Company pension scheme
• A fully kitted out Mac with all the software you need
• A good work/life balance
• A trusting, enthusiastic environment
• A diverse range of projects (front-end builds all the way to custom API's)

The role is an exciting and varied one and we're looking forward to seeing what you can do! To apply, please send us an email in the first instance, with a full CV and a link to your website and/or Github profile, plus some links to websites you’ve built in the past (and a brief explanation of what you did, how and why).

This is a permanent position (subject to a probationary period) in our Lincoln studio - you can find out more about working for us here . Our hybrid working includes three days in-studio (Tuesday-Thursday) and two days working remotely (Monday and Friday) with flexible hours available.

Please send your CV along with links to your work and/or your Github profile - we’re really looking forward to hearing from you.

If you're a recruitment agency please do not get in touch

Requirements

• Excellent HTML and semantics
• Excellent CSS, Sass & JS
• Knowledge of CSS architectures (ie. BEM or ITCSS)
• Experience with tasks and package managers (ie. Vite or Webpack)
• Experience of integrating sites into a CMS (Statamic/Craft/Wordpress)
• Experience with Git

• Previous experience in an agency environment
• Framework experience (ie. Laravel, AlpineJS and Livewire)
• 3rd party API integration experience
• SQL and database management skills
• Basic server management and deployments

Join our team of passionate individuals who strive to be one of the best game studios in

the world. We are currently seeking experienced Web Dev Engineers who can contribute to

our growth. As a fully remote studio with colleagues across the globe, we emphasise clear

communication as much as our technical skills.
 

Companion Group is an AAA co-development gaming studio with a globally distributed and

fully remote setup. It is renowned for its ability to overcome the most intricate challenges in

multiplayer game development and developing reliable multi-player games. We have become

the primary choice for game dev studios aspiring to elevate their latest multiplayer titles,

enabling scalability supporting large numbers of players, maximising player density, and

crafting immersive gameplay experiences. Our portfolio boasts groundbreaking games

developed in collaboration with major studios worldwide.

We firmly believe that bringing together talented and passionate individuals and providing

them with direction, autonomy, and trust creates a truly unique and inspiring work

Environment.

• Create well-designed and tested code using best practices for web
  development, including for responsive design and mobile display

• Incorporate data from back-end databases and services

• Collaborate closely with other technical experts to ensure optimal network performance and seamless integration of multiplayer features. Work across the team to help provide a seamless web experience. Be at the forefront of our web presence and allow users a dynamic and immersive web experience.

• Provide accurate development estimates and comprehensive reporting to support efficient team collaboration across web, backend, and game teams
  

Skills:

• Demonstrate a strong understanding of coding processes, standards, and methodologies

• Possess at least 5 years of professional web development experience, showcasing your expertise

• Showcase your abilities in React, NextJS, TypeScript, MUI and cloud service providers with your successful project history. Ability to work with CI/CD pipelines, PRs, and Web APIs

• Excel in teamwork within a collaborative development environment, contributing to the collective success.

• Embrace a positive and proactive approach, fostering a supportive and inspiring work atmosphere

• Exhibit a genuine passion for continuous learning and growth within a world-class web development team

• Experience in implementing web development workflows and operations using a variety of tools, including Azure DevOps.

• Experience in backend development, preferably with C# and ASP.Net Core.

• Build sites emphasising for reliability, extensibility, site performance, and cost-effectiveness. Profile and optimise code when necessary
  

Rewards:

• Competative salary of £35,000 - £50,000 Per annum.

• Embark on a clearly defined career ladder, enabling you to progress in responsibilities and be rewarded accordingly. We like to grow from within.

• Enjoy the flexibility of a fully remote role, collaborating with top game developers from around the world.

• Join forces with industry leaders who will inspire and guide you on your path to success. Helping you grow and learn is a big part of our DNA
  

Let’s build worlds that inspire and immerse players in the magic of a timeless era. Apply now and become part of one of the best game studios in the world!

Senior Web Developer– Chobham, Surrey

£44,000 - £8,000 plus benefits

Our client is a highly successful digital and creative agency, and they are recruiting a Senior Web Developer who thrives on variety, loves solving problems, and wants to make a genuine impact in a growing agency. The Senior Web Developer will shape how digital work is delivered, collaborate closely with a creative team, and grow in a vibrant agency environment.

You’ll play a hands-on role in designing, building, and optimising a wide range of digital projects, from beautifully executed brochure sites to more complex headless builds. They are looking for a Senior Web Developer with the ambition and drive to grow in their business, with oversight of projects and involvement in technical direction and team development. You’ll collaborate closely with other specialists across design, strategy, and content, and eventually help shape the way they scale their digital offering.

What you’ll do

• Develop user-focused, responsive websites that perform beautifully across all devices
• Build and maintain WordPress and WooCommerce websites using clean, modern code (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP)
• Lead digital projects from concept through to delivery and beyond, ensuring best practice, performance and security
• Collaborate with designers and strategists to bring creative ideas to life with smart, scalable digital solutions
• Oversee technical delivery, ensuring quality and consistency across multiple projects
• Review, assess and collaborate with back-end developers, understanding how front and back-end work fits together
• Troubleshoot and optimise existing builds, maintaining high standards of accessibility and UX
• Explore new tools and technologies to help shape the future of their digital work

You will need

• Commercial front-end development experience in a digital agency or similar environment
• Strong skills in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP
• Proven experience building WordPress sites (without drag-and-drop page builders) and working with WooCommerce
• Solid understanding of UX and accessibility best practices
• An ability to assess, understand and collaborate on back-end development work (you don’t need to be a back-end engineer, but should be able to speak the same language)
• A passion for creating exceptional digital experiences and improving how things are done
• Clear communication skills, with a collaborative and proactive mindset

Bonus Skills

• Experience designing responsive websites in Figma
• Familiarity with React Native for app development
• Experience delivering React and Next.js solutions with headless CMS integrations.
• Experience with NPM, Gulp or similar front-end build tools
• Exposure to DevOps or hosting environments (e.g. AWS, Vercel, Netlify, etc.)
• Experience in digital project oversight or technical direction

Benefits include 25 Days holiday a year (holiday must be taken between Christmas and New Year), Free Parking, Onsite Yoga and Private Healthcare.

Bluetree Recruits Ltd is an Equal Opportunities Employer and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. We offer equal opportunities to all candidates regardless of race, religion, gender, sexuality, disability, age and other protected status as required by applicable law. We can only consider applications from candidates who are eligible to work in the UK.

Bluetree offers a referral fee of £200 for andidates placed with our clients who successfully complete their probation period.

Waracle are looking for a Senior Web Developer for an exciting new role joining our world-class digital technology consultancy and home to a diverse, smart, curious and ambitious community of specialists in technology-driven transformation.

We work with ambitious clients to help them solve their biggest business and customer challenges. We help our clients to innovate and create intelligent digital products and services. We thrive on complex challenges and deliver business-critical IT transformation projects, moving seamlessly from strategy, design and delivery to operations.

This role is available on a short term contract (Outside IR35) basis until the end of 2025 and will require some travel to the London office.

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Frontend Web Developer to join our development team. The successful candidate will be responsible for translating design mockups and wireframes into high-quality, reusable, and responsive user interfaces. A deep understanding of modern HTML and CSS best practices is essential, as is significant hands-on experience developing using custom components within Adobe Experience Manager (AEM).

Key aspects of the role include:

• Develop and maintain high-performance, responsive, and cross-browser compatible user interfaces using HTML5 and CSS3 (including pre-processors like SASS/LESS).
• Implement pixel-perfect designs from UI/UX mockups, ensuring technical feasibility.
• Work extensively within Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) to implement and style custom AEM components and templates.
• Leverage the AEM Style System effectively to create component variations and manage component styling without code duplication.
• Collaborate closely with Backend Developers and Technical Architects to define component contracts, integration points, and overall frontend strategy.
• Ensure that frontend code adheres to accessibility standards (WCAG) and SEO best practices.
• Optimise application for maximum speed and scalability.
• Actively participate in code reviews to maintain high quality and standards.
• Troubleshoot and resolve bugs and performance issues.

What you'll bring

• Expert Proficiency in HTML & CSS, including advanced layout techniques and responsive design principles.
• Hands on development experience implementing frontend solutions within the AEM ecosystem.
• Direct experience with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM).
• Proven experience implementing and styling custom AEM components.
• Solid understanding and practical experience using the AEM Style System.
• Collaboration: Excellent communication skills with a proven ability to work effectively alongside Backend Developers and Technical Architects in an agile environment.
• JavaScript Fundamentals: Good working knowledge of vanilla JavaScript (ES6+) for interactivity.
• Version Control: Proficient with Git and common development workflows (branching, merging, pull requests).

The recruitment process you can expect for this role is an initial call with your dedicated Talent Acquisition Partner who will chat with you about Waracle, what you are looking for in a new position, the salary for the role, notice period and benefits (the important stuff). After that, you'll be invited to a two-stage interview process where you have an opportunity to find out more about the role and showcase your skills and experience. Your Talent Acquisition Partner will guide you through the whole process to your first day with us.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

(This is not a paid position, this role is in return for equity share. This is the opportunity to take a leading role in an early stage start-up, currently within a highly regarded VC backed AI incubator and part of the Nvidia Inception program for start-ups. It's a fairly advanced position in the company especially at this stage, and the offer will reflect this.)

You will be working from Sheffield based offices at Sheffield Technology Parks 1-2 days a week (Flexible).

The role will be to use low code solutions like n8n to speed up our workflow productions, and to help manage the website(s).

The ideal candidate is a creative problem solver who will work in coordination with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and maintain our next generation websites and tools. You must be comfortable working as part of a team while taking the initiative to lead on new innovations and projects.

Responsibilities

• Revise, edit, proofread & optimize web content
• Develop cutting edge workflows
• Work with cross functionally to enhance overall user experience of our platforms
• Own various design tasks involved in the web development life cycle from start to finish

Qualifications

• Any

We’re looking for a motivated, hands-on developer to join our team. You’ll be part of a tight-knit, award-winning digital team where you’ll take real ownership of projects, building, maintaining and optimising WordPress websites, while keeping client sites secure, fast and technically optimised for search. Shopify experience is a plus.

Coventry studio highlights

• Ownership early : Small team means real responsibility, right from the start
• Real outputs : Building and maintaining client sites, developing WordPress themes, ongoing maintenance, and SEO performance tuning
• Hybrid with purpose : Collaboration days in Coventry , focused coding and maintenance time from home
• Community : Monthly Good Stuff sessions, show-&-tell and knowledge sharing

Responsibilities

• Build, customise, and maintain WordPress websites
• Carry out regular WordPress maintenance: plugin updates, security monitoring, backups, troubleshooting
• Technical SEO optimisation: site speed improvements, schema, crawl/indexation fixes, on-page performance tuning
• Translate designs into clean, responsive, accessible code
• Integrate third-party tools and APIs where needed
• Troubleshoot bugs and continuously optimise site performance
• Work closely with designers and account leads—your input matters
• Deliver high-quality work on time
• Take initiative: if there’s a better way, share it

What you'll bring

• Experience (freelance, placement, personal projects all count)
• Strong HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript/jQuery skills
• Familiarity with PHP and WordPress (Shopify and Liquid as a bonus)
• Understanding of technical SEO fundamentals (speed, mobile-first, structured data)
• Some knowledge of managed cloud hosting platforms (e.g. Cloudways)
• Domain name and DNS support
• Problem-solving mindset, clear communication, and a team-first approach
• Bonus: WooCommerce or SEO auditing tools
• Experience with builders such as Elemetor or and Oxygen Builder / Gutenberg

Performance standards

• Client sites remain secure, stable, and technically optimised
• Clients feel supported and see the impact of your work
• You help us stand out from other agencies through quality and creativity

The essentials

• Demonstrable experience through study, placements, or small client projects
• Within commuting distance of Coventry and surrounding areas
• Ready for a full-time role

To apply : Drop your CV plus links to your best WordPress (and Shopify, if you have them) projects over to No agencies, please.