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Hiring from abroad · counted 14 November 2026

Can you get a backend job in the United Kingdom from abroad?

Of the 55 open backend job ads in the United Kingdom we read, 5 mention visa sponsorship and 8 offer relocation help; 3 say they can't sponsor or need an existing right to work; 47 don't mention visas at all.

Counted from the job descriptions' own wording, not checked with employers. Not immigration advice: confirm any permit on the government's website.

815%

Mention visa or relocation help

5 visa support, 8 relocation, at 4 companies

35%

Say they can't sponsor

or need an existing right to work

4785%

Don't mention visas

not a no: ask before you apply

00%

Need a language besides English

00%

Junior or graduate roles

read from the job title

1731%

Publish a salary

median of the published ranges £110k

The newest jobs that mention help

Each one says so in its own text. Open the job to read the sentence.

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What it means

  • Most job descriptions don't say. 85% are silent about visas. Silence isn't a no: ask the recruiter before you spend an evening on the application.
  • Some rule it out in writing. 3 say they can't sponsor or want an existing right to work. If you'd need a visa, skip those and save the effort.
  • Few entry-level roles. None is junior or graduate by title; most want experience.

What to put on your CV for the United Kingdom

  • Your right to work, near the top. “Right to work in the United Kingdom” if that's you; otherwise the permit you'd apply for, for example “Eligible for the Skilled Worker visa”. Check that it applies to you.
  • Where you are and when you can move. “Based in Bengaluru · relocating to the United Kingdom, available from March.”
  • Your phone with its country code, such as +91 or +34.
  • Languages with levels: “English (C1)”.

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Other roles in the United Kingdom

How this is counted: every open backend job in the United Kingdom on the ApplyCV jobs board, read directly from the employers' own job pages (55 today, recounted daily). The visa, relocation and language figures come from each job description's own wording; nothing here is verified with the employer, and a job description that says nothing may still sponsor. The board covers the companies it reads, not every employer in the United Kingdom.