Junior Developer - Technology - HQ

Overview

Salary:
The starting salary is £53,459, which includes allowances totalling £2,928.

The salary is broken down as £50,531 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £55,103. Plus, a location allowance of £1,928 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.

Location:
London, West Brompton

Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 27 February 2026.

As a Software Developer, you will be involved in providing technical support and expertise to Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP), designing and creating bespoke software and integrating external solutions to assist in operations and strategic work.

This role is aligned to the Developer role set out within the Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework (DDAT).

You’ll join a new team of software developers, working flexibly from home or from our modern London headquarters located in West Brompton. A Birmingham office location is also available. This is a great opportunity to assist in building a world class development function.

This role requires a flexible working approach and be self-motivated to help ensure that the various environments are well architected and documented.

The post holder will be required to do the following:

• develop software to meet user needs
• write clean, secure and well-tested code
• operate the services you build and identify issues in production
• coach and mentor more junior colleagues
• Integration of new services, infrastructure or applications
• Analysis of new and emerging technologies, devices, and user habits
• Analyse information, apply professional judgement and provide opinion, with rationale
• Keep abreast and up to date with relevant current affairs issues, technologies and subject matter requirements as required.

To begin your career at the Met, please click the "apply button". The application process requires a comprehensive CV, a Personal Statement, and an online application form. In your Personal Statement, you should explain your interest in the position and illustrate how your skills and experiences make you a suitable candidate. Please note that you should not submit two copies of your CV, and ensure that your documents are saved in either PDF or Word format, clearly labelled as CV and Personal Statement.

Once received, your application will be reviewed against eligibility criteria, following this, your application will be reviewed by the hiring manager. The application review for this vacancy will commence 2 weeks after the closing date.

Following application review, successful candidates will be invited to interview. Interview dates will commence 2 weeks after hiring manager review.

The Met is committed to being an equitable (fair and impartial) and inclusive employer for disabled people, striving to have a diverse and representative workforce at all levels. We encourage applications from people from the widest possible range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences.

We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and long-term conditions, ethnic minority groups, and women.

As a Disability Confident employer, the Met has committed to making disability equality part of our everyday practice. We ensure that people with disabilities and those with long term conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations.

The Met is committed to making reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process to ensure disabled applicants can perform at their best. If you need any reasonable adjustments or changes to the application and recruitment process, we ask that you include this information within your application form. All matters will be treated in strict confidence.