
Our IT team in Central Services is looking for an enthusiastic Associate Software Developer to join us. This is your chance to be part of a small, friendly team that's committed to innovation and excellence working with bespoke in-house solutions across an array of web, desktop, and mobile applications. Working on implementing LLM integration, and custom agents, and working directly with teams across the business to understand how they operate and to deliver the improvements they need.
About Central Services
Based in Burton-on-Trent, SOCOTEC UK’s Head Office houses our Central Services teams. These teams provide a corporate structure to support the wider business. Central Services is broken down into four main areas: Human Resources, Marketing and Communications, Finance, and IT. Each of these areas is vital to the day-to-day running of SOCOTEC.
What’s in it for you?
As well as a competitive salary we can offer you a wide range of benefits including 25 days holiday with the opportunity to buy more, an electric car scheme (where applicable), employee recognition schemes, family friendly support, employee benefits and discounts app, employee assistance programmes, and enhanced company pension. SOCOTEC UK are proud to be Disability Confident accredited.
As an Associate Software Developer (AI Focused) in our development team, you will:
To be successful in this role, you will be able to demonstrate:
Why SOCOTEC?
Here at SOCOTEC UK, we have over 2,000 colleagues across our divisions delivering world-class services to our customers. We provide an unrivalled range of testing, inspection, and certification services throughout the UK, and we deliver excellence to our customers by recruiting and retaining the very best industry talent.
We offer transversal career pathways as well as linear pathways, and we will support you in attaining a portfolio career in one place. Not to mention the possibility of working locally, nationally, or globally, in the office or remotely. We are committed to your personal and professional development, and you will be supported in every step of your journey with us. #YouGrowWeGrow

SOCOTEC UK is a network of industry-leading experts we empower ambitious businesses at every stage of the asset lifecycle.
With 2,000 team members, working with over 5,000 companies, everything we do is for the benefit of our clients, who to us become partnered with our entire group.
Whether we’re carrying out a one-off inspection or playing our part in creating a city’s most inspiring spaces, our clients trust our people’s extensive expertise and integrity. Whether in the field, in the lab, on-site or in the courtroom, our advice is built on a foundation of substance.
From testing, inspection and compliance to technical expertise, real estate and risk management, all our services come with a focus on technological innovation and sustainable delivery. We distil and share the most complex data in ways which are accessible and ready to action.
SOCOTEC UK is grounded in real-lived expertise, and proud of our team’s tenure, who often start on-site or in-lab and grow with our business.
For us, integrity means reports backed by people on the ground, legal advice backed by the largest testing facilities in Europe, and a team committed to problem-solving, delivering world-class projects accurately and safely, day in, day out.