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Across them the middle half of the market sits between $178K and $288K a year, with a median of $242K. Figures are gross annual amounts converted to US dollars, so roles in different currencies stay comparable."},{"title":"The market right now","text":"Alion currently lists 67 open Backend Developer Salary in Durham from 25 companies. 6 of them were posted or refreshed in the last seven days. 23 of the employers have posted something in the last three months, which is the pool worth watching if you are starting a search now. Every listing links straight to the employer, so you apply on their own board rather than through an intermediary."},{"title":"Where the work is","text":"The largest concentrations of these roles are United States (12). 19% of the listings are fully remote and a further 18% are hybrid, so a large part of this market is open to you regardless of where you live."},{"title":"Who is hiring","text":"The employers with the most open Backend Developer Salary in Durham right now are NVIDIA (9), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (8), Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions (7), Fidelity Investments (6), Tanium (5), and ACA Group (4). Each company page on Alion carries its size, funding stage, tech stack and every other position it has open, so you can judge the employer before you spend an evening on the application."},{"title":"What employers ask for","text":"Reading across the current listings, the tools that come up most often are JavaScript (26), CI/CD (26), Python (25), TypeScript (24), AWS (22), Kubernetes (22), Java (20), and Azure (20). The counts are how many of these openings name each one, which is a better guide to what is actually being hired for than a generic skills list."},{"title":"Relocation, visas and equity","text":"Of the current Backend Developer Salary in Durham, 3 offer a relocation package and 10 include equity. These are filters on the list above, so you can narrow it to the ones that make a move possible for you."}],"faq":[{"question":"How many Backend Developer Salary in Durham are open right now?","answer":"There are 67 open Backend Developer Salary in Durham on Alion from 25 companies. The list was last refreshed on October 22, 2026."},{"question":"What do Backend Developer Salary in Durham pay?","answer":"The median is $242K a year, and the middle half of the market falls between $178K and $288K. This is based on the 26 listings that state pay."},{"question":"Are any of these roles remote?","answer":"13 of the 67 listings (19%) are fully remote, and you can filter the list down to them in one click."},{"question":"Which companies are hiring?","answer":"The most active employers right now are NVIDIA, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, Fidelity Investments, Tanium, and ACA Group. 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