Can I work for a US company from the UK and stay employed in the UK?

On 23 October 2026, 3,035 of the 42,935 remote jobs listed on Remotejobify (7%) were open to people in the UK. How we check.

Yes. A US company can employ you in the UK through its own UK company or an employer of record, or take you on as a contractor, but only if the job is open to the UK. Today 3,035 of the 42,935 remote jobs we read (7%) are open to people in the UK, while about 1 in 3 only hire people in the US.

Employee or contractor: what changes

As an employee, through the company’s UK arm or an employer of record, you’re on UK payroll (PAYE). Tax and National Insurance come out of your pay, and you get UK rights such as paid holiday, sick pay and a workplace pension.
As a contractor, you invoice the company, often in dollars. You register as self-employed or run a limited company, file a Self Assessment tax return and pay your own tax and National Insurance. There’s no paid holiday or sick pay unless the contract says so.
So compare a contract rate with a salary plus holiday, pension and sick pay, not number to number.
The listing or the first call usually says which. If you want to stay an employee, ask whether they hire in the UK through an employer of record.
This isn’t legal or tax advice: HMRC or an accountant can tell you what fits your case.

How to tell if a US job is open to the UK

“US only”, “must be based in the US”, “authorised to work in the United States” or a US state means no.
“UK”, “Europe”, “EMEA”, “worldwide” or “anywhere” in the location means yes.

See the 3,035 remote jobs open to people in the UK

Have a CV to hand? Match me reads it and picks the remote jobs open to people in the UK that fit you best, each with a line on why. It’s free, and we don’t keep your CV.

How we counted

We read each remote job from the company’s own job board and work out who it’s open to. A job counts as open to the UK if it names it, a region that includes it, or says you can work from anywhere. These numbers are from today’s list and change as jobs open and close.

Can I work for a US company from the UK and stay employed in the UK?

Employee or contractor: what changes

How to tell if a US job is open to the UK

How we counted

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