Python Developer Job Trends in London

Python Developer
England > London

The median Python Developer salary in London is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 March 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 203 212 181
Rank change year-on-year +9 -31 +110
Permanent jobs requiring a Python Developer 214 206 387
As % of all permanent jobs in London 1.20% 1.60% 1.74%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.31% 1.76% 1.85%
Number of salaries quoted 164 167 359
10th Percentile £52,500 £52,500 £61,250
25th Percentile £70,000 £70,750 £72,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 £85,000 £100,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -15.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £112,500 £110,000 £138,750
90th Percentile £145,000 £137,500 £150,000
England median annual salary £75,500 £82,500 £90,000
% change year-on-year -8.48% -8.33% +9.09%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in London with a recognized job title 16,321 11,675 20,887
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.77% 90.76% 94.12%
Number of salaries quoted 10,917 7,531 16,431
10th Percentile £37,500 £42,000 £39,250
25th Percentile £51,250 £56,250 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% -3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £93,750
90th Percentile £107,500 £122,500 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -9.19%

Python Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Python Developer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.

Python Developer job vacancy trend in London

Python Developer
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for Python Developer job vacancies in London.

Salary distribution trend for Python Developer job vacancies in London

Python Developer
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Python Developer in London over the 6 months to 28 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Python Developer in London

Python Developer
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Python Developer within the London region over the 6 months to 28 March 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Central London +26 57 £60,000 +9.09% 19
Python Developer
England

Python Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 28 March 2026, Python Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the London region featuring Python Developer in the job title.

1 214 (100.00%) Python
2 62 (28.97%) Software Engineering
3 58 (27.10%) AI
4 47 (21.96%) Agile
5 38 (17.76%) Fintech
6 36 (16.82%) CI/CD
6 36 (16.82%) Continuous Improvement
7 35 (16.36%) SDLC
8 34 (15.89%) AWS
9 33 (15.42%) Django
10 31 (14.49%) Test Automation
11 30 (14.02%) Problem-Solving
12 29 (13.55%) SQL
13 28 (13.08%) Computer Science
13 28 (13.08%) Mentoring
13 28 (13.08%) RESTful
14 27 (12.62%) Azure
14 27 (12.62%) Full-Stack Development
15 26 (12.15%) React
16 24 (11.21%) Linux
16 24 (11.21%) Microservices
16 24 (11.21%) OO
16 24 (11.21%) REST
16 24 (11.21%) SaaS
17 23 (10.75%) GitHub
17 23 (10.75%) Kafka
18 22 (10.28%) OOP
19 21 (9.81%) Apache Spark
19 21 (9.81%) Big Data
19 21 (9.81%) FastAPI

Python Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 21 (9.81%) Apache Spark
2 2 (0.93%) Jupyter
3 1 (0.47%) Apache Airflow
Business Applications
1 2 (0.93%) Fidessa
2 1 (0.47%) Oracle Applications
Cloud Services
1 34 (15.89%) AWS
2 27 (12.62%) Azure
3 24 (11.21%) SaaS
4 23 (10.75%) GitHub
5 15 (7.01%) Amazon S3
5 15 (7.01%) Amazon SQS
5 15 (7.01%) AWS Lambda
5 15 (7.01%) Serverless
6 12 (5.61%) GCP
7 10 (4.67%) Azure DevOps
7 10 (4.67%) GitHub Actions
8 3 (1.40%) Azure AI
9 1 (0.47%) Amazon OpenSearch
9 1 (0.47%) Anthropic Claude
9 1 (0.47%) Azure AKS
9 1 (0.47%) GitHub Copilot
9 1 (0.47%) Prefect
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.47%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (9.81%) Big Data
2 14 (6.54%) PostgreSQL
3 4 (1.87%) Relational Database
4 3 (1.40%) NoSQL
5 2 (0.93%) MySQL
5 2 (0.93%) RDBMS
5 2 (0.93%) SQL Server
5 2 (0.93%) Tick Data
6 1 (0.47%) DynamoDB
6 1 (0.47%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 12 (5.61%) Git
2 2 (0.93%) Jenkins
2 2 (0.93%) JIRA
2 2 (0.93%) Maven
3 1 (0.47%) Oracle APEX
3 1 (0.47%) Selenium
3 1 (0.47%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 69 (32.24%) Finance
2 58 (27.10%) Social Skills
3 38 (17.76%) Front Office
4 16 (7.48%) Publishing
5 15 (7.01%) Health Technology
5 15 (7.01%) Tech for Good
6 14 (6.54%) Influencing Skills
6 14 (6.54%) Organisational Skills
7 9 (4.21%) Banking
7 9 (4.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 3 (1.40%) Retail
9 2 (0.93%) Analytical Skills
9 2 (0.93%) Marketing
10 1 (0.47%) Back Office
10 1 (0.47%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (0.47%) Electronics
10 1 (0.47%) Games
10 1 (0.47%) Manufacturing
10 1 (0.47%) Public Sector
10 1 (0.47%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (15.42%) Django
2 28 (13.08%) RESTful
3 26 (12.15%) React
4 24 (11.21%) REST
5 23 (10.75%) Kafka
6 21 (9.81%) FastAPI
6 21 (9.81%) Flask
7 19 (8.88%) Boost C++ Libraries
8 9 (4.21%) Node.js
9 8 (3.74%) Redux
10 6 (2.80%) .NET
10 6 (2.80%) AngularJS
11 4 (1.87%) NumPy
11 4 (1.87%) Pandas
12 3 (1.40%) WebSockets
13 2 (0.93%) Google JAX
13 2 (0.93%) Next.js
13 2 (0.93%) PyTorch
13 2 (0.93%) RabbitMQ
13 2 (0.93%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 32 (14.95%) Hedge funds
2 31 (14.49%) Equities
3 23 (10.75%) Data Structures
4 22 (10.28%) Algorithms
5 19 (8.88%) Management Information System
6 18 (8.41%) Fixed Income
7 11 (5.14%) Cloud Native
8 10 (4.67%) Educational Technology
8 10 (4.67%) PropTech
9 8 (3.74%) Derivative
9 8 (3.74%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 8 (3.74%) Product Ownership
10 4 (1.87%) Distributed Systems
11 3 (1.40%) Greenfield Project
12 2 (0.93%) Onboarding
13 1 (0.47%) Blockchain
13 1 (0.47%) Legacy Systems
13 1 (0.47%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 24 (11.21%) Linux
2 1 (0.47%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 62 (28.97%) Software Engineering
2 58 (27.10%) AI
3 47 (21.96%) Agile
4 38 (17.76%) Fintech
5 36 (16.82%) CI/CD
5 36 (16.82%) Continuous Improvement
6 35 (16.36%) SDLC
7 31 (14.49%) Test Automation
8 30 (14.02%) Problem-Solving
9 28 (13.08%) Computer Science
9 28 (13.08%) Mentoring
10 27 (12.62%) Full-Stack Development
11 24 (11.21%) Microservices
11 24 (11.21%) OO
12 22 (10.28%) OOP
13 20 (9.35%) Acceptance Criteria
13 20 (9.35%) Code Quality
14 19 (8.88%) Low Latency
14 19 (8.88%) Order Management
14 19 (8.88%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 214 (100.00%) Python
2 29 (13.55%) SQL
3 20 (9.35%) C++
4 19 (8.88%) JavaScript
5 13 (6.07%) TypeScript
6 11 (5.14%) Java
7 4 (1.87%) Kotlin
8 2 (0.93%) Apex Code
8 2 (0.93%) Scala
9 1 (0.47%) C#
9 1 (0.47%) Perl
9 1 (0.47%) PHP
9 1 (0.47%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.47%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 14 (6.54%) Degree
2 2 (0.93%) Azure Certification
3 1 (0.47%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (0.47%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (7.48%) QA
2 2 (0.93%) GDPR
2 2 (0.93%) PCI DSS
2 2 (0.93%) PSD2
System Software
1 19 (8.88%) Docker
2 1 (0.47%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 13 (6.07%) Kubernetes
2 2 (0.93%) Terraform
Vendors
1 5 (2.34%) Microsoft
2 2 (0.93%) Salesforce
2 2 (0.93%) Solace
3 1 (0.47%) Databricks
3 1 (0.47%) Foundry
3 1 (0.47%) Google
3 1 (0.47%) Oracle
3 1 (0.47%) SAP
3 1 (0.47%) UiPath