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 4 June 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 198 190 186
Rank change year-on-year -8 -4 +59
Permanent jobs requiring a Python Developer 226 221 408
As % of all permanent jobs in London 1.08% 1.84% 1.71%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.17% 2.04% 1.80%
Number of salaries quoted 172 175 365
10th Percentile £60,000 £56,250 £66,750
25th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £77,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 £90,000 £105,000
Median % change year-on-year - -14.29% +5.00%
75th Percentile £100,000 £122,500 £138,750
90th Percentile £140,000 £137,500 £150,000
England median annual salary £70,000 £85,000 £95,000
% change year-on-year -17.65% -10.53% +8.57%

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 19,396 10,841 22,604
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.34% 90.16% 94.46%
Number of salaries quoted 13,250 6,866 16,894
10th Percentile £40,000 £40,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% -3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £99,853 £93,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £122,500 £115,000
England median annual salary £56,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -2.61% +9.52% -13.32%

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 4 June 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 4 June 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 +15 59 £62,500 -19.35% 18
West London - 2 - -
East London -7 1 - - 2
Python Developer
England

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

For the 6 months to 4 June 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.

1 226 (100.00%) Python
2 69 (30.53%) Software Engineering
3 61 (26.99%) AI
4 51 (22.57%) AWS
5 37 (16.37%) Agile
6 34 (15.04%) Test Automation
7 33 (14.60%) SQL
8 32 (14.16%) Full-Stack Development
9 31 (13.72%) CI/CD
10 30 (13.27%) Django
10 30 (13.27%) Fintech
11 28 (12.39%) FastAPI
12 27 (11.95%) Azure
12 27 (11.95%) Continuous Improvement
12 27 (11.95%) OO
12 27 (11.95%) SDLC
13 25 (11.06%) React
14 24 (10.62%) REST
14 24 (10.62%) SaaS
15 23 (10.18%) Docker
15 23 (10.18%) Linux
15 23 (10.18%) Problem-Solving
15 23 (10.18%) RESTful
16 22 (9.73%) OOP
17 21 (9.29%) Flask
18 20 (8.85%) PostgreSQL
19 19 (8.41%) Boost C++ Libraries
19 19 (8.41%) C++
19 19 (8.41%) Computer Science
19 19 (8.41%) Low Latency

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 15 (6.64%) Apache Spark
2 2 (0.88%) Jupyter
3 1 (0.44%) Apache
3 1 (0.44%) Apache Airflow
3 1 (0.44%) Cloud Foundry
Business Applications
1 1 (0.44%) Oracle Applications
Cloud Services
1 51 (22.57%) AWS
2 27 (11.95%) Azure
3 24 (10.62%) SaaS
4 14 (6.19%) GitHub
5 10 (4.42%) Azure DevOps
5 10 (4.42%) GCP
5 10 (4.42%) GitHub Actions
6 9 (3.98%) Serverless
7 7 (3.10%) AWS Lambda
8 5 (2.21%) Amazon S3
9 3 (1.33%) Amazon EKS
9 3 (1.33%) Amazon SQS
10 2 (0.88%) Amazon EC2
10 2 (0.88%) AWS CodePipeline
10 2 (0.88%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 2 (0.88%) Azure Functions
10 2 (0.88%) PaaS
11 1 (0.44%) Amazon OpenSearch
11 1 (0.44%) AWS Fargate
11 1 (0.44%) Prefect
Communications & Networking
1 6 (2.65%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (8.85%) PostgreSQL
2 14 (6.19%) Big Data
3 6 (2.65%) MongoDB
4 5 (2.21%) DynamoDB
5 4 (1.77%) Elasticsearch
6 3 (1.33%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.88%) Amazon RDS
7 2 (0.88%) SQL Server
8 1 (0.44%) Delta Lake
8 1 (0.44%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.44%) RDBMS
8 1 (0.44%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 14 (6.19%) Git
2 2 (0.88%) Team Foundation Server
3 1 (0.44%) Atlassian Bamboo
3 1 (0.44%) Oracle APEX
3 1 (0.44%) Selenium
General
1 58 (25.66%) Finance
2 42 (18.58%) Front Office
3 33 (14.60%) Social Skills
4 13 (5.75%) Banking
5 10 (4.42%) Health Technology
5 10 (4.42%) Tech for Good
6 7 (3.10%) Games
7 6 (2.65%) Publishing
8 5 (2.21%) Analytical Skills
9 4 (1.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (0.88%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (0.88%) Organisational Skills
11 1 (0.44%) Back Office
11 1 (0.44%) Investment Banking
11 1 (0.44%) Law
11 1 (0.44%) Marketing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (13.27%) Django
2 28 (12.39%) FastAPI
3 25 (11.06%) React
4 24 (10.62%) REST
5 23 (10.18%) RESTful
6 21 (9.29%) Flask
7 19 (8.41%) Boost C++ Libraries
8 16 (7.08%) Kafka
9 9 (3.98%) AngularJS
9 9 (3.98%) Node.js
10 8 (3.54%) Redux
11 6 (2.65%) .NET
12 5 (2.21%) NumPy
12 5 (2.21%) Pandas
13 4 (1.77%) Swagger
14 3 (1.33%) WebSockets
15 2 (0.88%) JSON
15 2 (0.88%) Plotly
15 2 (0.88%) PySpark
15 2 (0.88%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 33 (14.60%) Hedge funds
2 29 (12.83%) Equities
3 25 (11.06%) Algorithms
3 25 (11.06%) Data Structures
4 22 (9.73%) Fixed Income
5 19 (8.41%) Management Information System
6 18 (7.96%) Cloud Native
7 17 (7.52%) Distributed Systems
8 10 (4.42%) Derivative
8 10 (4.42%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 10 (4.42%) PropTech
9 9 (3.98%) Educational Technology
10 8 (3.54%) Product Ownership
11 7 (3.10%) Cyber Threat
12 6 (2.65%) Low-Code
12 6 (2.65%) Video\Live Streaming
13 3 (1.33%) Renewable Energy
14 2 (0.88%) Greenfield Project
14 2 (0.88%) Onboarding
15 1 (0.44%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 23 (10.18%) Linux
2 2 (0.88%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 69 (30.53%) Software Engineering
2 61 (26.99%) AI
3 37 (16.37%) Agile
4 34 (15.04%) Test Automation
5 32 (14.16%) Full-Stack Development
6 31 (13.72%) CI/CD
7 30 (13.27%) Fintech
8 27 (11.95%) Continuous Improvement
8 27 (11.95%) OO
8 27 (11.95%) SDLC
9 23 (10.18%) Problem-Solving
10 22 (9.73%) OOP
11 19 (8.41%) Computer Science
11 19 (8.41%) Low Latency
11 19 (8.41%) Microservices
11 19 (8.41%) Order Management
12 16 (7.08%) Investment Management
13 15 (6.64%) Analytics
13 15 (6.64%) Cybersecurity
14 14 (6.19%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 226 (100.00%) Python
2 33 (14.60%) SQL
3 19 (8.41%) C++
3 19 (8.41%) TypeScript
4 18 (7.96%) JavaScript
5 9 (3.98%) Java
6 6 (2.65%) Go
7 4 (1.77%) C#
8 2 (0.88%) Apex Code
8 2 (0.88%) Kotlin
8 2 (0.88%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.44%) Bash
9 1 (0.44%) Perl
9 1 (0.44%) PHP
9 1 (0.44%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 9 (3.98%) Degree
2 2 (0.88%) Azure Certification
2 2 (0.88%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (0.44%) AWS Certification
3 1 (0.44%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (3.98%) QA
2 1 (0.44%) Accessibility
2 1 (0.44%) Data Quality
System Software
1 23 (10.18%) Docker
2 1 (0.44%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 17 (7.52%) Kubernetes
2 6 (2.65%) Terraform
Vendors
1 6 (2.65%) Databricks
2 2 (0.88%) Microsoft
2 2 (0.88%) Oracle
2 2 (0.88%) Salesforce