Python Developer Job Trends in London

Python Developer
England > London

The median Python Developer salary in London is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 February 2026.

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

6 months to
8 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 188 230 164
Rank change year-on-year +42 -66 +115
Permanent jobs requiring a Python Developer 213 212 392
As % of all permanent jobs in London 1.41% 1.40% 1.84%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.54% 1.52% 1.94%
Number of salaries quoted 159 154 364
10th Percentile £52,500 £52,500 £61,250
25th Percentile £66,500 £62,125 £72,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £85,000 £100,000
Median % change year-on-year - -15.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £121,250 £110,000 £142,500
90th Percentile £140,000 £114,250 £150,000
England median annual salary £76,000 £80,000 £85,000
% change year-on-year -5.00% -5.88% +3.03%

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 13,837 13,902 20,186
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.32% 91.67% 94.61%
Number of salaries quoted 9,213 7,981 16,281
10th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £39,420
25th Percentile £50,000 £56,250 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £75,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% +3.45% -2.03%
75th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £93,750
90th Percentile £112,500 £120,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -11.31%

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 8 February 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 8 February 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 +43 54 £60,000 +9.09% 21
Python Developer
England

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

For the 6 months to 8 February 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.

1 213 (100.00%) Python
2 65 (30.52%) Agile
3 59 (27.70%) Software Engineering
4 58 (27.23%) AI
5 46 (21.60%) AWS
5 46 (21.60%) CI/CD
6 45 (21.13%) React
7 41 (19.25%) Problem-Solving
8 40 (18.78%) Test Automation
9 38 (17.84%) Fintech
10 36 (16.90%) Azure
11 33 (15.49%) TypeScript
12 32 (15.02%) Django
12 32 (15.02%) Order Management
13 31 (14.55%) Continuous Improvement
13 31 (14.55%) JavaScript
14 30 (14.08%) RESTful
14 30 (14.08%) SQL
15 27 (12.68%) Full-Stack Development
15 27 (12.68%) GitHub
15 27 (12.68%) PostgreSQL
15 27 (12.68%) REST
16 26 (12.21%) Node.js
17 25 (11.74%) C++
17 25 (11.74%) Mentoring
18 24 (11.27%) Docker
18 24 (11.27%) FastAPI
18 24 (11.27%) Flask
18 24 (11.27%) Investment Management
19 23 (10.80%) GCP

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 16 (7.51%) Apache Spark
2 14 (6.57%) Apache Airflow
3 6 (2.82%) SharePoint
4 5 (2.35%) Jupyter
5 1 (0.47%) CMS
Business Applications
1 2 (0.94%) Fidessa
Cloud Services
1 46 (21.60%) AWS
2 36 (16.90%) Azure
3 27 (12.68%) GitHub
4 23 (10.80%) GCP
5 18 (8.45%) AWS Lambda
5 18 (8.45%) Serverless
6 17 (7.98%) SaaS
7 14 (6.57%) Amazon S3
7 14 (6.57%) Amazon SQS
7 14 (6.57%) dbt
8 11 (5.16%) Azure AI
9 10 (4.69%) GitHub Actions
10 9 (4.23%) Azure DevOps
11 8 (3.76%) n8n
11 8 (3.76%) Power Platform
12 6 (2.82%) Microsoft 365
13 2 (0.94%) Copilot Studio
13 2 (0.94%) Microsoft Copilot
13 2 (0.94%) Power Automate
14 1 (0.47%) GitHub Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.47%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (12.68%) PostgreSQL
2 16 (7.51%) NoSQL
3 15 (7.04%) Big Data
4 14 (6.57%) Amazon Athena
4 14 (6.57%) Apache Arrow
4 14 (6.57%) Apache Iceberg
4 14 (6.57%) Dremio
5 6 (2.82%) Relational Database
6 4 (1.88%) DynamoDB
6 4 (1.88%) Elasticsearch
6 4 (1.88%) RDBMS
7 3 (1.41%) Tick Data
8 2 (0.94%) MySQL
8 2 (0.94%) SQL Server
9 1 (0.47%) Data Warehouse
9 1 (0.47%) Redis
Development Applications
1 11 (5.16%) Git
2 3 (1.41%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.94%) JIRA
3 2 (0.94%) Maven
4 1 (0.47%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 84 (39.44%) Finance
2 53 (24.88%) Social Skills
3 44 (20.66%) Front Office
4 20 (9.39%) Health Technology
4 20 (9.39%) Publishing
5 19 (8.92%) Tech for Good
6 14 (6.57%) Influencing Skills
6 14 (6.57%) Organisational Skills
7 12 (5.63%) Banking
7 12 (5.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 7 (3.29%) Legal
9 5 (2.35%) Marketing
10 4 (1.88%) Electronics
10 4 (1.88%) Manufacturing
10 4 (1.88%) Public Sector
10 4 (1.88%) Telecoms
11 3 (1.41%) Analytical Skills
11 3 (1.41%) Investment Banking
11 3 (1.41%) Retail
12 2 (0.94%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 45 (21.13%) React
2 32 (15.02%) Django
3 30 (14.08%) RESTful
4 27 (12.68%) REST
5 26 (12.21%) Node.js
6 24 (11.27%) FastAPI
6 24 (11.27%) Flask
7 18 (8.45%) Boost C++ Libraries
7 18 (8.45%) NumPy
7 18 (8.45%) Pandas
8 17 (7.98%) Kafka
9 16 (7.51%) AngularJS
10 14 (6.57%) SciPy
10 14 (6.57%) Vue
11 10 (4.69%) LangChain
12 7 (3.29%) PyTorch
13 4 (1.88%) .NET
13 4 (1.88%) Swagger
14 3 (1.41%) pytest
14 3 (1.41%) PyXLL
Miscellaneous
1 38 (17.84%) Equities
2 26 (12.21%) Hedge funds
3 22 (10.33%) Data Structures
4 20 (9.39%) Algorithms
5 19 (8.92%) Fixed Income
5 19 (8.92%) Management Information System
6 17 (7.98%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 8 (3.76%) AI Agents
7 8 (3.76%) Low-Code
7 8 (3.76%) Product Ownership
8 7 (3.29%) Cloud Native
8 7 (3.29%) Educational Technology
9 5 (2.35%) Greenfield Project
9 5 (2.35%) PropTech
10 4 (1.88%) Distributed Systems
11 3 (1.41%) Grid Computing
12 2 (0.94%) Derivative
13 1 (0.47%) Blockchain
13 1 (0.47%) Legacy Systems
13 1 (0.47%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 21 (9.86%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 65 (30.52%) Agile
2 59 (27.70%) Software Engineering
3 58 (27.23%) AI
4 46 (21.60%) CI/CD
5 41 (19.25%) Problem-Solving
6 40 (18.78%) Test Automation
7 38 (17.84%) Fintech
8 32 (15.02%) Order Management
9 31 (14.55%) Continuous Improvement
10 27 (12.68%) Full-Stack Development
11 25 (11.74%) Mentoring
12 24 (11.27%) Investment Management
13 23 (10.80%) SDLC
14 22 (10.33%) Containerisation
14 22 (10.33%) OOP
14 22 (10.33%) TDD
15 21 (9.86%) Computer Science
15 21 (9.86%) OO
16 20 (9.39%) Acceptance Criteria
16 20 (9.39%) Code Quality
Programming Languages
1 213 (100.00%) Python
2 33 (15.49%) TypeScript
3 31 (14.55%) JavaScript
4 30 (14.08%) SQL
5 25 (11.74%) C++
6 13 (6.10%) Java
7 3 (1.41%) Bicep
7 3 (1.41%) C#
7 3 (1.41%) Kotlin
8 2 (0.94%) Scala
9 1 (0.47%) Apex Code
9 1 (0.47%) PHP
9 1 (0.47%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 14 (6.57%) Degree
2 2 (0.94%) Master's Degree
2 2 (0.94%) PhD
2 2 (0.94%) Security Cleared
3 1 (0.47%) Azure Certification
3 1 (0.47%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (0.47%) Microsoft Certified Professional
3 1 (0.47%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (10.33%) QA
2 2 (0.94%) GDPR
2 2 (0.94%) PCI DSS
2 2 (0.94%) PSD2
System Software
1 24 (11.27%) Docker
Systems Management
1 19 (8.92%) Kubernetes
2 5 (2.35%) Terraform
3 1 (0.47%) Grafana
Vendors
1 12 (5.63%) Microsoft
2 8 (3.76%) OpenAI
3 6 (2.82%) iManage
4 4 (1.88%) Google
4 4 (1.88%) SAP
5 2 (0.94%) Solace
6 1 (0.47%) Databricks
6 1 (0.47%) Foundry
6 1 (0.47%) Salesforce
6 1 (0.47%) UiPath