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 6 May 2026.

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

6 months to
6 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 204 206 192
Rank change year-on-year +2 -14 +73
Permanent jobs requiring a Python Developer 231 205 392
As % of all permanent jobs in London 1.14% 1.61% 1.68%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.24% 1.78% 1.78%
Number of salaries quoted 183 162 358
10th Percentile £53,000 £52,500 £66,250
25th Percentile £70,000 £72,813 £74,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 £85,000 £105,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -19.05% +5.00%
75th Percentile £105,000 £122,500 £138,750
90th Percentile £140,000 £148,375 £150,000
England median annual salary £70,000 £85,000 £92,500
% change year-on-year -17.65% -8.11% +8.82%

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 18,695 11,503 21,967
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.89% 90.28% 94.11%
Number of salaries quoted 12,647 7,456 16,676
10th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £38,084
25th Percentile £55,000 £55,000 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% -3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £93,750
90th Percentile £102,500 £122,500 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +11.11% -11.18%

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 6 May 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 6 May 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 +32 62 £60,000 -14.29% 15
Python Developer
England

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

For the 6 months to 6 May 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.

1 231 (100.00%) Python
2 66 (28.57%) AI
2 66 (28.57%) Software Engineering
3 43 (18.61%) Agile
4 40 (17.32%) AWS
5 36 (15.58%) Fintech
6 35 (15.15%) Django
7 32 (13.85%) Continuous Improvement
7 32 (13.85%) SDLC
8 30 (12.99%) Full-Stack Development
9 29 (12.55%) SaaS
9 29 (12.55%) Test Automation
10 28 (12.12%) CI/CD
10 28 (12.12%) Problem-Solving
10 28 (12.12%) SQL
11 27 (11.69%) OO
11 27 (11.69%) React
12 26 (11.26%) RESTful
13 25 (10.82%) Azure
14 24 (10.39%) Computer Science
15 23 (9.96%) FastAPI
15 23 (9.96%) REST
16 22 (9.52%) Linux
17 21 (9.09%) Flask
17 21 (9.09%) OOP
18 20 (8.66%) Mentoring
19 19 (8.23%) Boost C++ Libraries
19 19 (8.23%) C++
19 19 (8.23%) Clean Code
19 19 (8.23%) GitHub

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 17 (7.36%) Apache Spark
2 2 (0.87%) Jupyter
3 1 (0.43%) Apache Airflow
3 1 (0.43%) Cloud Foundry
Business Applications
1 1 (0.43%) Oracle Applications
Cloud Services
1 40 (17.32%) AWS
2 29 (12.55%) SaaS
3 25 (10.82%) Azure
4 19 (8.23%) GitHub
5 14 (6.06%) Serverless
6 13 (5.63%) AWS Lambda
7 11 (4.76%) Amazon S3
8 10 (4.33%) Amazon SQS
8 10 (4.33%) Azure DevOps
8 10 (4.33%) GitHub Actions
9 8 (3.46%) GCP
10 2 (0.87%) Azure AI
11 1 (0.43%) Amazon EKS
11 1 (0.43%) Amazon OpenSearch
11 1 (0.43%) Anthropic Claude
11 1 (0.43%) AWS CodePipeline
11 1 (0.43%) AWS Fargate
11 1 (0.43%) Azure Functions
11 1 (0.43%) PaaS
11 1 (0.43%) Prefect
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.43%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (7.36%) Big Data
2 12 (5.19%) PostgreSQL
3 4 (1.73%) DynamoDB
4 3 (1.30%) Elasticsearch
5 2 (0.87%) SQL Server
6 1 (0.43%) Amazon RDS
6 1 (0.43%) MongoDB
6 1 (0.43%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.43%) RDBMS
6 1 (0.43%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.43%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 13 (5.63%) Git
2 1 (0.43%) Atlassian Bamboo
2 1 (0.43%) Oracle APEX
2 1 (0.43%) Selenium
2 1 (0.43%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 62 (26.84%) Finance
2 47 (20.35%) Social Skills
3 41 (17.75%) Front Office
4 14 (6.06%) Publishing
5 13 (5.63%) Health Technology
5 13 (5.63%) Tech for Good
6 11 (4.76%) Banking
7 9 (3.90%) Influencing Skills
7 9 (3.90%) Organisational Skills
8 7 (3.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 3 (1.30%) Analytical Skills
9 3 (1.30%) Retail
10 2 (0.87%) Games
11 1 (0.43%) Back Office
11 1 (0.43%) Documentation Skills
11 1 (0.43%) Marketing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 35 (15.15%) Django
2 27 (11.69%) React
3 26 (11.26%) RESTful
4 23 (9.96%) FastAPI
4 23 (9.96%) REST
5 21 (9.09%) Flask
6 19 (8.23%) Boost C++ Libraries
6 19 (8.23%) Kafka
7 9 (3.90%) Node.js
8 8 (3.46%) AngularJS
8 8 (3.46%) Redux
9 6 (2.60%) .NET
10 4 (1.73%) NumPy
10 4 (1.73%) Pandas
11 3 (1.30%) Swagger
11 3 (1.30%) WebSockets
12 2 (0.87%) Google JAX
12 2 (0.87%) JAX
12 2 (0.87%) Next.js
12 2 (0.87%) PyTorch
Miscellaneous
1 34 (14.72%) Hedge funds
2 29 (12.55%) Equities
3 23 (9.96%) Data Structures
4 22 (9.52%) Algorithms
4 22 (9.52%) Fixed Income
5 19 (8.23%) Management Information System
6 12 (5.19%) Cloud Native
7 10 (4.33%) Educational Technology
7 10 (4.33%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 10 (4.33%) PropTech
8 9 (3.90%) Product Ownership
9 8 (3.46%) Derivative
10 6 (2.60%) Distributed Systems
11 5 (2.16%) Cyber Threat
11 5 (2.16%) Greenfield Project
12 3 (1.30%) Renewable Energy
13 2 (0.87%) Onboarding
14 1 (0.43%) Legacy Systems
14 1 (0.43%) Low-Code
14 1 (0.43%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 22 (9.52%) Linux
2 1 (0.43%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 66 (28.57%) AI
1 66 (28.57%) Software Engineering
2 43 (18.61%) Agile
3 36 (15.58%) Fintech
4 32 (13.85%) Continuous Improvement
4 32 (13.85%) SDLC
5 30 (12.99%) Full-Stack Development
6 29 (12.55%) Test Automation
7 28 (12.12%) CI/CD
7 28 (12.12%) Problem-Solving
8 27 (11.69%) OO
9 24 (10.39%) Computer Science
10 21 (9.09%) OOP
11 20 (8.66%) Mentoring
12 19 (8.23%) Clean Code
12 19 (8.23%) Low Latency
12 19 (8.23%) Microservices
12 19 (8.23%) Order Management
13 16 (6.93%) Acceptance Criteria
13 16 (6.93%) Investment Management
Programming Languages
1 231 (100.00%) Python
2 28 (12.12%) SQL
3 19 (8.23%) C++
3 19 (8.23%) JavaScript
4 16 (6.93%) TypeScript
5 8 (3.46%) Java
6 2 (0.87%) Apex Code
6 2 (0.87%) C#
6 2 (0.87%) Kotlin
7 1 (0.43%) Go
7 1 (0.43%) Perl
7 1 (0.43%) PHP
7 1 (0.43%) PL/SQL
7 1 (0.43%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 12 (5.19%) Degree
2 2 (0.87%) Azure Certification
3 1 (0.43%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (0.43%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (5.63%) QA
System Software
1 16 (6.93%) Docker
2 1 (0.43%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 10 (4.33%) Kubernetes
2 4 (1.73%) Terraform
Vendors
1 4 (1.73%) Microsoft
2 2 (0.87%) Salesforce
3 1 (0.43%) Databricks
3 1 (0.43%) Oracle