Python Software Engineer Job Trends in London

Python Software Engineer
England > London

The median Python Software Engineer salary in London is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 April 2026.

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

6 months to
18 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 311 268 324
Rank change year-on-year -43 +56 +167
Permanent jobs requiring a Python Software Engineer 89 139 170
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.46% 1.08% 0.73%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.50% 1.19% 0.78%
Number of salaries quoted 67 139 158
10th Percentile £75,000 £76,250 £79,250
25th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £87,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 £107,500 £110,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.98% -2.27% +12.82%
75th Percentile £111,250 £135,000 £138,750
90th Percentile £150,000 £148,750 £148,750
England median annual salary £87,500 £105,000 £95,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% +10.53% +18.32%

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 17,712 11,696 21,817
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.75% 90.61% 94.15%
Number of salaries quoted 11,868 7,552 16,665
10th Percentile £38,570 £41,250 £38,750
25th Percentile £52,500 £55,304 £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 £93,250
90th Percentile £105,000 £122,500 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +11.11% -10.04%

Python Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Python Software Engineer job vacancy trend in London

Python Software Engineer
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for Python Software Engineer job vacancies in London.

Salary distribution trend for Python Software Engineer job vacancies in London

Python Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Python Software Engineer in London over the 6 months to 18 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Python Software Engineer in London

Python Software Engineer
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 Software Engineer within the London region over the 6 months to 18 April 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 +3 13 £75,000 -21.05% 5
Python Software Engineer
England

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

For the 6 months to 18 April 2026, Python Software Engineer 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 Software Engineer in the job title.

1 89 (100.00%) Python
1 89 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 35 (39.33%) Fintech
3 28 (31.46%) Agile
4 22 (24.72%) C++
5 21 (23.60%) Computer Science
6 19 (21.35%) AI
7 17 (19.10%) SDLC
8 16 (17.98%) Git
8 16 (17.98%) OOP
8 16 (17.98%) SQL
9 15 (16.85%) GitHub
9 15 (16.85%) Low Latency
9 15 (16.85%) Technical Leadership
10 14 (15.73%) Boost C++ Libraries
10 14 (15.73%) Continuous Integration
10 14 (15.73%) FIX Protocol
10 14 (15.73%) JIRA
10 14 (15.73%) Linux
10 14 (15.73%) Mathematics
10 14 (15.73%) Multicast
10 14 (15.73%) Process Improvement
10 14 (15.73%) pytest
10 14 (15.73%) QA
10 14 (15.73%) Workflow
11 13 (14.61%) AWS
11 13 (14.61%) SaaS
12 12 (13.48%) FastAPI
13 11 (12.36%) Azure
13 11 (12.36%) Full-Stack Development

Python Software Engineer 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 3 (3.37%) Apache Spark
2 1 (1.12%) Apache
Cloud Services
1 15 (16.85%) GitHub
2 13 (14.61%) AWS
2 13 (14.61%) SaaS
3 11 (12.36%) Azure
4 4 (4.49%) GCP
5 1 (1.12%) Anthropic Claude
5 1 (1.12%) AWS Lambda
5 1 (1.12%) GitHub Copilot
5 1 (1.12%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 14 (15.73%) Multicast
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (4.49%) PostgreSQL
2 3 (3.37%) Big Data
3 1 (1.12%) DynamoDB
3 1 (1.12%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 16 (17.98%) Git
2 14 (15.73%) JIRA
General
1 42 (47.19%) Finance
2 15 (16.85%) Banking
3 5 (5.62%) Games
4 4 (4.49%) Front Office
5 1 (1.12%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (15.73%) Boost C++ Libraries
1 14 (15.73%) FIX Protocol
1 14 (15.73%) pytest
2 12 (13.48%) FastAPI
3 7 (7.87%) Flask
3 7 (7.87%) React
4 6 (6.74%) Django
5 5 (5.62%) AngularJS
6 4 (4.49%) Node.js
6 4 (4.49%) Redux
7 3 (3.37%) Kafka
7 3 (3.37%) PySpark
7 3 (3.37%) REST
7 3 (3.37%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 18 (20.22%) Derivative
1 18 (20.22%) Equities
1 18 (20.22%) Fixed Income
2 15 (16.85%) Algorithms
3 7 (7.87%) Robotics
4 4 (4.49%) Distributed Architecture
5 2 (2.25%) Data Structures
5 2 (2.25%) Reinsurance
6 1 (1.12%) Cloud Native
6 1 (1.12%) Distributed Systems
6 1 (1.12%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 14 (15.73%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 89 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 35 (39.33%) Fintech
3 28 (31.46%) Agile
4 21 (23.60%) Computer Science
5 19 (21.35%) AI
6 17 (19.10%) SDLC
7 16 (17.98%) OOP
8 15 (16.85%) Low Latency
8 15 (16.85%) Technical Leadership
9 14 (15.73%) Continuous Integration
9 14 (15.73%) Mathematics
9 14 (15.73%) Process Improvement
9 14 (15.73%) Workflow
10 11 (12.36%) Full-Stack Development
11 7 (7.87%) Robotic Control
12 6 (6.74%) CI/CD
13 5 (5.62%) Cybersecurity
13 5 (5.62%) Data Analytics
13 5 (5.62%) Decision-Making
13 5 (5.62%) UX Research
Programming Languages
1 89 (100.00%) Python
2 22 (24.72%) C++
3 16 (17.98%) SQL
4 9 (10.11%) TypeScript
5 5 (5.62%) JavaScript
6 3 (3.37%) Java
7 2 (2.25%) C#
7 2 (2.25%) Go
7 2 (2.25%) Kotlin
7 2 (2.25%) Ruby
8 1 (1.12%) PHP
Qualifications
1 3 (3.37%) Computer Science Degree
1 3 (3.37%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (15.73%) QA
Systems Management
1 3 (3.37%) Terraform
Vendors
1 1 (1.12%) OpenAI