976 Software Engineer Jobs in London

What employers ask for

London software engineering postings lean heavily into AI: 656 of 954 (69%) reference AI, machine learning or LLM work, and 231 name AI-assisted development tooling. Python is the most-cited language at 56%, cloud platforms appear in 54% (AWS ahead of Azure), and about four in ten postings state an explicit years-of-experience figure or CI/CD expectations. A third specify hybrid working.

• AI / machine learning / LLM exposure

  mentioned in 656 of 954 recent postings · 231 postings additionally reference AI-assisted or AI-first development tooling.

• Python

  mentioned in 535 of 954 recent postings

• Cloud platform experience (AWS, Azure or Google Cloud)

  mentioned in 516 of 954 recent postings · AWS named in 391 postings, Azure in 255; Kubernetes appears in 264 and Terraform in 189.

• Explicit years-of-experience minimum

  mentioned in 397 of 954 recent postings

• CI/CD and continuous delivery practices

  mentioned in 382 of 954 recent postings

• SQL / relational databases

  mentioned in 327 of 954 recent postings

• Hybrid working pattern

  mentioned in 325 of 954 recent postings · Postings that spell it out most often ask for 2-3 office days per week.

• Mentoring other engineers

  mentioned in 314 of 954 recent postings · Code review duties appear in 211 postings.

From an analysis of 954 recent postings, September 2026.

Software Engineer Jobs in London: common questions

How many software engineer jobs are open in London right now?

976 live openings as of the latest crawl, with 971 posted in the last 30 days. Listings are pulled continuously from employer career sites and removed the moment they close, so the count you see is the market, not an archive.

What do software engineer jobs in London pay?

Among the 94 recent postings that disclose pay, the typical range is £40k–£178k, with a median around £90k. UK salaries are quoted per year in pounds (GBP), before tax. Each listing below shows the employer's own figures where disclosed.

Which companies are hiring software engineers in London?

Over the last 30 days the most active employers include JPMorganChase, EntroMetrix, JPMC, Wise — 586 companies in London posted at least one opening in that window.

Do employers in London sponsor work visas?

International applicants need a Skilled Worker visa, which only employers holding a sponsor licence can provide — check a posting's sponsorship language before investing time in it.

Which skills come up most in London software engineer postings?

In this analysis of 954 active London postings, Python leads languages at 535 mentions (56%), followed by TypeScript/JavaScript (222), Java (178) and React (149). Distributed systems experience appears in 306 postings, Kubernetes in 264 and Terraform in 189 - and 656 postings (69%) reference AI, machine learning or LLM work.

Do London software engineering roles expect office attendance?

325 of 954 postings (34%) describe a hybrid working pattern, and those that specify a cadence most often ask for 2-3 days per week in the office. Fully specified sponsorship or right-to-work language appears in 98 postings (10%), so check each posting's wording.

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