Engineering Lead jobs in London — demand, required skills, and comparable metros (2026)
As of 2026-09-18, Skillenai has indexed 34 Engineering Lead postings located in London over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Java, with demand down 10% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-18
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Frequently asked questions about Engineering Lead jobs in London
+Are Engineering Lead jobs being posted in London right now?
Yes. Skillenai has indexed 34 Engineering Lead postings located in London over the 90 days ending 2026-09-18, with demand down 10% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Engineering Lead jobs in London require?
Across Engineering Lead postings in London indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-18, the skills mentioned most often are Java, microservices, code reviews, Distributed systems, Relational databases.
+Which other cities are hiring Engineering Lead?
As of 2026-09-18, the metro areas posting the most Engineering Lead jobs outside London are San Francisco, Tallinn, Pune, Chennai, Gurugram, based on the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly Engineering Lead postings in London — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Engineering Lead in London
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Java | 23 | 67.6% |
| microservices | 20 | 58.8% |
| code reviews | 19 | 55.9% |
| Distributed systems | 15 | 44.1% |
| Relational databases | 13 | 38.2% |
| continuous delivery | 13 | 38.2% |
| event-driven architectures | 12 | 35.3% |
| CI/CD | 10 | 29.4% |
| Spring Boot | 8 | 23.5% |
| TypeScript | 8 | 23.5% |
| observability | 7 | 20.6% |
| Amazon CloudWatch | 6 | 17.6% |
Other top cities hiring Engineering Lead
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 4 | 11.8% |
| Tallinn | 4 | 11.8% |
| Pune | 3 | 8.8% |
| Chennai | 2 | 5.9% |
| Gurugram | 2 | 5.9% |
| Singapore | 2 | 5.9% |
| Stockholm | 2 | 5.9% |
| Aachen | 1 | 2.9% |
| Amsterdam | 1 | 2.9% |
| Berlin | 1 | 2.9% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-18, filtered to postings whose canonical role is “Engineering Lead” and whose locationCity is “London”.
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- London
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- Engineering Lead
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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- 2026-09-18
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