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London bests international and European rivals in terms of tech talent

A new study from developer platform Stack Overflow has found that London bests most of its international rivals in terms of the sheer volume of tech talent, with more professional developers than any other global city.

According to the data, there are more than 418k developers based in London more than any European city and even bettering Far Eastern hubs such as Tokyo and Singapore.

With both Apple and Google committing to massive new headquarters in the coming years, the numbers only look set to go up, with Stack Overflow claiming that the number of developers rose by 11% in the last year as the capital’s tech sector continued to boom.

Overall, London finishes third in terms of global cities with the highest concentration of developers, with only US hubs San Francisco (661k) and New York (432,000) able to boast more.

Jeffrey Szczepanski, Chief Operating Officer at Stack Overflow, said: “Whether a seed-funded startup, or global corporation: every business needs developers - the people writing the code that powers innovation and growth. That’s why it’s so exciting to see that London’s tech talent pool grew by 11% in the past year alone.”

Doug Gurr, UK Country Manager, Amazon, added: “London is a great place to innovate and is a melting pot of highly skilled talent, which is why we have a long-term commitment to the capital.

“Our new Shoreditch head office will allow us to continually innovate on behalf of our customers, enable small businesses to export around the world, and attract the best and brightest talent from the tech industry.”