How many software engineer internships are there in London right now?
Right now 52 of the 74 firms we follow for software engineering internships in London have at least one London posting up, 88 roles in all.
Every firm's row in the table below shows where it stands this round and when it opened last season, and the newest London software roles follow it.
Source: Jorb AI's record, checked 8 Nov 2026
When do tech internships in London open?
Last season, half of the 10 firms with a London software engineering opening on record opened between 31 August 2025 and 7 October 2025.
This round is dated from 1 June 2026, and 64 of the 74 firms we follow here have posted since; 18 of them are no longer listed. Barclays gives 27 November 2026 as the closing date for its 2027 Technology Developer Summer Internship Programme in London, and says the vacancy may close ahead of that date due to application volumes.
Sources: Jorb AI's record · Barclays careers site, 2027 Technology Developer Summer Internship Programme London, checked 8 Nov 2026
How long is a software engineering internship in London?
At the two firms checked here, a London summer internship runs for 10 to 12 weeks.
Barclays' 2027 Technology Developer Summer Internship Programme lasts 10 weeks, based at its London hub in Canary Wharf. Jane Street says its internships, across its New York, London and Hong Kong offices, typically run for 10 to 12 weeks between May and September.
Sources: Barclays careers site, 2027 Technology Developer Summer Internship Programme London · Jane Street careers site, Internships, checked 8 Nov 2026
Who can apply for a software engineer internship in London?
Each firm sets its own conditions: Barclays takes only penultimate-year students, Hudson River Trading any full-time undergraduate in computer science or a related field.
Barclays' 2027 Technology Developer Summer Internship Programme takes students in their penultimate year of university who graduate in 2028. Hudson River Trading's Software Engineering Internship (C++ or Python) for summer 2027, offered in London and four other offices, asks for programming experience in Python, C or C++, and takes one application per person, considering each applicant for all its open positions.
Sources: Barclays careers site, 2027 Technology Developer Summer Internship Programme London · Hudson River Trading careers site, Software Engineering Internship (C++ or Python) – Summer 2027, checked 8 Nov 2026
What do you do on an IT internship in London?
On the London technology internships checked here, interns build software themselves.
Barclays' Technology Developer interns help design, build, test and maintain systems used across Barclays. Hudson River Trading's software engineering interns get a hands-on introduction to every technical side of software engineering in algorithmic trading, with independent programming projects in Python, C or C++ and a mentor.
Sources: Barclays careers site, 2027 Technology Developer Summer Internship Programme London · Hudson River Trading careers site, Software Engineering Internship (C++ or Python) – Summer 2027, checked 8 Nov 2026