The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh requiring MATLAB skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited MATLAB over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
MATLAB falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring coding skills in Edinburgh.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills
201
199
488
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh
32.16%
24.42%
37.45%
Number of daily rates quoted
131
144
384
10th Percentile
£400
£400
£404
25th Percentile
£425
£420
£437
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£480
£482
£480
Median % change year-on-year
-0.31%
+0.31%
+1.05%
75th Percentile
£525
£575
£536
90th Percentile
£550
£631
£589
Scotland median daily rate
£470
£484
£493
% change year-on-year
-2.79%
-1.98%
+3.84%
Number of hourly rates quoted
8
7
4
10th Percentile
-
£33.20
£42.68
25th Percentile
£21.00
£38.00
£48.19
Median hourly rate
£23.77
£60.50
£52.50
Median % change year-on-year
-60.71%
+15.24%
+15.23%
75th Percentile
£40.72
£60.75
£57.19
90th Percentile
£63.00
-
£63.38
Scotland median hourly rate
£23.77
£57.50
£59.79
% change year-on-year
-58.67%
-3.83%
+27.21%
MATLAB Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings citing MATLAB as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
MATLAB Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing MATLAB in Edinburgh.
MATLAB Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing MATLAB in Edinburgh.
MATLAB Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing MATLAB also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Edinburgh region with a requirement for MATLAB.
MATLAB Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
