Simulink Contracts in England

The MathWorks Simulink
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring Simulink skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Simulink over the 6 months leading up to 27 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 450 468 558
Rank change year-on-year +18 +90 +163
Contract jobs citing Simulink 30 81 66
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.12% 0.22% 0.14%
As % of the Applications category 1.37% 2.93% 1.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 7 24
10th Percentile £414 £340 £375
25th Percentile £416 £381 £441
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £625 £550
Median % change year-on-year -30.00% +13.64% +13.99%
75th Percentile £466 £636 £597
90th Percentile £471 £638 £675
UK median daily rate £438 £625 £550
% change year-on-year -30.00% +13.64% +13.99%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 58 15
10th Percentile £39.83 - £36.76
25th Percentile £68.75 £52.50 £53.44
Median hourly rate £73.75 £57.50 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +28.26% -11.54% +8.33%
75th Percentile £84.00 £73.75 -
90th Percentile £88.00 £85.00 -
UK median hourly rate £73.75 £57.50 £62.50
% change year-on-year +28.26% -8.00% +4.17%

All Software Application Skills
England

Simulink falls under the Software Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring software application skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 2,189 2,760 3,573
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 8.66% 7.40% 7.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,255 1,400 2,351
10th Percentile £195 £165 £193
25th Percentile £275 £225 £296
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £423 £400 £450
Median % change year-on-year +5.75% -11.11% -
75th Percentile £550 £538 £575
90th Percentile £650 £650 £685
UK median daily rate £415 £400 £425
% change year-on-year +3.79% -5.88% -5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 275 594 217
10th Percentile £14.20 £11.71 £14.46
25th Percentile £15.84 £14.00 £17.75
Median hourly rate £25.01 £16.23 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year +54.10% -37.58% +15.56%
75th Percentile £43.75 £34.64 £47.50
90th Percentile £62.94 £57.50 £60.00
UK median hourly rate £24.66 £16.44 £26.24
% change year-on-year +50.00% -37.35% +17.72%

Simulink
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Simulink as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Simulink in England

Simulink
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Simulink in England.

Daily rate trend for Simulink in England

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Simulink in England.

Hourly rate trend for Simulink in England

Simulink
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Simulink in England over the 6 months to 27 June 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Simulink in England

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Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Simulink within the England region over the 6 months to 27 June 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
East of England +12 21 - - 48
South West +36 3 - - 38
Midlands +3 3 £438 +25.00% 31
North West +7 2 - - 7
West Midlands +6 2 £438 +25.00% 27
North of England 0 2 - - 11
East Midlands +1 1 - - 4
Simulink
UK

Simulink
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (3.33%) Confluence
1 1 (3.33%) SAS
1 1 (3.33%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (10.00%) Microsoft Office
1 3 (10.00%) Stateflow
2 2 (6.67%) CANalyzer
3 1 (3.33%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 1 (3.33%) SAP PLM
1 1 (3.33%) Teamcenter
Communications & Networking
1 8 (26.67%) Ethernet
Development Applications
1 4 (13.33%) Rational Statemate
2 2 (6.67%) CANoe
2 2 (6.67%) Git
3 1 (3.33%) JIRA
3 1 (3.33%) Rational DOORS
3 1 (3.33%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 12 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 10 (33.33%) Electronics
3 6 (20.00%) Automotive
3 6 (20.00%) Games
4 4 (13.33%) Military
5 3 (10.00%) Aerospace
6 2 (6.67%) Aeronautics
6 2 (6.67%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (6.67%) Law
7 1 (3.33%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (3.33%) Finance
7 1 (3.33%) Manufacturing
7 1 (3.33%) Marketing
7 1 (3.33%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (3.33%) Public Sector
7 1 (3.33%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 8 (26.67%) FPGA Engineer
2 6 (20.00%) Design Engineer
3 5 (16.67%) Systems Engineer
4 4 (13.33%) FPGA Design Engineer
5 3 (10.00%) Principal Engineer
6 2 (6.67%) Developer
6 2 (6.67%) Development Engineer
6 2 (6.67%) Embedded Engineer
6 2 (6.67%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 2 (6.67%) Firmware Engineer
6 2 (6.67%) Lead
6 2 (6.67%) Performance Engineer
6 2 (6.67%) Software Engineer
7 1 (3.33%) Embedded Software Developer
7 1 (3.33%) Hardware Engineer
7 1 (3.33%) Integration Engineer
7 1 (3.33%) MATLAB Specialist
7 1 (3.33%) RF Engineer
7 1 (3.33%) Software Developer
7 1 (3.33%) Technical Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 15 (50.00%) Algorithms
2 11 (36.67%) FPGA
3 10 (33.33%) Verilog
4 7 (23.33%) PCIe
5 4 (13.33%) VHDL
6 3 (10.00%) Self-Motivation
7 2 (6.67%) Driving Licence
7 2 (6.67%) Embedded Systems
8 1 (3.33%) Acoustics
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.33%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (40.00%) Signal Processing
2 10 (33.33%) Physics
2 10 (33.33%) UVM
3 8 (26.67%) Validation
4 7 (23.33%) Computer Science
4 7 (23.33%) Customer Requirements
4 7 (23.33%) Digital Signal Processing
4 7 (23.33%) Problem-Solving
4 7 (23.33%) Systems Engineering
5 6 (20.00%) Artificial Intelligence
5 6 (20.00%) Cryptography
5 6 (20.00%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
5 6 (20.00%) Machine Learning
6 5 (16.67%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
6 5 (16.67%) Software Engineering
7 4 (13.33%) Agile
7 4 (13.33%) Application Security
7 4 (13.33%) Data Analysis
7 4 (13.33%) FPGA Design
7 4 (13.33%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 22 (73.33%) MATLAB
2 10 (33.33%) SystemVerilog
3 7 (23.33%) C
4 6 (20.00%) Tcl
5 3 (10.00%) C++
6 1 (3.33%) Python
Qualifications
1 19 (63.33%) Degree
2 15 (50.00%) Security Cleared
3 10 (33.33%) SC Cleared
4 7 (23.33%) HNC
4 7 (23.33%) HND
5 4 (13.33%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (3.33%) Master's Degree
6 1 (3.33%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (20.00%) DO-254
System Software
1 7 (23.33%) Firmware
Vendors
1 10 (33.33%) Intel
1 10 (33.33%) Microsemi
1 10 (33.33%) Xilinx
2 6 (20.00%) Actel
2 6 (20.00%) Altera
3 2 (6.67%) MathWorks
3 2 (6.67%) Microsoft
3 2 (6.67%) SAP