MATLAB Contract Job Trends in the North of England

MathWorks MATLAB
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring MATLAB skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 161 167
Rank change year-on-year - +6 +87
Contract jobs citing MATLAB 0 5 19
As % of all contract jobs in the North of England - 0.13% 0.40%
As % of the Programming Languages category - 0.52% 1.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 14
10th Percentile - - £324
25th Percentile - £713 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £725 £500
Median % change year-on-year - +45.00% -0.10%
75th Percentile - £738 £575
90th Percentile - - £584
England median daily rate £500 £425 £584
% change year-on-year +17.65% -27.23% -13.48%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 4
10th Percentile - £42.44 -
25th Percentile - £43.84 -
Median hourly rate - £46.18 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year - -7.64% -
75th Percentile - - £50.38
90th Percentile - - £51.05
England median hourly rate £72.50 £58.75 £50.00
% change year-on-year +23.40% +17.50% -23.08%

All Programming Languages
North of England

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 the North of England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 1,344 968 1,163
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 29.15% 25.55% 24.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 939 615 867
10th Percentile £316 £342 £325
25th Percentile £375 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £495
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -4.04% -5.71%
75th Percentile £538 £563 £582
90th Percentile £638 £649 £650
England median daily rate £513 £543 £550
% change year-on-year -5.57% -1.32% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 28 50
10th Percentile £36.59 £34.58 £36.47
25th Percentile £49.75 £45.01 -
Median hourly rate £65.57 £50.75 £46.18
Median % change year-on-year +29.19% +9.90% +11.28%
75th Percentile £74.26 £86.00 £50.19
90th Percentile £80.78 £100.00 £67.00
England median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £62.18
% change year-on-year - +4.54% -1.04%

MATLAB
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing MATLAB relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

MATLAB job vacancy trend in the North of England

MATLAB
Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing MATLAB.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing MATLAB

MATLAB
Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing MATLAB.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing MATLAB