MathWorks MATLAB
UK > Northern Ireland
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Northern Ireland requiring MATLAB skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 32 | 28 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing MATLAB | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Northern Ireland | 0.43% | 0.61% | - |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.54% | 1.82% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £550 | £595 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | -7.56% | +3.48% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £60.00 | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £70.00 | £55.00 | £55.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +27.27% | - | -15.38% |
All Programming Languages
Northern Ireland
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 Northern Ireland.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 65 | 55 | 49 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland | 27.66% | 33.74% | 29.52% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 29 | 29 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | £312 | £245 | £231 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £325 | £314 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £425 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +6.25% | -20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £538 | £500 |
| 90th Percentile | £682 | £605 | £522 |
| UK median daily rate | £503 | £525 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.14% | -2.78% | -4.42% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £51.25 | £16.12 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +217.93% | +19.41% |
| UK median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +4.17% | -7.69% |
MATLAB
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing MATLAB relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.
MATLAB
Daily Rate Trend in Northern Ireland
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing MATLAB.
MATLAB
Contract Job Locations in Northern Ireland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MATLAB within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 24 January 2026. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Antrim | -3 | 1 | - | - | |
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MATLAB
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northern Ireland by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
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