Simulink Contracts

The MathWorks Simulink
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies 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 22 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 494 485 630
Rank change year-on-year -9 +145 +186
Contract jobs citing Simulink 33 86 66
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.11% 0.20% 0.12%
As % of the Applications category 1.35% 2.64% 1.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 14 27
10th Percentile - £369 £375
25th Percentile £413 £436 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £588 £550
Median % change year-on-year -27.66% +6.82% +18.28%
75th Percentile £438 £635 £638
90th Percentile - £638 £675
UK excluding London median daily rate £425 £625 £425
% change year-on-year -32.00% +47.06% -1.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 60 17
10th Percentile £46.30 £35.52 £47.50
25th Percentile £68.75 £52.50 £56.12
Median hourly rate £75.00 £57.50 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +30.43% -11.54% +8.33%
75th Percentile £85.00 £70.00 -
90th Percentile £88.00 £85.00 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £75.00 £57.50 £65.00
% change year-on-year +30.43% -11.54% +8.33%

All Software Application Skills
UK

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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 2,437 3,263 4,192
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 8.44% 7.68% 7.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,413 1,678 2,734
10th Percentile £188 £165 £188
25th Percentile £263 £213 £281
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £400 £425
Median % change year-on-year +3.13% -5.88% -1.16%
75th Percentile £539 £538 £575
90th Percentile £650 £650 £684
UK excluding London median daily rate £375 £350 £394
% change year-on-year +7.14% -11.05% +4.93%
Number of hourly rates quoted 260 627 262
10th Percentile £14.20 £11.50 £14.26
25th Percentile £15.78 £14.00 £18.30
Median hourly rate £22.70 £16.94 £31.92
Median % change year-on-year +34.04% -46.95% +48.47%
75th Percentile £45.33 £38.43 £52.50
90th Percentile £70.38 £57.50 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £21.70 £16.06 £26.50
% change year-on-year +35.09% -39.40% +36.18%

Simulink
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Simulink in the UK

Simulink
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Simulink in the UK

Simulink
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Simulink in the UK

Simulink
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Simulink over the 6 months to 22 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Simulink in the UK

Simulink
Top 11 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Simulink within the UK over the 6 months to 22 May 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
England +26 32 £425 -27.66% 183
UK excluding London +25 32 £425 -32.00% 187
East of England +14 23 - - 41
Midlands +5 3 £425 -15.84% 52
South East +37 2 - - 37
South West +27 2 - - 34
West Midlands +5 2 £425 -5.56% 45
North of England +13 1 - - 16
North West +7 1 - - 8
East Midlands +4 1 - - 6
Scotland - 1 - - 13

Simulink
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 (3.03%) Confluence
1 1 (3.03%) SAS
1 1 (3.03%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (6.06%) CANalyzer
1 2 (6.06%) Stateflow
Business Applications
1 1 (3.03%) Teamcenter
Communications & Networking
1 6 (18.18%) Ethernet
Development Applications
1 4 (12.12%) Rational Statemate
2 1 (3.03%) CANoe
2 1 (3.03%) Git
General
1 8 (24.24%) Electronics
2 7 (21.21%) Automotive
2 7 (21.21%) Social Skills
3 4 (12.12%) Games
3 4 (12.12%) Military
4 2 (6.06%) Aerospace
4 2 (6.06%) Manufacturing
5 1 (3.03%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (3.03%) Finance
5 1 (3.03%) Marketing
5 1 (3.03%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (3.03%) Public Sector
5 1 (3.03%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 14 (42.42%) FPGA Engineer
2 13 (39.39%) Design Engineer
3 12 (36.36%) FPGA Design Engineer
4 6 (18.18%) Systems Engineer
5 4 (12.12%) Principal Engineer
5 4 (12.12%) Software Engineer
6 3 (9.09%) Embedded Engineer
6 3 (9.09%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 3 (9.09%) Firmware Engineer
7 2 (6.06%) Lead
7 2 (6.06%) Performance Engineer
8 1 (3.03%) Control Systems Engineer
8 1 (3.03%) Developer
8 1 (3.03%) Software Design Engineer
8 1 (3.03%) Verification Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 17 (51.52%) FPGA
1 17 (51.52%) Verilog
2 13 (39.39%) Algorithms
2 13 (39.39%) VHDL
3 5 (15.15%) PCIe
4 1 (3.03%) Acoustics
4 1 (3.03%) Driving Licence
4 1 (3.03%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (51.52%) Signal Processing
1 17 (51.52%) UVM
2 13 (39.39%) FPGA Design
3 10 (30.30%) Validation
4 6 (18.18%) Digital Signal Processing
4 6 (18.18%) Systems Engineering
5 5 (15.15%) Computer Science
5 5 (15.15%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
5 5 (15.15%) Physics
5 5 (15.15%) Software Engineering
5 5 (15.15%) Verification and Validation
6 4 (12.12%) Application Security
6 4 (12.12%) Artificial Intelligence
6 4 (12.12%) Cryptography
6 4 (12.12%) Customer Requirements
6 4 (12.12%) Machine Learning
7 3 (9.09%) Data Analysis
7 3 (9.09%) Embedded Software Development
7 3 (9.09%) Model Validation
8 2 (6.06%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 20 (60.61%) MATLAB
2 17 (51.52%) SystemVerilog
3 15 (45.45%) C
4 4 (12.12%) Tcl
5 2 (6.06%) C++
6 1 (3.03%) Python
Qualifications
1 23 (69.70%) Degree
2 12 (36.36%) Security Cleared
3 8 (24.24%) SC Cleared
4 4 (12.12%) BPSS Clearance
4 4 (12.12%) HNC
4 4 (12.12%) HND
5 1 (3.03%) Master's Degree
5 1 (3.03%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (15.15%) DO-254
2 1 (3.03%) AUTOSAR
2 1 (3.03%) ISO 26262
System Software
1 5 (15.15%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 1 (3.03%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 17 (51.52%) Microsemi
1 17 (51.52%) Xilinx
2 16 (48.48%) Intel
3 5 (15.15%) Altera
4 4 (12.12%) Actel
5 1 (3.03%) SAP