MATLAB Job Trends in Blackburn

MathWorks MATLAB
Lancashire > Blackburn

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Blackburn requiring MATLAB skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 14 -
Rank change year-on-year +2 - -
Permanent jobs citing MATLAB 2 5 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Blackburn 4.35% 7.69% -
As % of the Programming Languages category 25.00% 29.41% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 2 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,793 £48,869 -
Median % change year-on-year +12.12% - -
Lancashire median annual salary £54,793 £50,055 £65,000
% change year-on-year +9.47% -22.99% -

All Programming Languages
Blackburn

MATLAB falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring coding skills in Blackburn.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 8 17 9
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Blackburn 17.39% 26.15% 21.43%
Number of salaries quoted 2 14 8
10th Percentile £38,104 £35,650 £35,650
25th Percentile £40,886 £41,250 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,147 £42,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.58% +6.25% -11.11%
75th Percentile £50,782 £48,483 £50,625
90th Percentile £53,189 £51,240 £54,000
Lancashire median annual salary £45,000 £50,055 £50,000
% change year-on-year -10.10% +0.11% +11.11%

MATLAB
Job Vacancy Trend in Blackburn

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing MATLAB relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Blackburn.

MATLAB job vacancy trend in Blackburn

MATLAB
Salary Trend in Blackburn

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Blackburn citing MATLAB.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Blackburn citing MATLAB

MATLAB
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Blackburn 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:

Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Lead
1 2 (100.00%) Lead Systems Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) MODAF
1 2 (100.00%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) SysML
1 2 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 2 (100.00%) UML
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (100.00%) Degree