MATLAB Job Trends in the East of England

MathWorks MATLAB
England > East of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the East of England requiring MATLAB skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 155 150 129
Rank change year-on-year -5 -21 +34
Permanent jobs citing MATLAB 8 37 8
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 0.24% 0.88% 0.37%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.25% 3.15% 1.22%
Number of salaries quoted 2 28 7
10th Percentile £65,500 - -
25th Percentile £66,250 £55,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.54% - +66.67%
75th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £79,500 - -
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,560 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.24% -4.07% +20.00%

All Programming Languages
East of England

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 the East of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 639 1,174 657
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 19.54% 27.91% 30.17%
Number of salaries quoted 521 541 462
10th Percentile £28,750 £42,500 £35,050
25th Percentile £35,000 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £62,500 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £73,750 £85,000 £85,750
England median annual salary £62,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% - -

MATLAB
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

MATLAB job vacancy trend in the East of England

MATLAB
Salary Trend in the East of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing MATLAB.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing MATLAB

MATLAB
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MATLAB within the East of England region over the 6 months to 31 October 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Hertfordshire +17 6 - - 12
Cambridgeshire +5 1 £70,000 - 12
Essex -10 1 £75,000 - 1
MATLAB
England

MATLAB
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (37.50%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 6 (75.00%) Simulink
2 3 (37.50%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 1 (12.50%) Software-Defined Radio
Development Applications
1 3 (37.50%) Rational DOORS
1 3 (37.50%) Rational Rhapsody
2 1 (12.50%) LabVIEW
General
1 3 (37.50%) Aerospace
1 3 (37.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 3 (37.50%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (37.50%) Design Engineer
1 3 (37.50%) Systems Engineer
2 1 (12.50%) Communications Engineer
2 1 (12.50%) Development Engineer
2 1 (12.50%) DSP Engineer
2 1 (12.50%) Senior
2 1 (12.50%) Senior Communications Engineer
2 1 (12.50%) Senior DSP Engineer
2 1 (12.50%) Test Development Engineer
2 1 (12.50%) Test Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (50.00%) Algorithms
2 3 (37.50%) Arduino
2 3 (37.50%) Raspberry Pi
3 1 (12.50%) GNSS
3 1 (12.50%) Verilog
3 1 (12.50%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 3 (37.50%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (75.00%) Mathematics
1 6 (75.00%) Physics
2 4 (50.00%) Digital Signal Processing
2 4 (50.00%) Signal Processing
2 4 (50.00%) Validation
2 4 (50.00%) Verification and Validation
3 3 (37.50%) AI
3 3 (37.50%) Computer Science
3 3 (37.50%) Customer Requirements
3 3 (37.50%) Innovative Thinking
3 3 (37.50%) Mathematical Modelling
3 3 (37.50%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
3 3 (37.50%) Software Engineering
3 3 (37.50%) SysML
3 3 (37.50%) Systems Engineering
3 3 (37.50%) V-Model
4 1 (12.50%) Data Analysis
4 1 (12.50%) Kalman Filter
4 1 (12.50%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 5 (62.50%) Python
2 4 (50.00%) C
2 4 (50.00%) C++
3 3 (37.50%) Assembly Language
3 3 (37.50%) Java
3 3 (37.50%) JavaScript
3 3 (37.50%) Objective-C
3 3 (37.50%) Swift
Qualifications
1 7 (87.50%) Degree
1 7 (87.50%) Security Cleared
2 6 (75.00%) SC Cleared
3 3 (37.50%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (12.50%) Master's Degree