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 4 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 156 158 140
Rank change year-on-year +2 -18 -4
Permanent jobs citing MATLAB 46 10 40
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 0.56% 0.30% 0.91%
As % of the Programming Languages category 4.19% 1.45% 3.51%
Number of salaries quoted 26 4 30
10th Percentile £46,250 £52,878 -
25th Percentile £51,563 £60,671 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,250 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.64% +7.69% -
75th Percentile £74,375 £76,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £86,875 £78,500 -
England median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £57,530
% change year-on-year +4.17% +4.29% -6.07%

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 1,099 688 1,141
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 13.26% 20.53% 25.87%
Number of salaries quoted 849 541 557
10th Percentile £36,000 £28,750 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £37,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £50,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +18.81% -15.83% +4.35%
75th Percentile £75,000 £63,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £87,600 £77,500 £85,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £62,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +4.00% -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
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing MATLAB in the East of England over the 6 months to 4 October 2026.

Salary histogram for MATLAB in the East of England

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 4 October 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Cambridgeshire -18 19 £70,000 - 48
Essex -13 10 - - 14
Hertfordshire -34 7 £52,500 - 16
Bedfordshire - 7 £64,000 - 20
Norfolk -24 4 £65,000 +36.32% 2
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 1 (2.17%) Confluence
1 1 (2.17%) SharePoint
Applications
1 30 (65.22%) Simulink
2 5 (10.87%) Stateflow
Communications & Networking
1 4 (8.70%) Ethernet
2 3 (6.52%) LTE
2 3 (6.52%) Wireless
3 1 (2.17%) MQTT
3 1 (2.17%) RS-422
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.17%) GIS
Development Applications
1 7 (15.22%) Rational DOORS
2 5 (10.87%) Git
2 5 (10.87%) PetaLinux
3 2 (4.35%) Rational Rhapsody
4 1 (2.17%) JIRA
4 1 (2.17%) LabVIEW
4 1 (2.17%) Visual Studio
General
1 21 (45.65%) Electronics
2 19 (41.30%) Aerospace
3 9 (19.57%) Automotive
3 9 (19.57%) Finance
3 9 (19.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 9 (19.57%) Social Skills
4 7 (15.22%) Analytical Skills
4 7 (15.22%) Manufacturing
5 6 (13.04%) Aviation
6 5 (10.87%) Swedish Language
7 3 (6.52%) Advertising
7 3 (6.52%) Law
8 2 (4.35%) Telecoms
9 1 (2.17%) Aeronautics
Job Titles
1 12 (26.09%) Senior
2 7 (15.22%) Systems Engineer
3 5 (10.87%) DSP Engineer
3 5 (10.87%) Embedded Engineer
3 5 (10.87%) Principal Engineer
3 5 (10.87%) Senior Embedded Engineer
4 4 (8.70%) Junior
4 4 (8.70%) Technical Specialist
5 3 (6.52%) Embedded Linux Engineer
5 3 (6.52%) Lead
5 3 (6.52%) Linux Engineer
5 3 (6.52%) Senior DSP Engineer
5 3 (6.52%) Senior Linux Engineer
6 2 (4.35%) Development Engineer
6 2 (4.35%) Electronics Engineer
6 2 (4.35%) Lead Systems Engineer
6 2 (4.35%) Principal Systems Engineer
6 2 (4.35%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
6 2 (4.35%) Senior Software Engineer
6 2 (4.35%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (10.87%) Yocto
2 3 (6.52%) React
3 2 (4.35%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 18 (39.13%) Algorithms
2 14 (30.43%) Embedded Systems
3 12 (26.09%) FPGA
4 9 (19.57%) Robotics
5 5 (10.87%) Acoustics
6 2 (4.35%) Device Driver
7 1 (2.17%) Analogue Electronics
7 1 (2.17%) GNSS
7 1 (2.17%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 8 (17.39%) Embedded Linux
1 8 (17.39%) Linux
2 3 (6.52%) Robot Operating System
3 1 (2.17%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (45.65%) Validation
2 15 (32.61%) Software Engineering
2 15 (32.61%) Verification and Validation
3 14 (30.43%) Systems Engineering
4 12 (26.09%) Physics
4 12 (26.09%) Problem-Solving
5 11 (23.91%) Data Analysis
5 11 (23.91%) Signal Processing
6 10 (21.74%) Collaborative Working
7 9 (19.57%) AI
7 9 (19.57%) Mathematics
8 8 (17.39%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
8 8 (17.39%) Mathematical Modelling
9 7 (15.22%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
10 5 (10.87%) Customer Requirements
10 5 (10.87%) Machine Learning
10 5 (10.87%) Optimization Problems
10 5 (10.87%) Prototyping
10 5 (10.87%) Schematic Capture
11 4 (8.70%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 17 (36.96%) C++
2 16 (34.78%) Python
3 13 (28.26%) C
4 7 (15.22%) Embedded C++
5 5 (10.87%) C#
5 5 (10.87%) Delphi
6 4 (8.70%) Embedded C
7 3 (6.52%) Go
7 3 (6.52%) JavaScript
7 3 (6.52%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 26 (56.52%) Security Cleared
2 24 (52.17%) Degree
3 17 (36.96%) SC Cleared
4 10 (21.74%) DV Cleared
5 9 (19.57%) BPSS Clearance
5 9 (19.57%) PhD
6 4 (8.70%) Master's Degree
7 1 (2.17%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (2.17%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (19.57%) Accessibility
2 2 (4.35%) Automotive SPICE
System Software
1 6 (13.04%) Firmware
2 1 (2.17%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (4.35%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 4 (8.70%) Siemens
2 3 (6.52%) EMC
3 1 (2.17%) IBM
3 1 (2.17%) MathWorks