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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 170 127 139
Rank change year-on-year -43 +12 +32
Permanent jobs citing MATLAB 10 40 14
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 0.29% 0.89% 0.55%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.38% 3.61% 1.78%
Number of salaries quoted 4 32 9
10th Percentile £52,878 £49,375 £49,500
25th Percentile £60,671 £55,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £62,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.00% -3.85% +57.58%
75th Percentile £76,250 £80,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £78,500 - £73,500
England median annual salary £57,560 £57,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year +0.10% -8.00% +27.55%

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 724 1,108 786
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 21.35% 24.62% 31.09%
Number of salaries quoted 574 597 502
10th Percentile £28,900 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,250 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.25% +4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £63,750 £75,000 £72,375
90th Percentile £79,000 £85,000 £85,000
England median annual salary £62,617 £62,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +0.19% -3.85% +1.63%

MATLAB
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Job postings citing MATLAB as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Job vacancy trend for MATLAB 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 19 September 2025.

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 19 September 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 +14 6 - - 9
Essex -9 2 £72,500 - 2
Cambridgeshire +10 1 £70,000 - 11
Norfolk +6 1 £47,683 -20.53%
MATLAB
England

MATLAB
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England 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 3 (30.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 6 (60.00%) Simulink
2 3 (30.00%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 1 (10.00%) Software-Defined Radio
Development Applications
1 3 (30.00%) Rational DOORS
1 3 (30.00%) Rational Rhapsody
2 2 (20.00%) LabVIEW
General
1 4 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (30.00%) Aerospace
2 3 (30.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (10.00%) Electronics
3 1 (10.00%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (40.00%) Systems Engineer
2 3 (30.00%) Design Engineer
3 1 (10.00%) Communications Engineer
3 1 (10.00%) Development Engineer
3 1 (10.00%) DSP Engineer
3 1 (10.00%) MATLAB Engineer
3 1 (10.00%) Senior
3 1 (10.00%) Senior Communications Engineer
3 1 (10.00%) Senior DSP Engineer
3 1 (10.00%) Software Engineer
3 1 (10.00%) Test Development Engineer
3 1 (10.00%) Test Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (40.00%) Algorithms
2 3 (30.00%) Arduino
2 3 (30.00%) Raspberry Pi
3 1 (10.00%) GNSS
3 1 (10.00%) Verilog
3 1 (10.00%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 3 (30.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (60.00%) Mathematics
1 6 (60.00%) Physics
2 4 (40.00%) Digital Signal Processing
2 4 (40.00%) Signal Processing
2 4 (40.00%) Software Engineering
2 4 (40.00%) SysML
2 4 (40.00%) Systems Engineering
2 4 (40.00%) Validation
2 4 (40.00%) Verification and Validation
3 3 (30.00%) Artificial Intelligence
3 3 (30.00%) Computer Science
3 3 (30.00%) Customer Requirements
3 3 (30.00%) Innovative Thinking
3 3 (30.00%) Mathematical Modelling
3 3 (30.00%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
3 3 (30.00%) V-Model
4 1 (10.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (10.00%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (10.00%) Kalman Filter
4 1 (10.00%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 5 (50.00%) Python
2 4 (40.00%) C
2 4 (40.00%) C++
3 3 (30.00%) Assembly Language
3 3 (30.00%) Java
3 3 (30.00%) JavaScript
3 3 (30.00%) Objective-C
3 3 (30.00%) Swift
Qualifications
1 8 (80.00%) Degree
2 7 (70.00%) Security Cleared
3 6 (60.00%) SC Cleared
4 4 (40.00%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (10.00%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (10.00%) QA
System Software
1 1 (10.00%) Firmware