MATLAB Job Trends in England

MathWorks MATLAB
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring MATLAB skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 586 404 469
Rank change year-on-year -182 +65 +75
Permanent jobs citing MATLAB 102 233 397
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.13% 0.60% 0.47%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.72% 1.83% 1.46%
Number of salaries quoted 47 147 226
10th Percentile - £40,240 £39,000
25th Percentile £48,750 £47,683 £46,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,600 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.07% -4.36% -15.38%
75th Percentile £65,650 £66,875 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,790 £112,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -15.38%

All Programming Languages
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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 14,193 12,699 27,154
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 17.44% 32.47% 32.44%
Number of salaries quoted 9,957 9,174 22,537
10th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £35,250
25th Percentile £48,750 £47,683 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £112,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - +8.33% -7.69%

MATLAB
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

MATLAB job vacancy trend in England

MATLAB
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing MATLAB.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing MATLAB

MATLAB
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing MATLAB in England over the 6 months to 7 May 2026.

Salary histogram for MATLAB in England

MATLAB
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MATLAB within the England region over the 6 months to 7 May 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
South East -22 70 £60,000 +9.09% 23
South West -77 12 £40,000 -23.95% 24
North of England -95 8 £50,811 +1.51% 3
East of England -16 6 £31,500 -33.94% 21
North West -56 6 £49,900 -0.31% 2
West Midlands -32 3 £67,500 +35.00% 3
London -47 3 £130,000 - 5
Midlands -49 3 £67,500 +41.56% 5
Yorkshire -58 2 £51,722 -10.14%
MATLAB
UK

MATLAB
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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 2 (1.96%) Jupyter
2 1 (0.98%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 60 (58.82%) Simulink
2 8 (7.84%) CATIA
2 8 (7.84%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 8 (7.84%) GitHub
2 1 (0.98%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 8 (7.84%) 5G
1 8 (7.84%) SD-WAN
1 8 (7.84%) WAN
2 6 (5.88%) Ethernet
3 3 (2.94%) Software-Defined Radio
4 2 (1.96%) Modbus
4 2 (1.96%) RS-422
5 1 (0.98%) MQTT
5 1 (0.98%) TCAP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.96%) GIS
2 1 (0.98%) Data Mining
2 1 (0.98%) Hadoop
2 1 (0.98%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 39 (38.24%) Rational DOORS
2 11 (10.78%) Git
3 8 (7.84%) LabVIEW
4 3 (2.94%) JIRA
5 1 (0.98%) Visual Studio
General
1 51 (50.00%) Electronics
2 29 (28.43%) Aerospace
3 27 (26.47%) Analytical Skills
4 24 (23.53%) Military
5 17 (16.67%) Finance
6 8 (7.84%) Presentation Skills
7 6 (5.88%) Social Skills
8 3 (2.94%) Aviation
9 2 (1.96%) Digital Health
9 2 (1.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 2 (1.96%) Legal
10 1 (0.98%) Advertising
10 1 (0.98%) Aeronautics
10 1 (0.98%) Automotive
10 1 (0.98%) Avionics
Job Titles
1 53 (51.96%) Systems Engineer
2 45 (44.12%) Senior
3 24 (23.53%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 13 (12.75%) Lead
5 12 (11.76%) Principal Engineer
5 12 (11.76%) Test Engineer
6 11 (10.78%) Hardware Engineer
6 11 (10.78%) Principal Hardware Engineer
6 11 (10.78%) Senior Hardware Engineer
7 8 (7.84%) Lead Systems Engineer
7 8 (7.84%) Product Engineer
7 8 (7.84%) Product Test Engineer
7 8 (7.84%) Software Engineer
7 8 (7.84%) Team Leader
7 8 (7.84%) Verification Engineer
8 7 (6.86%) Embedded Engineer
8 7 (6.86%) FPGA Engineer
9 6 (5.88%) Embedded Software Engineer
10 4 (3.92%) Senior Software Engineer
10 4 (3.92%) Senior Software Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (7.84%) pytest
2 1 (0.98%) Pandas
2 1 (0.98%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 20 (19.61%) Management Information System
2 14 (13.73%) Algorithms
3 11 (10.78%) Analogue Electronics
4 9 (8.82%) FPGA
5 8 (7.84%) Self-Driving Car
5 8 (7.84%) Self-Motivation
6 6 (5.88%) PCIe
7 5 (4.90%) Driving Licence
7 5 (4.90%) Embedded Systems
8 4 (3.92%) Analytical Mindset
9 3 (2.94%) CAN bus
9 3 (2.94%) SCADA
9 3 (2.94%) Verilog
9 3 (2.94%) VHDL
10 2 (1.96%) ARM Cortex
10 2 (1.96%) Distributed Computing
10 2 (1.96%) GNSS
11 1 (0.98%) Legacy Code
11 1 (0.98%) Product Ownership
11 1 (0.98%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 9 (8.82%) Windows
2 8 (7.84%) Unix
3 2 (1.96%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (53.92%) Systems Engineering
2 46 (45.10%) Physics
3 36 (35.29%) Mathematics
4 31 (30.39%) Coaching
5 30 (29.41%) Agile
6 29 (28.43%) Cybersecurity
7 28 (27.45%) Requirements Management
8 27 (26.47%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
9 25 (24.51%) Information Assurance
10 24 (23.53%) SysML
11 21 (20.59%) Validation
12 17 (16.67%) Software Engineering
12 17 (16.67%) Test Automation
13 16 (15.69%) Verification and Validation
14 15 (14.71%) Data Analysis
14 15 (14.71%) Kalman Filter
15 14 (13.73%) Problem-Solving
16 13 (12.75%) Software Testing
17 12 (11.76%) Customer Requirements
18 11 (10.78%) Signal Processing
Programming Languages
1 34 (33.33%) Python
2 17 (16.67%) C++
3 16 (15.69%) C
4 5 (4.90%) C#
4 5 (4.90%) Embedded C
5 4 (3.92%) Embedded C++
5 4 (3.92%) R
5 4 (3.92%) SQL
6 3 (2.94%) Julia
7 1 (0.98%) Java
7 1 (0.98%) VB
Qualifications
1 85 (83.33%) Degree
2 63 (61.76%) BPSS Clearance
3 19 (18.63%) HND
4 12 (11.76%) Security Cleared
5 8 (7.84%) SC Cleared
6 5 (4.90%) Master's Degree
6 5 (4.90%) PhD
7 4 (3.92%) DV Cleared
8 3 (2.94%) Chartered Engineer
9 2 (1.96%) Computer Science Degree
10 1 (0.98%) MBA
10 1 (0.98%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (7.84%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 4 (3.92%) ARP4754
2 4 (3.92%) Def Stans
3 3 (2.94%) DO-254
3 3 (2.94%) ISO/IEC 12207
4 2 (1.96%) IEC 61508
4 2 (1.96%) MISRA
4 2 (1.96%) MISRA C
5 1 (0.98%) ARP4761
5 1 (0.98%) DO-160
5 1 (0.98%) QA
System Software
1 9 (8.82%) Firmware
2 2 (1.96%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (1.96%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 30 (29.41%) Siemens
2 11 (10.78%) Mentor Graphics
3 8 (7.84%) IBM
4 4 (3.92%) Altera
5 1 (0.98%) EMC
5 1 (0.98%) Facebook
5 1 (0.98%) Instagram
5 1 (0.98%) MathWorks
5 1 (0.98%) Microsoft