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 30 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 572 400 464
Rank change year-on-year -172 +64 +83
Permanent jobs citing MATLAB 97 231 396
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.12% 0.61% 0.48%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.69% 1.85% 1.46%
Number of salaries quoted 44 145 227
10th Percentile - £40,240 £39,000
25th Percentile £48,750 £47,683 £46,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,250 £52,600 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.94% -4.36% -15.38%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £72,625 £113,000 £78,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -8.33%

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 13,988 12,510 27,066
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 17.52% 32.99% 32.48%
Number of salaries quoted 9,805 9,216 22,491
10th Percentile £35,597 £36,875 £35,000
25th Percentile £48,000 £47,500 £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 £111,250 £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 30 April 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 30 April 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 -32 68 £60,000 +9.09% 28
South West -72 12 £40,000 -23.95% 29
North of England -112 8 £50,811 +1.51% 3
North West -72 6 £49,900 -0.31% 2
East of England -26 5 £31,500 -33.94% 21
West Midlands -32 3 £67,500 +35.00% 2
Midlands -59 3 £67,500 +41.56% 7
Yorkshire -67 2 £51,722 -10.14%
London -40 1 £130,000 +18.18% 5
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 (2.06%) Jupyter
2 1 (1.03%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 58 (59.79%) Simulink
2 8 (8.25%) CATIA
2 8 (8.25%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 8 (8.25%) GitHub
2 1 (1.03%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 8 (8.25%) 5G
1 8 (8.25%) SD-WAN
1 8 (8.25%) WAN
2 6 (6.19%) Ethernet
3 3 (3.09%) Software-Defined Radio
4 2 (2.06%) Modbus
5 1 (1.03%) RS-422
5 1 (1.03%) TCAP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.03%) Data Mining
1 1 (1.03%) Hadoop
1 1 (1.03%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 39 (40.21%) Rational DOORS
2 11 (11.34%) Git
3 8 (8.25%) LabVIEW
4 3 (3.09%) JIRA
5 1 (1.03%) Visual Studio
General
1 50 (51.55%) Electronics
2 29 (29.90%) Aerospace
3 24 (24.74%) Analytical Skills
3 24 (24.74%) Military
4 17 (17.53%) Finance
5 8 (8.25%) Presentation Skills
6 4 (4.12%) Social Skills
7 2 (2.06%) Aviation
7 2 (2.06%) Digital Health
7 2 (2.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (2.06%) Legal
8 1 (1.03%) Advertising
8 1 (1.03%) Aeronautics
8 1 (1.03%) Automotive
8 1 (1.03%) Avionics
Job Titles
1 52 (53.61%) Systems Engineer
2 43 (44.33%) Senior
3 24 (24.74%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 12 (12.37%) Lead
4 12 (12.37%) Principal Engineer
4 12 (12.37%) Test Engineer
5 11 (11.34%) Hardware Engineer
5 11 (11.34%) Principal Hardware Engineer
5 11 (11.34%) Senior Hardware Engineer
6 8 (8.25%) Lead Systems Engineer
6 8 (8.25%) Product Engineer
6 8 (8.25%) Product Test Engineer
6 8 (8.25%) Team Leader
6 8 (8.25%) Verification Engineer
7 7 (7.22%) Embedded Engineer
8 6 (6.19%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 6 (6.19%) FPGA Engineer
8 6 (6.19%) Software Engineer
9 4 (4.12%) Senior Test Engineer
9 4 (4.12%) Software Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (8.25%) pytest
2 1 (1.03%) Pandas
2 1 (1.03%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 20 (20.62%) Management Information System
2 11 (11.34%) Algorithms
2 11 (11.34%) Analogue Electronics
3 8 (8.25%) FPGA
3 8 (8.25%) Self-Driving Car
3 8 (8.25%) Self-Motivation
4 5 (5.15%) Driving Licence
4 5 (5.15%) Embedded Systems
4 5 (5.15%) PCIe
5 3 (3.09%) Analytical Mindset
5 3 (3.09%) CAN bus
5 3 (3.09%) SCADA
6 2 (2.06%) ARM Cortex
6 2 (2.06%) Distributed Computing
6 2 (2.06%) Verilog
6 2 (2.06%) VHDL
7 1 (1.03%) GNSS
7 1 (1.03%) Legacy Code
7 1 (1.03%) Market Risk
7 1 (1.03%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 9 (9.28%) Windows
2 8 (8.25%) Unix
3 2 (2.06%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (54.64%) Systems Engineering
2 45 (46.39%) Physics
3 35 (36.08%) Mathematics
4 31 (31.96%) Coaching
5 30 (30.93%) Agile
6 29 (29.90%) Cybersecurity
7 28 (28.87%) Requirements Management
8 27 (27.84%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
9 25 (25.77%) Information Assurance
10 24 (24.74%) SysML
11 20 (20.62%) Validation
12 16 (16.49%) Test Automation
12 16 (16.49%) Verification and Validation
13 15 (15.46%) Data Analysis
14 14 (14.43%) Software Engineering
15 13 (13.40%) Kalman Filter
16 12 (12.37%) Customer Requirements
16 12 (12.37%) Problem-Solving
16 12 (12.37%) Software Testing
17 10 (10.31%) Signal Processing
Programming Languages
1 30 (30.93%) Python
2 15 (15.46%) C++
3 14 (14.43%) C
4 4 (4.12%) C#
5 3 (3.09%) Embedded C
6 2 (2.06%) Embedded C++
6 2 (2.06%) R
6 2 (2.06%) SQL
7 1 (1.03%) Java
7 1 (1.03%) Julia
7 1 (1.03%) VB
Qualifications
1 84 (86.60%) Degree
2 63 (64.95%) BPSS Clearance
3 19 (19.59%) HND
4 9 (9.28%) Security Cleared
5 6 (6.19%) SC Cleared
6 5 (5.15%) Master's Degree
6 5 (5.15%) PhD
7 3 (3.09%) Chartered Engineer
7 3 (3.09%) DV Cleared
8 2 (2.06%) Computer Science Degree
9 1 (1.03%) MBA
9 1 (1.03%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (8.25%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 4 (4.12%) ARP4754
3 3 (3.09%) Def Stans
3 3 (3.09%) DO-254
3 3 (3.09%) ISO/IEC 12207
4 2 (2.06%) IEC 61508
4 2 (2.06%) MISRA
4 2 (2.06%) MISRA C
5 1 (1.03%) ARP4761
5 1 (1.03%) DO-160
5 1 (1.03%) QA
System Software
1 8 (8.25%) Firmware
2 2 (2.06%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (2.06%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 30 (30.93%) Siemens
2 11 (11.34%) Mentor Graphics
3 8 (8.25%) IBM
4 4 (4.12%) Altera
5 1 (1.03%) Microsoft