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 18 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
18 Nov 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 503 424 492
Rank change year-on-year -79 +68 -74
Permanent jobs citing MATLAB 111 307 198
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.24% 0.51% 0.42%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.05% 1.59% 1.02%
Number of salaries quoted 45 153 121
10th Percentile £41,191 £36,142 £38,750
25th Percentile £54,793 £47,500 £47,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% +20.00%
75th Percentile £75,900 £72,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £85,700 £80,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,560 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.24% -4.07% +20.00%

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 10,535 19,318 19,369
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 23.03% 32.19% 41.17%
Number of salaries quoted 7,787 11,448 15,961
10th Percentile £32,500 £37,574 £40,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £48,750 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% - -
75th Percentile £83,750 £85,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £110,000 £111,075 £107,500
UK median annual salary £62,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% - -

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 18 November 2025.

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 18 November 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
South East +10 53 £75,000 +25.00% 39
South West +12 21 £49,250 -6.37% 31
London +7 14 £70,000 -39.13% 5
North of England +6 14 £57,280 +25.68% 6
North West +12 13 £57,000 +31.13% 5
East of England -10 8 £72,500 +20.83% 32
West Midlands +36 1 - - 2
Midlands +24 1 - - 7
Yorkshire +1 1 £63,150 +9.71%
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 5 (4.50%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (2.70%) SAS
3 1 (0.90%) Confluence
Applications
1 29 (26.13%) Simulink
2 10 (9.01%) Mathcad
3 8 (7.21%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (3.60%) Microsoft Excel
5 3 (2.70%) Stata
6 2 (1.80%) GNU Octave
6 2 (1.80%) OrCAD
7 1 (0.90%) CATIA
7 1 (0.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.90%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 2 (1.80%) Teamcenter
2 1 (0.90%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 4 (3.60%) GitHub
1 4 (3.60%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 20 (18.02%) Software-Defined Radio
2 5 (4.50%) 5G
2 5 (4.50%) SD-WAN
2 5 (4.50%) WAN
3 1 (0.90%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (2.70%) Big Data
2 1 (0.90%) Geospatial Data
2 1 (0.90%) GIS
Development Applications
1 7 (6.31%) Git
1 7 (6.31%) LabVIEW
2 4 (3.60%) GitLab
2 4 (3.60%) MLflow
2 4 (3.60%) Rational DOORS
3 3 (2.70%) Jenkins
3 3 (2.70%) Rational Rhapsody
4 1 (0.90%) JIRA
General
1 25 (22.52%) Electronics
2 24 (21.62%) Social Skills
3 9 (8.11%) Analytical Skills
3 9 (8.11%) Military
4 8 (7.21%) Presentation Skills
5 6 (5.41%) Aerospace
5 6 (5.41%) Finance
6 5 (4.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 5 (4.50%) Manufacturing
6 5 (4.50%) Marketing
6 5 (4.50%) Retail
7 3 (2.70%) Agriculture
7 3 (2.70%) Avionics
7 3 (2.70%) Financial Institution
8 2 (1.80%) Automotive
8 2 (1.80%) Telecoms
9 1 (0.90%) Aviation
9 1 (0.90%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 39 (35.14%) Systems Engineer
2 29 (26.13%) Lead
3 22 (19.82%) Senior
4 17 (15.32%) Radio Engineer
5 11 (9.91%) Lead Systems Engineer
6 9 (8.11%) Mathematical Modeller
7 6 (5.41%) Radar Engineer
7 6 (5.41%) Test Engineer
8 5 (4.50%) Analyst
8 5 (4.50%) Professional Services Engineer
8 5 (4.50%) Senior Test Engineer
9 4 (3.60%) Graduate
9 4 (3.60%) Machine Learning Engineer
9 4 (3.60%) Product Engineer
9 4 (3.60%) Product Test Engineer
9 4 (3.60%) Qualitative Analyst
9 4 (3.60%) Quantitative Analyst
9 4 (3.60%) Senior Verification Engineer
9 4 (3.60%) Verification Engineer
10 3 (2.70%) Electrical Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (3.60%) pytest
2 1 (0.90%) Caffe
2 1 (0.90%) NumPy
2 1 (0.90%) Pandas
2 1 (0.90%) PyTorch
2 1 (0.90%) scikit-learn
2 1 (0.90%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 17 (15.32%) FPGA
2 14 (12.61%) Algorithms
3 7 (6.31%) Driving Licence
4 5 (4.50%) GNSS
4 5 (4.50%) Onboarding
4 5 (4.50%) Self-Driving Car
5 4 (3.60%) Satnav
6 3 (2.70%) Analytical Mindset
6 3 (2.70%) Arduino
6 3 (2.70%) Credit Risk
6 3 (2.70%) Derivative
6 3 (2.70%) Raspberry Pi
6 3 (2.70%) Robotics
7 2 (1.80%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (0.90%) Augmented Reality
8 1 (0.90%) e-Learning
8 1 (0.90%) Embedded Systems
8 1 (0.90%) Infotainment
8 1 (0.90%) Verilog
8 1 (0.90%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 8 (7.21%) Linux
2 6 (5.41%) Unix
3 5 (4.50%) Windows
4 1 (0.90%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 47 (42.34%) Physics
2 35 (31.53%) Signal Processing
2 35 (31.53%) Systems Engineering
3 33 (29.73%) Problem-Solving
4 30 (27.03%) Mathematics
5 29 (26.13%) Innovative Thinking
6 26 (23.42%) Validation
7 24 (21.62%) Digital Signal Processing
8 21 (18.92%) Agile
9 20 (18.02%) Computer Science
10 18 (16.22%) Data Analysis
11 17 (15.32%) Mathematical Modelling
12 16 (14.41%) SysML
12 16 (14.41%) Verification and Validation
13 15 (13.51%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
14 14 (12.61%) Data Science
14 14 (12.61%) Test Automation
14 14 (12.61%) UML
15 13 (11.71%) AI
15 13 (11.71%) Performance Analysis
Programming Languages
1 56 (50.45%) Python
2 22 (19.82%) C++
3 17 (15.32%) C
4 8 (7.21%) R
5 6 (5.41%) Java
6 4 (3.60%) C#
6 4 (3.60%) Tcl
7 3 (2.70%) Assembly Language
7 3 (2.70%) Google Apps Script
7 3 (2.70%) JavaScript
7 3 (2.70%) Objective-C
7 3 (2.70%) Swift
7 3 (2.70%) VBA
8 1 (0.90%) Embedded C
8 1 (0.90%) Kotlin
8 1 (0.90%) SQL
8 1 (0.90%) VB
Qualifications
1 67 (60.36%) Degree
2 46 (41.44%) BPSS Clearance
3 44 (39.64%) Security Cleared
4 36 (32.43%) SC Cleared
5 9 (8.11%) Master's Degree
6 4 (3.60%) HND
6 4 (3.60%) PhD
7 3 (2.70%) CFA
7 3 (2.70%) Numerate Degree
8 2 (1.80%) MCAD
8 2 (1.80%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.90%) Computer Science Degree
9 1 (0.90%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (9.01%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 2 (1.80%) AUTOSAR
2 2 (1.80%) ISO 26262
3 1 (0.90%) Def Stans
3 1 (0.90%) ISO/IEC 12207
3 1 (0.90%) PMO
System Software
1 17 (15.32%) Embedded Firmware
1 17 (15.32%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (1.80%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 11 (9.91%) MathWorks
2 4 (3.60%) Databricks
3 3 (2.70%) ANSYS
3 3 (2.70%) EMC
3 3 (2.70%) Google
3 3 (2.70%) Microsoft
4 2 (1.80%) Cadence
4 2 (1.80%) SAP
5 1 (0.90%) Atlassian
5 1 (0.90%) IBM
5 1 (0.90%) Keysight
5 1 (0.90%) PTC
5 1 (0.90%) QNX
5 1 (0.90%) Sparx
5 1 (0.90%) YouTube
115 MATLAB jobs in England