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

6 months to
7 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 530 425 430
Rank change year-on-year -105 +5 +96
Permanent jobs citing MATLAB 237 219 330
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.23% 0.51% 0.50%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.43% 1.91% 1.61%
Number of salaries quoted 126 70 174
10th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £37,574
25th Percentile £48,750 £48,869 £47,546
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £57,560
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +4.24% -7.90%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £85,700 £80,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £57,796
% change year-on-year - +3.81% -3.67%

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 16,597 11,495 20,454
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 15.96% 26.54% 31.22%
Number of salaries quoted 12,116 7,536 12,420
10th Percentile £40,000 £32,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £46,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -3.85% -
75th Percentile £85,000 £84,250 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £111,875 £111,250
UK median annual salary £65,000 £62,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.00% - -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 7 October 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 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
South East -32 106 £56,000 -20.00% 83
Midlands -17 48 £45,000 -20.13% 70
East of England +1 46 £63,250 -9.64% 105
West Midlands -26 31 £67,500 - 39
South West -80 22 £62,500 +18.82% 33
East Midlands -30 17 £45,000 -20.13% 31
London -83 12 £132,500 +65.63% 77
North of England -95 4 £52,500 -4.18% 32
Yorkshire -39 2 £51,722 -18.10% 6
North West -50 2 £53,625 -2.13% 20
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 3 (1.27%) Confluence
2 1 (0.42%) Kinematics
2 1 (0.42%) SharePoint
Applications
1 141 (59.49%) Simulink
2 6 (2.53%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (2.11%) Stateflow
4 4 (1.69%) Lightworks
4 4 (1.69%) Mathcad
4 4 (1.69%) Mathematica
4 4 (1.69%) SOLIDWORKS
5 2 (0.84%) AutoCAD
5 2 (0.84%) Microsoft Excel
5 2 (0.84%) MicroStation
5 2 (0.84%) Revit
6 1 (0.42%) CATIA
6 1 (0.42%) OrCAD
6 1 (0.42%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 1 (0.42%) Dynamics GP
1 1 (0.42%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 4 (1.69%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 10 (4.22%) Ethernet
1 10 (4.22%) Wireless
2 9 (3.80%) Wireshark
3 6 (2.53%) Software-Defined Radio
4 5 (2.11%) MQTT
5 4 (1.69%) 5G
5 4 (1.69%) SD-WAN
5 4 (1.69%) WAN
6 3 (1.27%) LTE
7 2 (0.84%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.42%) FTP
8 1 (0.42%) HTTP
8 1 (0.42%) LAN
8 1 (0.42%) Modbus
8 1 (0.42%) RTP
8 1 (0.42%) RTSP
8 1 (0.42%) SCTP
8 1 (0.42%) SS7
8 1 (0.42%) VoIP
8 1 (0.42%) VoLTE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (2.53%) Geospatial Data
2 5 (2.11%) GIS
3 1 (0.42%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 55 (23.21%) Rational DOORS
2 23 (9.70%) LabVIEW
3 21 (8.86%) Git
4 9 (3.80%) Eclipse
4 9 (3.80%) PetaLinux
5 4 (1.69%) JIRA
5 4 (1.69%) Rational Rhapsody
6 1 (0.42%) Subversion
6 1 (0.42%) Visual Studio
General
1 96 (40.51%) Aerospace
2 66 (27.85%) Electronics
3 64 (27.00%) Finance
4 58 (24.47%) Social Skills
5 51 (21.52%) Analytical Skills
6 32 (13.50%) Military
7 21 (8.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 14 (5.91%) Automotive
8 14 (5.91%) Manufacturing
9 10 (4.22%) Organisational Skills
10 9 (3.80%) Aviation
11 7 (2.95%) Advertising
11 7 (2.95%) Retail
12 5 (2.11%) Law
12 5 (2.11%) Swedish Language
13 3 (1.27%) Aeronautics
13 3 (1.27%) Police
13 3 (1.27%) Telecoms
14 1 (0.42%) Avionics
14 1 (0.42%) Legal
Job Titles
1 84 (35.44%) Systems Engineer
2 58 (24.47%) Senior
3 46 (19.41%) Lead
4 32 (13.50%) Senior Systems Engineer
5 31 (13.08%) Software Engineer
6 25 (10.55%) Lead Systems Engineer
7 20 (8.44%) Embedded Engineer
8 15 (6.33%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 15 (6.33%) Principal Engineer
8 15 (6.33%) Team Leader
9 12 (5.06%) FPGA Engineer
9 12 (5.06%) Senior Software Engineer
10 11 (4.64%) Electronics Engineer
11 10 (4.22%) DSP Engineer
11 10 (4.22%) Research Scientist
11 10 (4.22%) Test Engineer
12 9 (3.80%) Applications Engineer
13 6 (2.53%) Principal Systems Engineer
13 6 (2.53%) Senior Embedded Engineer
14 5 (2.11%) Verification Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (3.80%) Yocto
2 4 (1.69%) pytest
2 4 (1.69%) PyTorch
3 3 (1.27%) React
4 2 (0.84%) HTML
4 2 (0.84%) Middleware
5 1 (0.42%) FFmpeg
5 1 (0.42%) GStreamer
5 1 (0.42%) JSON
5 1 (0.42%) Unreal Engine
5 1 (0.42%) Web Services
5 1 (0.42%) WebRTC
5 1 (0.42%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 49 (20.68%) Algorithms
2 35 (14.77%) FPGA
3 31 (13.08%) Embedded Systems
4 21 (8.86%) Analytical Mindset
5 18 (7.59%) Robotics
6 17 (7.17%) VHDL
7 13 (5.49%) Verilog
8 12 (5.06%) SCADA
9 11 (4.64%) Driving Licence
10 9 (3.80%) PCIe
11 8 (3.38%) Fibre Optics
11 8 (3.38%) Reinsurance
12 7 (2.95%) Analogue Electronics
13 6 (2.53%) Acoustics
14 5 (2.11%) IoT
14 5 (2.11%) Self-Driving Car
15 4 (1.69%) Renewable Energy
15 4 (1.69%) Synthetic Data
16 3 (1.27%) Distributed Systems
16 3 (1.27%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 15 (6.33%) Linux
2 10 (4.22%) Embedded Linux
3 6 (2.53%) Unix
4 5 (2.11%) FreeRTOS
4 5 (2.11%) Windows
5 4 (1.69%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 92 (38.82%) Physics
2 84 (35.44%) Systems Engineering
3 78 (32.91%) Mathematics
4 66 (27.85%) Validation
5 53 (22.36%) Software Engineering
6 46 (19.41%) Problem-Solving
7 45 (18.99%) Agile
8 41 (17.30%) Requirements Management
9 31 (13.08%) Signal Processing
10 30 (12.66%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
11 29 (12.24%) SysML
11 29 (12.24%) Verification and Validation
12 27 (11.39%) Software Testing
12 27 (11.39%) Technical Leadership
13 25 (10.55%) AI
13 25 (10.55%) Test Automation
14 24 (10.13%) Coaching
15 23 (9.70%) Customer Requirements
16 21 (8.86%) Kalman Filter
17 20 (8.44%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 88 (37.13%) Python
2 71 (29.96%) C++
3 61 (25.74%) C
4 30 (12.66%) Embedded C
5 22 (9.28%) Embedded C++
6 17 (7.17%) C#
6 17 (7.17%) Java
7 11 (4.64%) R
7 11 (4.64%) SQL
8 10 (4.22%) Julia
9 5 (2.11%) Delphi
10 4 (1.69%) JavaScript
10 4 (1.69%) Rust
11 3 (1.27%) Go
11 3 (1.27%) TypeScript
12 2 (0.84%) Perl
12 2 (0.84%) SystemVerilog
13 1 (0.42%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 154 (64.98%) Degree
2 76 (32.07%) Security Cleared
3 66 (27.85%) BPSS Clearance
4 52 (21.94%) SC Cleared
5 48 (20.25%) Master's Degree
6 43 (18.14%) PhD
7 25 (10.55%) DV Cleared
8 11 (4.64%) Chartered Engineer
8 11 (4.64%) HND
9 2 (0.84%) HNC
10 1 (0.42%) Computer Science Degree
10 1 (0.42%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (5.49%) Accessibility
2 12 (5.06%) DO-254
3 8 (3.38%) ARP4754
4 7 (2.95%) Def Stans
4 7 (2.95%) GDPR
5 4 (1.69%) Automotive SPICE
5 4 (1.69%) ECSS
6 3 (1.27%) DO-160
6 3 (1.27%) ISO/IEC 12207
6 3 (1.27%) QA
7 2 (0.84%) ISO 26262
7 2 (0.84%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 1 (0.42%) DO-178B
8 1 (0.42%) IEC 61508
8 1 (0.42%) IFRS
8 1 (0.42%) IFRS 17
8 1 (0.42%) MIL-STD-1553
8 1 (0.42%) MISRA
8 1 (0.42%) MISRA C
System Software
1 30 (12.66%) Firmware
2 11 (4.64%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (2.11%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 43 (18.14%) Siemens
2 10 (4.22%) EMC
3 8 (3.38%) DIgSILENT
3 8 (3.38%) YouTube
4 7 (2.95%) Xilinx
5 6 (2.53%) Thales
6 4 (1.69%) Facebook
6 4 (1.69%) IBM
6 4 (1.69%) Instagram
6 4 (1.69%) OpenAI
7 2 (0.84%) Intel
7 2 (0.84%) MathWorks
7 2 (0.84%) Microsoft
8 1 (0.42%) Cadence