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

6 months to
25 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 595 407 424
Rank change year-on-year -188 +17 +86
Permanent jobs citing MATLAB 162 264 385
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.17% 0.60% 0.53%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.97% 2.13% 1.78%
Number of salaries quoted 89 104 211
10th Percentile £46,000 £47,500 £37,574
25th Percentile £50,000 £47,921 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £57,560
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -4.45% -11.45%
75th Percentile £72,500 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £107,500 £105,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,560 £58,033
% change year-on-year +4.24% -0.82% -7.15%

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 16,699 12,369 21,658
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 17.35% 28.31% 29.67%
Number of salaries quoted 12,221 8,251 15,513
10th Percentile £38,750 £33,750 £36,750
25th Percentile £48,750 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,500 £61,206
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% +2.11% -5.84%
75th Percentile £85,000 £83,750 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £111,250 £105,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.00% +4.17% -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 25 August 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 25 August 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 -64 86 £60,000 - 59
East of England -1 26 £53,625 -8.87% 48
Midlands -46 19 £48,750 -25.00% 23
South West -82 15 £55,000 +4.56% 35
West Midlands -38 12 £67,500 -10.00% 10
London -63 10 £132,500 +32.50% 40
East Midlands -37 7 £45,000 -20.13% 13
North of England -102 5 £51,722 +3.33% 12
North West -54 3 £52,325 +4.54% 6
Yorkshire -55 2 £51,722 -14.30% 2
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 1 (0.62%) Kinematics
Applications
1 95 (58.64%) Simulink
2 4 (2.47%) Mathcad
2 4 (2.47%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (1.85%) CATIA
3 3 (1.85%) Lightworks
3 3 (1.85%) Stateflow
4 1 (0.62%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.62%) MicroStation
4 1 (0.62%) Revit
4 1 (0.62%) SOLIDWORKS
4 1 (0.62%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 1 (0.62%) Dynamics GP
1 1 (0.62%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 4 (2.47%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 9 (5.56%) Ethernet
2 4 (2.47%) 5G
2 4 (2.47%) MQTT
2 4 (2.47%) SD-WAN
2 4 (2.47%) WAN
2 4 (2.47%) Wireshark
3 3 (1.85%) Software-Defined Radio
3 3 (1.85%) Wireless
4 2 (1.23%) Modbus
4 2 (1.23%) RS-422
4 2 (1.23%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.62%) Diameter Protocol
5 1 (0.62%) FTP
5 1 (0.62%) RS-232
5 1 (0.62%) RS-485
5 1 (0.62%) RTP
5 1 (0.62%) RTSP
5 1 (0.62%) SCTP
5 1 (0.62%) SS7
5 1 (0.62%) VoLTE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (3.70%) Geospatial Data
2 5 (3.09%) GIS
3 1 (0.62%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 46 (28.40%) Rational DOORS
2 17 (10.49%) LabVIEW
3 15 (9.26%) Git
4 6 (3.70%) PetaLinux
5 4 (2.47%) Eclipse
6 3 (1.85%) JIRA
7 2 (1.23%) Rational Rhapsody
8 1 (0.62%) Visual Studio
General
1 76 (46.91%) Aerospace
2 55 (33.95%) Electronics
3 53 (32.72%) Finance
4 44 (27.16%) Analytical Skills
5 41 (25.31%) Social Skills
6 23 (14.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 18 (11.11%) Military
8 11 (6.79%) Automotive
9 9 (5.56%) Organisational Skills
10 7 (4.32%) Aviation
10 7 (4.32%) Manufacturing
11 4 (2.47%) Advertising
11 4 (2.47%) Law
12 3 (1.85%) Swedish Language
12 3 (1.85%) Telecoms
13 2 (1.23%) Aeronautics
13 2 (1.23%) Avionics
13 2 (1.23%) Digital Health
13 2 (1.23%) Legal
14 1 (0.62%) Retail
Job Titles
1 71 (43.83%) Systems Engineer
2 52 (32.10%) Senior
3 27 (16.67%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 26 (16.05%) Lead
5 25 (15.43%) Software Engineer
6 17 (10.49%) Lead Systems Engineer
7 15 (9.26%) Embedded Engineer
8 14 (8.64%) Principal Engineer
9 13 (8.02%) Team Leader
10 11 (6.79%) Senior Software Engineer
11 10 (6.17%) Embedded Software Engineer
12 8 (4.94%) FPGA Engineer
12 8 (4.94%) Test Engineer
13 7 (4.32%) Electronics Engineer
13 7 (4.32%) Hardware Engineer
13 7 (4.32%) Senior Hardware Engineer
14 6 (3.70%) Principal Hardware Engineer
14 6 (3.70%) Principal Systems Engineer
14 6 (3.70%) Research Scientist
15 5 (3.09%) Senior Embedded Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (3.70%) Yocto
2 4 (2.47%) pytest
3 2 (1.23%) Middleware
4 1 (0.62%) FFmpeg
4 1 (0.62%) GStreamer
4 1 (0.62%) HTML
4 1 (0.62%) JSON
4 1 (0.62%) PyTorch
4 1 (0.62%) Unreal Engine
4 1 (0.62%) Web Services
4 1 (0.62%) WebRTC
4 1 (0.62%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 24 (14.81%) Algorithms
2 20 (12.35%) FPGA
3 19 (11.73%) Embedded Systems
4 16 (9.88%) Analytical Mindset
5 11 (6.79%) Robotics
5 11 (6.79%) Verilog
5 11 (6.79%) VHDL
6 10 (6.17%) Analogue Electronics
7 8 (4.94%) Driving Licence
7 8 (4.94%) Fibre Optics
7 8 (4.94%) Reinsurance
7 8 (4.94%) SCADA
8 7 (4.32%) PCIe
9 4 (2.47%) IoT
9 4 (2.47%) Self-Driving Car
10 3 (1.85%) Distributed Systems
10 3 (1.85%) Management Information System
11 2 (1.23%) ARM Cortex
11 2 (1.23%) Legacy Systems
12 1 (0.62%) Legacy Code
Operating Systems
1 6 (3.70%) Linux
1 6 (3.70%) Unix
2 5 (3.09%) FreeRTOS
2 5 (3.09%) Windows
3 3 (1.85%) Embedded Linux
3 3 (1.85%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (45.06%) Systems Engineering
2 62 (38.27%) Physics
3 51 (31.48%) Mathematics
4 48 (29.63%) Validation
5 41 (25.31%) Software Engineering
6 33 (20.37%) Requirements Management
7 29 (17.90%) Agile
8 26 (16.05%) Problem-Solving
9 24 (14.81%) Coaching
9 24 (14.81%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
10 23 (14.20%) Software Testing
11 22 (13.58%) SysML
12 21 (12.96%) Test Automation
13 20 (12.35%) Verification and Validation
14 18 (11.11%) Decision-Making
15 17 (10.49%) Customer Requirements
15 17 (10.49%) Roadmaps
16 15 (9.26%) Signal Processing
17 14 (8.64%) Cybersecurity
17 14 (8.64%) Kalman Filter
Programming Languages
1 63 (38.89%) Python
2 46 (28.40%) C++
3 37 (22.84%) C
4 19 (11.73%) Embedded C
5 15 (9.26%) C#
5 15 (9.26%) Embedded C++
6 11 (6.79%) Java
6 11 (6.79%) SQL
7 10 (6.17%) Julia
8 9 (5.56%) R
9 3 (1.85%) Delphi
9 3 (1.85%) Rust
10 1 (0.62%) Perl
Qualifications
1 107 (66.05%) Degree
2 62 (38.27%) BPSS Clearance
3 43 (26.54%) Security Cleared
4 31 (19.14%) SC Cleared
5 26 (16.05%) PhD
6 25 (15.43%) Master's Degree
7 22 (13.58%) DV Cleared
8 12 (7.41%) HND
9 6 (3.70%) Chartered Engineer
10 1 (0.62%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (8.02%) Accessibility
2 9 (5.56%) ARP4754
2 9 (5.56%) DO-254
3 7 (4.32%) Def Stans
3 7 (4.32%) GDPR
4 4 (2.47%) QA
5 3 (1.85%) Automotive SPICE
5 3 (1.85%) ECSS
5 3 (1.85%) ISO/IEC 12207
5 3 (1.85%) ISO/IEC 15288
6 2 (1.23%) DO-160
6 2 (1.23%) IEC 61508
6 2 (1.23%) MISRA
6 2 (1.23%) MISRA C
7 1 (0.62%) ARP4761
7 1 (0.62%) DO-178B
7 1 (0.62%) ISO 26262
7 1 (0.62%) MIL-STD-1553
System Software
1 22 (13.58%) Firmware
2 7 (4.32%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (3.09%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 35 (21.60%) Siemens
2 7 (4.32%) EMC
3 6 (3.70%) Mentor Graphics
4 4 (2.47%) Facebook
4 4 (2.47%) IBM
4 4 (2.47%) Instagram
5 3 (1.85%) DIgSILENT
5 3 (1.85%) Xilinx
5 3 (1.85%) YouTube
6 2 (1.23%) MathWorks
7 1 (0.62%) OpenAI