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

6 months to
18 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 426 431 518
Rank change year-on-year +5 +87 -81
Permanent jobs citing MATLAB 203 321 203
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.48% 0.51% 0.40%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.87% 1.62% 0.97%
Number of salaries quoted 58 165 133
10th Percentile £47,500 £37,574 £34,200
25th Percentile £48,869 £47,683 £47,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,780 £57,560 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.12% -7.90% +25.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £85,210 £80,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £59,017 £57,796 £60,000
% change year-on-year +2.11% -3.67% +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 10,879 19,867 20,822
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 25.52% 31.84% 41.16%
Number of salaries quoted 7,401 11,978 17,074
10th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,972 £49,813
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 £112,500 £112,500 £107,500
UK median annual salary £62,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% - +4.00%

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 October 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 October 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 +30 86 £72,500 +20.83% 26
North of England +5 39 £54,793 +12.19% 4
South West +30 29 £52,600 - 36
North West +6 29 £54,793 +14.91% 4
Midlands +38 24 £56,342 +7.32% 19
East Midlands +15 15 £56,342 +7.13% 8
London +11 15 £70,000 -36.36% 4
East of England -15 10 £70,000 +7.69% 45
West Midlands +45 9 - - 11
Yorkshire +10 9 £63,150 +9.71%
North East - 1 - -
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 (2.46%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (1.48%) SAS
3 1 (0.49%) Confluence
Applications
1 49 (24.14%) Simulink
2 13 (6.40%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (5.42%) Mathcad
4 9 (4.43%) Microsoft Excel
5 6 (2.96%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 3 (1.48%) GNU Octave
6 3 (1.48%) Stata
7 2 (0.99%) OrCAD
8 1 (0.49%) CATIA
8 1 (0.49%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 7 (3.45%) Teamcenter
2 1 (0.49%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 4 (1.97%) GitHub
1 4 (1.97%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 36 (17.73%) Software-Defined Radio
2 7 (3.45%) 5G
2 7 (3.45%) SD-WAN
2 7 (3.45%) WAN
3 1 (0.49%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.48%) Big Data
2 1 (0.49%) Geospatial Data
2 1 (0.49%) GIS
Development Applications
1 8 (3.94%) LabVIEW
2 7 (3.45%) Git
3 5 (2.46%) Rational DOORS
4 4 (1.97%) GitLab
4 4 (1.97%) MLflow
5 3 (1.48%) Jenkins
5 3 (1.48%) Rational Rhapsody
6 1 (0.49%) JIRA
General
1 30 (14.78%) Social Skills
2 26 (12.81%) Electronics
3 14 (6.90%) Presentation Skills
4 13 (6.40%) Aerospace
5 12 (5.91%) Military
6 9 (4.43%) Analytical Skills
6 9 (4.43%) Finance
7 8 (3.94%) Automotive
8 7 (3.45%) Retail
9 5 (2.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 4 (1.97%) Manufacturing
10 4 (1.97%) Marketing
11 3 (1.48%) Agriculture
11 3 (1.48%) Avionics
11 3 (1.48%) Financial Institution
12 1 (0.49%) Aviation
12 1 (0.49%) Publishing
12 1 (0.49%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 77 (37.93%) Systems Engineer
2 32 (15.76%) Lead
3 30 (14.78%) Radio Engineer
4 24 (11.82%) Senior
5 11 (5.42%) Lead Systems Engineer
6 9 (4.43%) Mathematical Modeller
7 7 (3.45%) Professional Services Engineer
8 6 (2.96%) Radar Engineer
9 5 (2.46%) Analyst
9 5 (2.46%) Software Engineer
9 5 (2.46%) Test Engineer
10 4 (1.97%) Machine Learning Engineer
10 4 (1.97%) Principal Engineer
10 4 (1.97%) Product Engineer
10 4 (1.97%) Product Test Engineer
10 4 (1.97%) Qualitative Analyst
10 4 (1.97%) Quantitative Analyst
10 4 (1.97%) Senior Test Engineer
10 4 (1.97%) Senior Verification Engineer
10 4 (1.97%) Verification Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 49 (24.14%) HTML
2 4 (1.97%) pytest
Miscellaneous
1 33 (16.26%) FPGA
2 14 (6.90%) Algorithms
3 7 (3.45%) Driving Licence
3 7 (3.45%) Onboarding
3 7 (3.45%) Self-Driving Car
4 5 (2.46%) GNSS
4 5 (2.46%) Robotics
5 4 (1.97%) e-Learning
5 4 (1.97%) Satnav
6 3 (1.48%) Analytical Mindset
6 3 (1.48%) Arduino
6 3 (1.48%) Credit Risk
6 3 (1.48%) Derivative
6 3 (1.48%) Raspberry Pi
7 2 (0.99%) Management Information System
7 2 (0.99%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (0.49%) Augmented Reality
8 1 (0.49%) Embedded Systems
8 1 (0.49%) Infotainment
8 1 (0.49%) Lidar
Operating Systems
1 9 (4.43%) Linux
2 6 (2.96%) Unix
3 5 (2.46%) Windows
4 1 (0.49%) Android
4 1 (0.49%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 70 (34.48%) Computer Science
2 62 (30.54%) AI
3 61 (30.05%) Physics
4 60 (29.56%) Systems Engineering
5 54 (26.60%) Machine Learning
6 52 (25.62%) Signal Processing
7 49 (24.14%) Data Privacy
8 48 (23.65%) Mathematics
9 45 (22.17%) Innovative Thinking
10 43 (21.18%) Validation
11 40 (19.70%) Digital Signal Processing
12 35 (17.24%) Problem-Solving
13 34 (16.75%) SysML
14 32 (15.76%) Verification and Validation
15 29 (14.29%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
16 28 (13.79%) Agile
17 21 (10.34%) Mathematical Modelling
17 21 (10.34%) Software Engineering
18 18 (8.87%) Data Analysis
19 17 (8.37%) UML
Programming Languages
1 107 (52.71%) Python
2 73 (35.96%) C++
3 64 (31.53%) C
4 56 (27.59%) R
5 55 (27.09%) Java
6 53 (26.11%) C#
7 52 (25.62%) JavaScript
8 49 (24.14%) Dart
8 49 (24.14%) PHP
8 49 (24.14%) Ruby
8 49 (24.14%) Rust
8 49 (24.14%) SQL
8 49 (24.14%) TypeScript
9 4 (1.97%) Tcl
10 3 (1.48%) Assembly Language
10 3 (1.48%) Google Apps Script
10 3 (1.48%) Objective-C
10 3 (1.48%) Swift
10 3 (1.48%) VBA
11 1 (0.49%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 139 (68.47%) Degree
2 60 (29.56%) Security Cleared
3 57 (28.08%) BPSS Clearance
4 52 (25.62%) SC Cleared
5 49 (24.14%) Computer Science Degree
6 21 (10.34%) HND
7 17 (8.37%) HNC
8 9 (4.43%) Master's Degree
9 5 (2.46%) PhD
10 3 (1.48%) CFA
11 2 (0.99%) MCAD
11 2 (0.99%) Microsoft Certification
11 2 (0.99%) Numerate Degree
12 1 (0.49%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (5.42%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 2 (0.99%) AUTOSAR
2 2 (0.99%) ISO 26262
3 1 (0.49%) Def Stans
3 1 (0.49%) ISO/IEC 12207
3 1 (0.49%) PMO
3 1 (0.49%) QA
System Software
1 34 (16.75%) Firmware
2 30 (14.78%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (0.99%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 12 (5.91%) MathWorks
2 8 (3.94%) ANSYS
2 8 (3.94%) Microsoft
3 4 (1.97%) Databricks
4 3 (1.48%) EMC
4 3 (1.48%) Google
4 3 (1.48%) Xilinx
5 2 (0.99%) Cadence
6 1 (0.49%) Atlassian
6 1 (0.49%) IBM
6 1 (0.49%) Keysight
6 1 (0.49%) PTC
6 1 (0.49%) QNX
6 1 (0.49%) SAP
6 1 (0.49%) Siemens
6 1 (0.49%) Sparx
6 1 (0.49%) YouTube