Simulink Job Trends in England

The MathWorks Simulink
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Simulink skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 640 545 537
Rank change year-on-year -95 -8 +102
Permanent jobs citing Simulink 88 113 230
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.093% 0.26% 0.32%
As % of the Applications category 1.85% 2.18% 2.97%
Number of salaries quoted 45 61 183
10th Percentile £48,750 £47,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £53,625 £47,683 £41,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £52,600 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +23.57% -12.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £60,000 £80,000
90th Percentile - £75,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £54,793 £60,000
% change year-on-year +18.63% -8.68% +9.09%

All Software Application Skills
England

Simulink falls under the Software Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring software application skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 4,769 5,183 7,735
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 5.06% 11.85% 10.66%
Number of salaries quoted 2,818 2,351 3,407
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,250 £25,500
25th Percentile £30,281 £30,000 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,600 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.48% -4.47% -5.56%
75th Percentile £57,500 £57,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £72,500 £75,900 £75,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £41,016 £42,500
% change year-on-year -2.48% -3.49% -5.56%

Simulink
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Simulink relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Simulink job vacancy trend in England

Simulink
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Simulink.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Simulink

Simulink
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Simulink in England over the 6 months to 14 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Simulink in England

Simulink
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Simulink within the England region over the 6 months to 14 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 -11 56 £65,000 +18.18% 27
East of England -11 16 £54,750 +6.72% 19
South West -77 9 £75,000 +42.59% 19
West Midlands -27 5 £70,000 -6.67% 11
Midlands -32 5 £70,000 -6.67% 14
North West -32 1 £54,750 +14.82% 2
North of England -71 1 £54,750 +14.39% 3
Simulink
UK

Simulink
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 (1.14%) Kinematics
Applications
1 4 (4.55%) Mathcad
2 3 (3.41%) Lightworks
2 3 (3.41%) Stateflow
3 1 (1.14%) AutoCAD
3 1 (1.14%) MicroStation
3 1 (1.14%) Revit
3 1 (1.14%) SOLIDWORKS
3 1 (1.14%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 1 (1.14%) Dynamics GP
1 1 (1.14%) Teamcenter
Communications & Networking
1 7 (7.95%) Ethernet
2 4 (4.55%) MQTT
3 3 (3.41%) Wireless
4 2 (2.27%) Wireshark
5 1 (1.14%) RS-422
5 1 (1.14%) Software-Defined Radio
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.14%) GIS
Development Applications
1 38 (43.18%) Rational DOORS
2 7 (7.95%) Git
3 5 (5.68%) LabVIEW
4 3 (3.41%) PetaLinux
5 2 (2.27%) Eclipse
5 2 (2.27%) Rational Rhapsody
6 1 (1.14%) JIRA
General
1 48 (54.55%) Aerospace
2 36 (40.91%) Finance
3 31 (35.23%) Electronics
4 17 (19.32%) Military
5 15 (17.05%) Social Skills
6 11 (12.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 8 (9.09%) Automotive
8 7 (7.95%) Manufacturing
9 5 (5.68%) Analytical Skills
9 5 (5.68%) Aviation
10 4 (4.55%) Advertising
11 3 (3.41%) Swedish Language
12 2 (2.27%) Law
12 2 (2.27%) Telecoms
13 1 (1.14%) Avionics
13 1 (1.14%) Digital Health
13 1 (1.14%) Legal
13 1 (1.14%) Organisational Skills
13 1 (1.14%) Retail
Job Titles
1 37 (42.05%) Systems Engineer
2 23 (26.14%) Senior
3 20 (22.73%) Lead
4 14 (15.91%) Senior Systems Engineer
5 13 (14.77%) Lead Systems Engineer
5 13 (14.77%) Principal Engineer
6 11 (12.50%) Team Leader
7 8 (9.09%) Embedded Engineer
7 8 (9.09%) FPGA Engineer
8 7 (7.95%) Hardware Engineer
8 7 (7.95%) Senior Hardware Engineer
8 7 (7.95%) Software Engineer
9 6 (6.82%) Embedded Software Engineer
9 6 (6.82%) Principal Hardware Engineer
9 6 (6.82%) Principal Systems Engineer
10 5 (5.68%) Security Engineer
11 4 (4.55%) Designer
11 4 (4.55%) FPGA Designer
11 4 (4.55%) Technical Specialist
12 3 (3.41%) Electronics Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (3.41%) Yocto
2 2 (2.27%) Middleware
3 1 (1.14%) PyTorch
Miscellaneous
1 21 (23.86%) FPGA
2 15 (17.05%) Embedded Systems
2 15 (17.05%) Verilog
2 15 (17.05%) VHDL
3 12 (13.64%) Algorithms
4 8 (9.09%) Analogue Electronics
5 7 (7.95%) PCIe
6 6 (6.82%) Robotics
7 4 (4.55%) Driving Licence
7 4 (4.55%) Management Information System
8 3 (3.41%) IoT
9 2 (2.27%) Analytical Mindset
10 1 (1.14%) CAN bus
10 1 (1.14%) GNSS
10 1 (1.14%) Legacy Code
10 1 (1.14%) Legacy Systems
10 1 (1.14%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 3 (3.41%) FreeRTOS
1 3 (3.41%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 44 (50.00%) Systems Engineering
2 36 (40.91%) Physics
3 33 (37.50%) Mathematics
4 30 (34.09%) Validation
5 27 (30.68%) Requirements Management
6 24 (27.27%) Coaching
7 19 (21.59%) Agile
8 18 (20.45%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
8 18 (20.45%) SysML
9 16 (18.18%) Software Engineering
10 15 (17.05%) Problem-Solving
11 14 (15.91%) Verification and Validation
12 13 (14.77%) Signal Processing
13 12 (13.64%) Test Automation
14 11 (12.50%) Cybersecurity
14 11 (12.50%) FPGA Design
15 10 (11.36%) AI
15 10 (11.36%) Software Testing
16 8 (9.09%) Digital Signal Processing
16 8 (9.09%) Requirements Engineering
Programming Languages
1 84 (95.45%) MATLAB
2 27 (30.68%) C
3 21 (23.86%) C++
4 17 (19.32%) Python
5 13 (14.77%) Embedded C
6 11 (12.50%) Embedded C++
7 4 (4.55%) SystemVerilog
8 3 (3.41%) C#
8 3 (3.41%) Delphi
8 3 (3.41%) Rust
9 2 (2.27%) Java
10 1 (1.14%) Perl
Qualifications
1 62 (70.45%) Degree
2 49 (55.68%) BPSS Clearance
3 34 (38.64%) Security Cleared
4 23 (26.14%) DV Cleared
5 20 (22.73%) SC Cleared
6 10 (11.36%) PhD
7 7 (7.95%) Master's Degree
8 6 (6.82%) HND
9 1 (1.14%) Chartered Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (11.36%) Accessibility
2 3 (3.41%) Automotive SPICE
2 3 (3.41%) Def Stans
2 3 (3.41%) ECSS
3 1 (1.14%) DO-160
3 1 (1.14%) DO-254
3 1 (1.14%) ISO 26262
3 1 (1.14%) MIL-STD-1553
3 1 (1.14%) QA
System Software
1 12 (13.64%) Firmware
2 3 (3.41%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 3 (3.41%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 33 (37.50%) Siemens
2 7 (7.95%) Xilinx
3 6 (6.82%) Mentor Graphics
4 4 (4.55%) Intel
4 4 (4.55%) Microsemi
5 3 (3.41%) EMC
6 2 (2.27%) MathWorks
7 1 (1.14%) DIgSILENT
7 1 (1.14%) IBM
7 1 (1.14%) OpenAI
7 1 (1.14%) YouTube