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

6 months to
22 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 626 545 530
Rank change year-on-year -81 -15 +120
Permanent jobs citing Simulink 135 88 208
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.13% 0.21% 0.31%
As % of the Applications category 2.59% 1.66% 3.12%
Number of salaries quoted 67 41 174
10th Percentile £48,750 £41,500 -
25th Percentile £52,188 £47,683 £40,000
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 £85,000
90th Percentile - £77,500 -
UK median annual salary £65,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +18.18% -8.33% +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 5,220 5,303 6,674
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 5.10% 12.39% 9.87%
Number of salaries quoted 3,133 2,325 2,338
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £32,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - -11.11% -
75th Percentile £56,250 £57,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £71,250 £75,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £40,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - -11.11% -

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 22 September 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 22 September 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 -8 65 £65,000 +18.18% 54
Midlands -27 26 £75,000 - 32
West Midlands -29 25 £75,000 - 22
East of England -13 23 £52,500 - 70
South West -80 19 £67,500 +28.33% 21
East Midlands -30 1 £65,000 - 10
North West -54 1 £54,750 +9.38% 1
North of England -86 1 £54,750 +9.38% 9
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 2 (1.48%) Confluence
2 1 (0.74%) Kinematics
Applications
1 4 (2.96%) Lightworks
1 4 (2.96%) Mathcad
2 3 (2.22%) Stateflow
3 2 (1.48%) AutoCAD
3 2 (1.48%) MicroStation
3 2 (1.48%) Revit
3 2 (1.48%) SOLIDWORKS
4 1 (0.74%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 1 (0.74%) Dynamics GP
1 1 (0.74%) Teamcenter
Communications & Networking
1 9 (6.67%) Wireshark
2 8 (5.93%) Ethernet
3 5 (3.70%) MQTT
4 4 (2.96%) Wireless
5 1 (0.74%) RS-422
5 1 (0.74%) Software-Defined Radio
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.74%) GIS
Development Applications
1 49 (36.30%) Rational DOORS
2 11 (8.15%) Git
3 9 (6.67%) Eclipse
4 8 (5.93%) LabVIEW
5 4 (2.96%) PetaLinux
6 3 (2.22%) JIRA
7 2 (1.48%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 71 (52.59%) Aerospace
2 53 (39.26%) Finance
3 36 (26.67%) Electronics
4 33 (24.44%) Social Skills
5 24 (17.78%) Military
6 18 (13.33%) Analytical Skills
7 15 (11.11%) Automotive
8 11 (8.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 10 (7.41%) Manufacturing
10 5 (3.70%) Aviation
11 4 (2.96%) Advertising
11 4 (2.96%) Law
12 3 (2.22%) Swedish Language
13 2 (1.48%) Organisational Skills
13 2 (1.48%) Retail
13 2 (1.48%) Telecoms
14 1 (0.74%) Avionics
14 1 (0.74%) Digital Health
14 1 (0.74%) Legal
Job Titles
1 55 (40.74%) Systems Engineer
2 45 (33.33%) Lead
3 25 (18.52%) Senior
4 24 (17.78%) Lead Systems Engineer
5 20 (14.81%) Senior Systems Engineer
6 16 (11.85%) Team Leader
7 13 (9.63%) Embedded Engineer
8 12 (8.89%) Software Engineer
9 11 (8.15%) Embedded Software Engineer
10 10 (7.41%) FPGA Engineer
10 10 (7.41%) Principal Engineer
11 9 (6.67%) Applications Engineer
12 6 (4.44%) Electronics Engineer
12 6 (4.44%) Principal Systems Engineer
13 5 (3.70%) Security Engineer
14 4 (2.96%) Designer
14 4 (2.96%) FPGA Designer
14 4 (2.96%) Technical Specialist
15 3 (2.22%) DSP Engineer
15 3 (2.22%) Hardware Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.96%) PyTorch
1 4 (2.96%) Yocto
2 2 (1.48%) Middleware
3 1 (0.74%) React
Miscellaneous
1 27 (20.00%) FPGA
2 21 (15.56%) Embedded Systems
3 18 (13.33%) Algorithms
3 18 (13.33%) VHDL
4 17 (12.59%) Verilog
5 10 (7.41%) Robotics
6 9 (6.67%) Analytical Mindset
6 9 (6.67%) Driving Licence
7 8 (5.93%) PCIe
8 4 (2.96%) IoT
8 4 (2.96%) Renewable Energy
8 4 (2.96%) SCADA
9 3 (2.22%) Analogue Electronics
10 2 (1.48%) CAN bus
11 1 (0.74%) ASIC
11 1 (0.74%) GNSS
11 1 (0.74%) Legacy Code
11 1 (0.74%) Legacy Systems
11 1 (0.74%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 6 (4.44%) Linux
2 4 (2.96%) FreeRTOS
3 2 (1.48%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 61 (45.19%) Systems Engineering
2 54 (40.00%) Mathematics
3 53 (39.26%) Physics
4 50 (37.04%) Validation
5 37 (27.41%) Agile
6 34 (25.19%) Requirements Management
7 30 (22.22%) Problem-Solving
8 26 (19.26%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
9 24 (17.78%) Coaching
9 24 (17.78%) SysML
10 22 (16.30%) Software Engineering
10 22 (16.30%) Verification and Validation
11 18 (13.33%) Cybersecurity
11 18 (13.33%) Signal Processing
12 17 (12.59%) Software Testing
13 15 (11.11%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
14 14 (10.37%) Test Automation
15 13 (9.63%) FPGA Design
16 12 (8.89%) AI
17 11 (8.15%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 130 (96.30%) MATLAB
2 42 (31.11%) C
3 30 (22.22%) C++
4 24 (17.78%) Python
5 23 (17.04%) Embedded C
6 14 (10.37%) Embedded C++
7 9 (6.67%) Java
8 5 (3.70%) SystemVerilog
9 4 (2.96%) Rust
10 3 (2.22%) C#
10 3 (2.22%) Delphi
11 2 (1.48%) Perl
12 1 (0.74%) Go
12 1 (0.74%) JavaScript
12 1 (0.74%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 96 (71.11%) Degree
2 60 (44.44%) BPSS Clearance
3 46 (34.07%) Security Cleared
4 25 (18.52%) SC Cleared
5 24 (17.78%) DV Cleared
6 16 (11.85%) Master's Degree
7 13 (9.63%) PhD
8 6 (4.44%) Chartered Engineer
9 1 (0.74%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (7.41%) Accessibility
2 4 (2.96%) Automotive SPICE
2 4 (2.96%) ECSS
3 3 (2.22%) Def Stans
3 3 (2.22%) DO-160
3 3 (2.22%) DO-254
4 2 (1.48%) ISO 26262
5 1 (0.74%) MIL-STD-1553
System Software
1 22 (16.30%) Firmware
2 10 (7.41%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 4 (2.96%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 43 (31.85%) Siemens
2 9 (6.67%) Xilinx
3 6 (4.44%) DIgSILENT
3 6 (4.44%) YouTube
4 5 (3.70%) Intel
5 4 (2.96%) EMC
5 4 (2.96%) Microsemi
5 4 (2.96%) OpenAI
6 2 (1.48%) MathWorks
7 1 (0.74%) IBM
7 1 (0.74%) Mentor Graphics