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

6 months to
6 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 617 559 531
Rank change year-on-year -58 -28 +96
Permanent jobs citing Simulink 145 76 203
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.14% 0.18% 0.31%
As % of the Applications category 2.68% 1.30% 3.10%
Number of salaries quoted 72 32 167
10th Percentile £48,750 £41,500 -
25th Percentile £51,844 £47,683 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £51,327 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +26.64% -14.45% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £60,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £82,250 £74,625 -
UK median annual salary £65,000 £52,600 £60,000
% change year-on-year +23.57% -12.33% +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 5,408 5,830 6,545
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 5.20% 13.49% 9.98%
Number of salaries quoted 3,299 2,339 2,162
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,250 £27,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - -11.11% -
75th Percentile £56,125 £57,500 £62,500
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 6 October 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 6 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 +1 66 £65,000 +18.18% 57
East of England -7 30 £58,625 - 78
Midlands -33 29 £70,000 - 43
West Midlands -11 27 £75,000 - 24
South West -78 18 £67,500 +28.33% 21
East Midlands -31 2 £65,000 - 19
North West -45 1 £54,750 +9.38% 4
North of England -81 1 £54,750 +9.38% 14
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 3 (2.07%) Confluence
2 1 (0.69%) Kinematics
2 1 (0.69%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (3.45%) Stateflow
2 4 (2.76%) Lightworks
2 4 (2.76%) Mathcad
3 2 (1.38%) AutoCAD
3 2 (1.38%) MicroStation
3 2 (1.38%) Revit
3 2 (1.38%) SOLIDWORKS
4 1 (0.69%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 1 (0.69%) Dynamics GP
1 1 (0.69%) Teamcenter
Communications & Networking
1 9 (6.21%) Ethernet
1 9 (6.21%) Wireshark
2 5 (3.45%) MQTT
3 4 (2.76%) Wireless
4 1 (0.69%) RS-422
4 1 (0.69%) Software-Defined Radio
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.69%) GIS
Development Applications
1 50 (34.48%) Rational DOORS
2 13 (8.97%) Git
3 9 (6.21%) Eclipse
4 8 (5.52%) LabVIEW
5 4 (2.76%) JIRA
5 4 (2.76%) PetaLinux
6 3 (2.07%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 72 (49.66%) Aerospace
2 53 (36.55%) Finance
3 38 (26.21%) Electronics
4 36 (24.83%) Social Skills
5 27 (18.62%) Military
6 19 (13.10%) Analytical Skills
7 15 (10.34%) Automotive
8 10 (6.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 10 (6.90%) Manufacturing
9 7 (4.83%) Aviation
10 5 (3.45%) Swedish Language
11 4 (2.76%) Advertising
11 4 (2.76%) Law
12 2 (1.38%) Organisational Skills
12 2 (1.38%) Retail
12 2 (1.38%) Telecoms
13 1 (0.69%) Aeronautics
13 1 (0.69%) Avionics
Job Titles
1 58 (40.00%) Systems Engineer
2 45 (31.03%) Lead
3 28 (19.31%) Senior
4 24 (16.55%) Lead Systems Engineer
5 22 (15.17%) Senior Systems Engineer
6 15 (10.34%) Team Leader
7 13 (8.97%) Embedded Engineer
8 12 (8.28%) FPGA Engineer
8 12 (8.28%) Software Engineer
9 11 (7.59%) Embedded Software Engineer
10 9 (6.21%) Applications Engineer
10 9 (6.21%) Principal Engineer
11 6 (4.14%) Electronics Engineer
11 6 (4.14%) Principal Systems Engineer
12 5 (3.45%) DSP Engineer
12 5 (3.45%) Security Engineer
13 4 (2.76%) Designer
13 4 (2.76%) FPGA Designer
13 4 (2.76%) Technical Specialist
14 3 (2.07%) Junior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.76%) PyTorch
1 4 (2.76%) Yocto
2 3 (2.07%) React
3 2 (1.38%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 31 (21.38%) FPGA
2 24 (16.55%) Algorithms
3 23 (15.86%) Embedded Systems
4 20 (13.79%) VHDL
5 17 (11.72%) Verilog
6 13 (8.97%) Robotics
7 10 (6.90%) Driving Licence
8 9 (6.21%) Analytical Mindset
8 9 (6.21%) PCIe
9 4 (2.76%) IoT
9 4 (2.76%) Renewable Energy
9 4 (2.76%) SCADA
10 2 (1.38%) Analogue Electronics
10 2 (1.38%) CAN bus
11 1 (0.69%) Acoustics
11 1 (0.69%) GNSS
11 1 (0.69%) Legacy Code
11 1 (0.69%) Legacy Systems
11 1 (0.69%) Product Ownership
11 1 (0.69%) Self-Driving Car
Operating Systems
1 9 (6.21%) Linux
2 5 (3.45%) Embedded Linux
3 4 (2.76%) FreeRTOS
4 1 (0.69%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (44.14%) Systems Engineering
2 57 (39.31%) Mathematics
3 55 (37.93%) Physics
4 52 (35.86%) Validation
5 39 (26.90%) Agile
6 35 (24.14%) Requirements Management
7 33 (22.76%) Problem-Solving
8 28 (19.31%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
9 26 (17.93%) SysML
10 25 (17.24%) Software Engineering
11 24 (16.55%) Coaching
11 24 (16.55%) Verification and Validation
12 21 (14.48%) Signal Processing
13 18 (12.41%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
14 17 (11.72%) Cybersecurity
14 17 (11.72%) Software Testing
15 16 (11.03%) AI
16 15 (10.34%) FPGA Design
17 14 (9.66%) Test Automation
18 12 (8.28%) Customer Requirements
Programming Languages
1 140 (96.55%) MATLAB
2 47 (32.41%) C
3 37 (25.52%) C++
4 25 (17.24%) Python
5 24 (16.55%) Embedded C
6 16 (11.03%) Embedded C++
7 9 (6.21%) Java
8 6 (4.14%) SystemVerilog
9 5 (3.45%) C#
9 5 (3.45%) Delphi
10 4 (2.76%) Rust
11 3 (2.07%) Go
11 3 (2.07%) JavaScript
11 3 (2.07%) TypeScript
12 2 (1.38%) Perl
13 1 (0.69%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 103 (71.03%) Degree
2 60 (41.38%) BPSS Clearance
3 55 (37.93%) Security Cleared
4 31 (21.38%) SC Cleared
5 25 (17.24%) DV Cleared
6 19 (13.10%) Master's Degree
7 15 (10.34%) PhD
8 7 (4.83%) Chartered Engineer
9 1 (0.69%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (6.90%) Accessibility
2 4 (2.76%) Automotive SPICE
2 4 (2.76%) DO-254
2 4 (2.76%) ECSS
3 3 (2.07%) Def Stans
3 3 (2.07%) DO-160
4 2 (1.38%) ISO 26262
5 1 (0.69%) MIL-STD-1553
System Software
1 23 (15.86%) Firmware
2 10 (6.90%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 4 (2.76%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 43 (29.66%) Siemens
2 11 (7.59%) Xilinx
3 7 (4.83%) DIgSILENT
3 7 (4.83%) YouTube
4 6 (4.14%) Intel
5 4 (2.76%) EMC
5 4 (2.76%) Microsemi
5 4 (2.76%) OpenAI
6 2 (1.38%) IBM
6 2 (1.38%) MathWorks