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

6 months to
4 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 628 545 532
Rank change year-on-year -83 -13 +116
Permanent jobs citing Simulink 113 96 223
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.12% 0.22% 0.32%
As % of the Applications category 2.41% 1.83% 3.19%
Number of salaries quoted 60 48 179
10th Percentile £48,750 £41,500 -
25th Percentile £52,500 £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 £80,000
90th Percentile - £76,380 £85,000
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 4,682 5,245 6,991
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 4.80% 12.22% 10.02%
Number of salaries quoted 2,812 2,337 2,767
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,250 £26,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £44,324
Median % change year-on-year - -9.75% -1.50%
75th Percentile £57,500 £57,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £75,000 £77,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £40,000 £44,392
% change year-on-year - -9.89% -1.35%

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 4 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 4 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 -19 59 £65,000 +18.18% 39
East of England -11 20 £52,500 -16.00% 32
West Midlands -15 18 £75,000 - 15
Midlands -28 18 £75,000 - 19
South West -82 14 £67,500 +28.33% 27
North West -36 1 £54,750 +14.39% 6
North of England -77 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 1 (0.88%) Kinematics
Applications
1 4 (3.54%) Mathcad
2 3 (2.65%) Lightworks
2 3 (2.65%) Stateflow
3 1 (0.88%) AutoCAD
3 1 (0.88%) MicroStation
3 1 (0.88%) Revit
3 1 (0.88%) SOLIDWORKS
3 1 (0.88%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 1 (0.88%) Dynamics GP
1 1 (0.88%) Teamcenter
Communications & Networking
1 7 (6.19%) Ethernet
2 6 (5.31%) Wireshark
3 4 (3.54%) MQTT
4 3 (2.65%) Wireless
5 1 (0.88%) RS-422
5 1 (0.88%) Software-Defined Radio
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.88%) GIS
Development Applications
1 43 (38.05%) Rational DOORS
2 8 (7.08%) Git
2 8 (7.08%) LabVIEW
3 6 (5.31%) Eclipse
4 3 (2.65%) PetaLinux
5 2 (1.77%) Rational Rhapsody
6 1 (0.88%) JIRA
General
1 62 (54.87%) Aerospace
2 47 (41.59%) Finance
3 33 (29.20%) Electronics
4 26 (23.01%) Social Skills
5 20 (17.70%) Military
6 13 (11.50%) Analytical Skills
7 12 (10.62%) Automotive
8 11 (9.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 7 (6.19%) Manufacturing
10 5 (4.42%) Aviation
11 4 (3.54%) Advertising
11 4 (3.54%) Law
12 3 (2.65%) Swedish Language
13 2 (1.77%) Retail
13 2 (1.77%) Telecoms
14 1 (0.88%) Avionics
14 1 (0.88%) Digital Health
14 1 (0.88%) Legal
14 1 (0.88%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 47 (41.59%) Systems Engineer
2 33 (29.20%) Lead
3 24 (21.24%) Senior
4 20 (17.70%) Lead Systems Engineer
5 17 (15.04%) Senior Systems Engineer
6 14 (12.39%) Team Leader
7 12 (10.62%) Embedded Engineer
7 12 (10.62%) Principal Engineer
8 11 (9.73%) Software Engineer
9 10 (8.85%) Embedded Software Engineer
10 8 (7.08%) FPGA Engineer
11 6 (5.31%) Applications Engineer
11 6 (5.31%) Hardware Engineer
11 6 (5.31%) Principal Systems Engineer
12 5 (4.42%) Electronics Engineer
12 5 (4.42%) Security Engineer
12 5 (4.42%) Senior Hardware Engineer
13 4 (3.54%) Designer
13 4 (3.54%) FPGA Designer
13 4 (3.54%) Technical Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.65%) Yocto
2 2 (1.77%) Middleware
2 2 (1.77%) PyTorch
Miscellaneous
1 23 (20.35%) FPGA
2 18 (15.93%) Embedded Systems
3 15 (13.27%) Verilog
3 15 (13.27%) VHDL
4 13 (11.50%) Algorithms
5 8 (7.08%) Driving Licence
5 8 (7.08%) Robotics
6 7 (6.19%) PCIe
7 6 (5.31%) Analogue Electronics
7 6 (5.31%) Analytical Mindset
8 3 (2.65%) IoT
9 2 (1.77%) CAN bus
10 1 (0.88%) ASIC
10 1 (0.88%) GNSS
10 1 (0.88%) Legacy Code
10 1 (0.88%) Legacy Systems
10 1 (0.88%) Product Ownership
10 1 (0.88%) Renewable Energy
10 1 (0.88%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 3 (2.65%) FreeRTOS
1 3 (2.65%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (46.90%) Systems Engineering
2 44 (38.94%) Physics
3 43 (38.05%) Mathematics
4 41 (36.28%) Validation
5 30 (26.55%) Requirements Management
6 26 (23.01%) Agile
7 24 (21.24%) Coaching
7 24 (21.24%) Problem-Solving
8 22 (19.47%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
9 21 (18.58%) Software Engineering
10 20 (17.70%) SysML
10 20 (17.70%) Verification and Validation
11 15 (13.27%) Signal Processing
12 14 (12.39%) Software Testing
13 13 (11.50%) Test Automation
14 12 (10.62%) Cybersecurity
15 11 (9.73%) FPGA Design
15 11 (9.73%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
16 10 (8.85%) AI
16 10 (8.85%) Digital Signal Processing
Programming Languages
1 109 (96.46%) MATLAB
2 34 (30.09%) C
3 24 (21.24%) C++
4 19 (16.81%) Python
5 18 (15.93%) Embedded C
6 12 (10.62%) Embedded C++
7 6 (5.31%) Java
8 4 (3.54%) SystemVerilog
9 3 (2.65%) C#
9 3 (2.65%) Delphi
9 3 (2.65%) Rust
10 1 (0.88%) Perl
Qualifications
1 78 (69.03%) Degree
2 57 (50.44%) BPSS Clearance
3 39 (34.51%) Security Cleared
4 23 (20.35%) DV Cleared
4 23 (20.35%) SC Cleared
5 12 (10.62%) Master's Degree
5 12 (10.62%) PhD
6 5 (4.42%) Chartered Engineer
7 4 (3.54%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (8.85%) Accessibility
2 4 (3.54%) Automotive SPICE
3 3 (2.65%) Def Stans
3 3 (2.65%) DO-160
3 3 (2.65%) DO-254
3 3 (2.65%) ECSS
4 2 (1.77%) ISO 26262
5 1 (0.88%) MIL-STD-1553
System Software
1 17 (15.04%) Firmware
2 7 (6.19%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 4 (3.54%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 38 (33.63%) Siemens
2 7 (6.19%) Xilinx
3 5 (4.42%) DIgSILENT
3 5 (4.42%) YouTube
4 4 (3.54%) Intel
4 4 (3.54%) Mentor Graphics
4 4 (3.54%) Microsemi
5 3 (2.65%) EMC
6 2 (1.77%) MathWorks
6 2 (1.77%) OpenAI
7 1 (0.88%) IBM