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

6 months to
9 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 642 546 527
Rank change year-on-year -96 -19 +122
Permanent jobs citing Simulink 121 96 216
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.12% 0.22% 0.31%
As % of the Applications category 2.48% 1.82% 3.17%
Number of salaries quoted 62 48 177
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 4,878 5,282 6,820
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 4.91% 12.17% 9.90%
Number of salaries quoted 2,930 2,356 2,528
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £31,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - -11.11% -
75th Percentile £57,100 £57,500 £60,831
90th Percentile £71,535 £75,000 £78,750
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 9 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 9 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 -5 60 £65,000 +18.18% 42
East of England -20 22 £52,500 -16.00% 36
West Midlands -19 21 £75,000 - 20
Midlands -37 21 £75,000 - 24
South West -78 16 £67,500 +28.33% 26
North West -32 1 £54,750 +14.39% 6
North of England -80 1 £54,750 +9.38% 10
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 (1.65%) Confluence
2 1 (0.83%) Kinematics
Applications
1 4 (3.31%) Mathcad
2 3 (2.48%) Lightworks
2 3 (2.48%) Stateflow
3 1 (0.83%) AutoCAD
3 1 (0.83%) MicroStation
3 1 (0.83%) Revit
3 1 (0.83%) SOLIDWORKS
3 1 (0.83%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 1 (0.83%) Dynamics GP
1 1 (0.83%) Teamcenter
Communications & Networking
1 7 (5.79%) Ethernet
1 7 (5.79%) Wireshark
2 4 (3.31%) MQTT
3 3 (2.48%) Wireless
4 1 (0.83%) RS-422
4 1 (0.83%) Software-Defined Radio
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.83%) GIS
Development Applications
1 43 (35.54%) Rational DOORS
2 10 (8.26%) Git
3 8 (6.61%) LabVIEW
4 7 (5.79%) Eclipse
5 3 (2.48%) JIRA
5 3 (2.48%) PetaLinux
6 2 (1.65%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 65 (53.72%) Aerospace
2 48 (39.67%) Finance
3 36 (29.75%) Electronics
4 29 (23.97%) Social Skills
5 20 (16.53%) Military
6 15 (12.40%) Analytical Skills
7 14 (11.57%) Automotive
8 11 (9.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 10 (8.26%) Manufacturing
10 5 (4.13%) Aviation
11 4 (3.31%) Advertising
11 4 (3.31%) Law
12 3 (2.48%) Swedish Language
13 2 (1.65%) Retail
13 2 (1.65%) Telecoms
14 1 (0.83%) Avionics
14 1 (0.83%) Digital Health
14 1 (0.83%) Legal
14 1 (0.83%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 48 (39.67%) Systems Engineer
2 38 (31.40%) Lead
3 24 (19.83%) Senior
4 21 (17.36%) Lead Systems Engineer
5 17 (14.05%) Senior Systems Engineer
6 14 (11.57%) Team Leader
7 12 (9.92%) Embedded Engineer
7 12 (9.92%) Principal Engineer
8 11 (9.09%) Software Engineer
9 10 (8.26%) Embedded Software Engineer
10 9 (7.44%) FPGA Engineer
11 7 (5.79%) Applications Engineer
12 6 (4.96%) Electronics Engineer
12 6 (4.96%) Hardware Engineer
12 6 (4.96%) Principal Systems Engineer
13 5 (4.13%) Security Engineer
13 5 (4.13%) Senior Hardware Engineer
14 4 (3.31%) Designer
14 4 (3.31%) FPGA Designer
14 4 (3.31%) Technical Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.48%) Yocto
2 2 (1.65%) Middleware
2 2 (1.65%) PyTorch
Miscellaneous
1 24 (19.83%) FPGA
2 19 (15.70%) Embedded Systems
3 16 (13.22%) Verilog
3 16 (13.22%) VHDL
4 14 (11.57%) Algorithms
5 9 (7.44%) Driving Licence
6 8 (6.61%) PCIe
6 8 (6.61%) Robotics
7 7 (5.79%) Analytical Mindset
8 6 (4.96%) Analogue Electronics
9 3 (2.48%) IoT
10 2 (1.65%) CAN bus
10 2 (1.65%) Renewable Energy
10 2 (1.65%) SCADA
11 1 (0.83%) ASIC
11 1 (0.83%) GNSS
11 1 (0.83%) Legacy Code
11 1 (0.83%) Legacy Systems
11 1 (0.83%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 3 (2.48%) FreeRTOS
1 3 (2.48%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (44.63%) Systems Engineering
2 46 (38.02%) Mathematics
3 45 (37.19%) Physics
4 44 (36.36%) Validation
5 30 (24.79%) Agile
5 30 (24.79%) Requirements Management
6 26 (21.49%) Problem-Solving
7 24 (19.83%) Coaching
8 23 (19.01%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
9 21 (17.36%) Software Engineering
9 21 (17.36%) Verification and Validation
10 20 (16.53%) SysML
11 16 (13.22%) Signal Processing
12 15 (12.40%) Software Testing
13 14 (11.57%) Cybersecurity
14 13 (10.74%) Test Automation
15 12 (9.92%) FPGA Design
15 12 (9.92%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
16 11 (9.09%) AI
16 11 (9.09%) Digital Signal Processing
Programming Languages
1 117 (96.69%) MATLAB
2 36 (29.75%) C
3 25 (20.66%) C++
4 20 (16.53%) Embedded C
4 20 (16.53%) Python
5 13 (10.74%) Embedded C++
6 7 (5.79%) Java
7 4 (3.31%) SystemVerilog
8 3 (2.48%) C#
8 3 (2.48%) Delphi
8 3 (2.48%) Rust
9 1 (0.83%) Perl
Qualifications
1 84 (69.42%) Degree
2 58 (47.93%) BPSS Clearance
3 44 (36.36%) Security Cleared
4 24 (19.83%) DV Cleared
4 24 (19.83%) SC Cleared
5 14 (11.57%) Master's Degree
6 13 (10.74%) PhD
7 6 (4.96%) Chartered Engineer
8 4 (3.31%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (8.26%) Accessibility
2 4 (3.31%) Automotive SPICE
3 3 (2.48%) Def Stans
3 3 (2.48%) DO-160
3 3 (2.48%) DO-254
3 3 (2.48%) ECSS
4 2 (1.65%) ISO 26262
5 1 (0.83%) MIL-STD-1553
System Software
1 19 (15.70%) Firmware
2 8 (6.61%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 4 (3.31%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 38 (31.40%) Siemens
2 7 (5.79%) Xilinx
3 6 (4.96%) DIgSILENT
3 6 (4.96%) YouTube
4 4 (3.31%) EMC
4 4 (3.31%) Intel
4 4 (3.31%) Mentor Graphics
4 4 (3.31%) Microsemi
5 2 (1.65%) MathWorks
5 2 (1.65%) OpenAI
6 1 (0.83%) IBM