MATLAB Job Trends in Kent

MathWorks MATLAB
South East > Kent

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Kent requiring MATLAB skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 46 42 56
Rank change year-on-year -4 +14 -6
Permanent jobs citing MATLAB 49 20 50
As % of all permanent jobs in Kent 3.43% 3.04% 3.07%
As % of the Programming Languages category 18.08% 15.27% 12.20%
Number of salaries quoted 25 19 14
10th Percentile - £47,100 -
25th Percentile £48,750 £52,500 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,125 £57,500
90th Percentile £68,000 £68,750 -
South East median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -

All Programming Languages
Kent

MATLAB falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring coding skills in Kent.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 271 131 410
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 18.99% 19.94% 25.20%
Number of salaries quoted 166 109 329
10th Percentile £28,500 £28,100 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £30,500 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £42,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +23.53% -22.73% +4.76%
75th Percentile £62,500 £62,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £71,500
South East median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -6.78%

MATLAB
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

MATLAB job vacancy trend in Kent

MATLAB
Salary Trend in Kent

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing MATLAB.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing MATLAB

MATLAB
Salary Histogram in Kent

Salary distribution for jobs citing MATLAB in Kent over the 6 months to 10 June 2026.

Salary histogram for MATLAB in Kent

MATLAB
Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MATLAB within the Kent region over the 6 months to 10 June 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
Rochester -6 6 £52,500 -4.55% 1
Chatham - 6 £62,500 -
Gravesend - 5 £65,000 -
Canterbury - 4 - -
Sittingbourne - 4 £62,500 -
Tonbridge - 4 £52,500 -
Sheerness - 3 £56,250 -
Sandwich - 3 - -
Aylesford - 3 £52,500 -
Sevenoaks - 2 £58,750 - 1
Snodland - 1 £52,500 -
Maidstone - 1 £65,000 -
MATLAB
South East

MATLAB
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent 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:

Applications
1 45 (91.84%) Simulink
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (8.16%) GIS
Development Applications
1 29 (59.18%) Rational DOORS
General
1 31 (63.27%) Electronics
2 21 (42.86%) Military
3 20 (40.82%) Aerospace
4 12 (24.49%) Finance
5 6 (12.24%) Analytical Skills
6 4 (8.16%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 34 (69.39%) Systems Engineer
2 28 (57.14%) Senior
3 16 (32.65%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 12 (24.49%) Lead
5 11 (22.45%) Hardware Engineer
5 11 (22.45%) Principal Engineer
5 11 (22.45%) Principal Hardware Engineer
5 11 (22.45%) Senior Hardware Engineer
6 9 (18.37%) Team Leader
7 8 (16.33%) Lead Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 13 (26.53%) Management Information System
2 11 (22.45%) Analogue Electronics
3 4 (8.16%) Analytical Mindset
4 3 (6.12%) Driving Licence
4 3 (6.12%) Embedded Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (71.43%) Mathematics
1 35 (71.43%) Physics
1 35 (71.43%) Systems Engineering
2 28 (57.14%) Coaching
3 21 (42.86%) Requirements Management
4 20 (40.82%) Cybersecurity
4 20 (40.82%) Information Assurance
5 17 (34.69%) Agile
5 17 (34.69%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
5 17 (34.69%) SysML
6 7 (14.29%) FMEA
7 6 (12.24%) Software Engineering
8 4 (8.16%) Business Development
8 4 (8.16%) Collaborative Working
8 4 (8.16%) Control Theory
8 4 (8.16%) Problem-Solving
8 4 (8.16%) Requirements Engineering
8 4 (8.16%) Risk Identification and Mitigation
8 4 (8.16%) Systems Analysis
9 3 (6.12%) Customer Engagement
Programming Languages
1 4 (8.16%) C
1 4 (8.16%) C#
1 4 (8.16%) C++
1 4 (8.16%) Embedded C
1 4 (8.16%) Embedded C++
1 4 (8.16%) Python
Qualifications
1 46 (93.88%) Degree
2 41 (83.67%) BPSS Clearance
3 11 (22.45%) HND
4 8 (16.33%) SC Cleared
4 8 (16.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (14.29%) Def Stans
2 1 (2.04%) QA
Vendors
1 29 (59.18%) Siemens
2 11 (22.45%) Mentor Graphics
3 4 (8.16%) EMC
3 4 (8.16%) Facebook
3 4 (8.16%) Instagram