MATLAB Job Trends in Manchester

MathWorks MATLAB
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring MATLAB skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 176 - 225
Rank change year-on-year - - 0
Permanent jobs citing MATLAB 1 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.016% - 0.034%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.098% - 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £53,625 - £47,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,750 - £51,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +13.44%
75th Percentile £55,875 - £55,750
90th Percentile - - -
North West median annual salary £52,325 £50,055 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.54% +0.11% +10.13%

All Programming Languages
Manchester

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 Manchester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 1,023 861 1,875
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 16.79% 38.00% 31.84%
Number of salaries quoted 816 543 1,485
10th Percentile £40,000 £33,800 £36,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £47,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +18.18% -8.33%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £93,778 £80,000
North West median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -0.08%

MATLAB
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

MATLAB job vacancy trend in Manchester

MATLAB
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing MATLAB.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing MATLAB

MATLAB
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MATLAB within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 17 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
Bolton - 1 £54,750 -
MATLAB
North West

MATLAB
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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 1 (100.00%) Simulink
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Rational DOORS
1 1 (100.00%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 1 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (100.00%) Automotive
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Analogue Electronics
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) EMC