MATLAB Jobs in Scotland

MathWorks MATLAB
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland requiring MATLAB skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited MATLAB over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 13 232 198
Rank change year-on-year +219 -34 +35
Permanent jobs citing MATLAB 316 45 24
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 11.21% 0.67% 0.51%
As % of the Programming Languages category 34.16% 1.18% 1.17%
Number of salaries quoted 295 8 3
10th Percentile - £39,775 £43,000
25th Percentile £47,683 £40,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,033 £65,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.72% +30.00% +17.65%
75th Percentile £60,265 £67,500 £55,000
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £47,683 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -13.30% -8.33% -14.29%

All Programming Languages
Scotland

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 Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 925 3,804 2,051
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 32.82% 56.47% 43.42%
Number of salaries quoted 738 1,148 1,156
10th Percentile £37,574 £35,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £47,683 £43,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,033 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.51% -8.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - -7.69% +4.00%

MATLAB
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings citing MATLAB as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for MATLAB in Scotland

MATLAB
Salary Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing MATLAB in Scotland.

Salary trend for MATLAB in Scotland

MATLAB
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing MATLAB in Scotland over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Salary histogram for MATLAB in Scotland

MATLAB
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MATLAB within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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 Ayrshire - 95 £58,033 - 6
East Ayrshire - 72 £58,033 - 3
Ayrshire - 46 £58,033 - 9
Fife +3 27 £47,683 - 1
Moray - 27 £47,683 - 1
Glasgow +189 25 £58,033 -10.72% 6
North Ayrshire - 24 £58,033 - 1
MATLAB
UK

MATLAB
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 235 (74.37%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 28 (8.86%) Teamcenter
Development Applications
1 28 (8.86%) Rational DOORS
General
1 80 (25.32%) Presentation Skills
2 29 (9.18%) Electronics
3 28 (8.86%) Aerospace
3 28 (8.86%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 315 (99.68%) Systems Engineer
2 28 (8.86%) Junior
2 28 (8.86%) Junior Systems Engineer
3 1 (0.32%) Electronics Engineer
3 1 (0.32%) Electronics Hardware Engineer
3 1 (0.32%) Graduate
3 1 (0.32%) Graduate Electronics Engineer
3 1 (0.32%) Graduate Hardware Engineer
3 1 (0.32%) Graduate Software Engineer
3 1 (0.32%) Hardware Engineer
3 1 (0.32%) Software Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 315 (99.68%) SysML
1 315 (99.68%) Systems Engineering
2 235 (74.37%) Mathematics
2 235 (74.37%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
3 208 (65.82%) Software Engineering
4 207 (65.51%) Digital Twin
4 207 (65.51%) Validation
4 207 (65.51%) Verification and Validation
5 108 (34.18%) UML
6 80 (25.32%) Agile
6 80 (25.32%) Cybersecurity
6 80 (25.32%) MODAF
7 29 (9.18%) Problem-Solving
8 28 (8.86%) Computer Science
8 28 (8.86%) Continuous Improvement
8 28 (8.86%) Creative Problem-Solving
8 28 (8.86%) Physics
8 28 (8.86%) PLM
8 28 (8.86%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (0.32%) C
1 1 (0.32%) C++
Qualifications
1 315 (99.68%) Degree
2 207 (65.51%) HNC
2 207 (65.51%) HND
3 108 (34.18%) BPSS Clearance
Vendors
1 28 (8.86%) IBM