MATLAB Jobs in the South East

MathWorks MATLAB
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East 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 16 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 64 271 270
Rank change year-on-year +207 -1 +81
Permanent jobs citing MATLAB 387 118 103
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 3.80% 0.68% 0.85%
As % of the Programming Languages category 15.16% 2.36% 2.10%
Number of salaries quoted 259 61 53
10th Percentile £40,000 £35,500 -
25th Percentile £47,683 £39,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £56,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.65% -13.08% +30.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £82,500
90th Percentile - - £91,000
England median annual salary £47,683 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -13.30% -15.38% +32.65%

All Programming Languages
South East

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 the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 2,553 5,009 4,895
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 25.07% 29.00% 40.50%
Number of salaries quoted 1,711 3,907 3,445
10th Percentile £32,500 £35,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £43,750 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £68,750 £74,250
90th Percentile £82,500 £82,500 £87,500
England median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +4.17% -7.69% +4.00%

MATLAB
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing MATLAB as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for MATLAB in the South East

MATLAB
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing MATLAB in the South East.

Salary trend for MATLAB in the South East

MATLAB
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing MATLAB in the South East over the 6 months to 16 July 2025.

Salary histogram for MATLAB in the South East

MATLAB
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MATLAB within the South East region over the 6 months to 16 July 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
Isle of Wight - 214 £68,000 - 3
Hampshire +127 90 £47,683 -20.53% 12
Kent +37 48 £48,000 +29.73% 2
Thames Valley +25 23 £55,000 +29.41% 24
Buckinghamshire +35 12 £65,000 -3.70% 9
Oxfordshire +36 7 £60,000 +33.33% 10
East Sussex +26 7 - -
Surrey +48 4 £80,000 +33.33% 5
Berkshire +7 4 £43,710 +9.28% 6
West Sussex - 1 £75,900 - 2
MATLAB
England

MATLAB
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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
1 155 (40.05%) Simulink
2 101 (26.10%) Mathcad
3 3 (0.78%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (0.52%) GNU Octave
5 1 (0.26%) CATIA
5 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (0.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 26 (6.72%) Teamcenter
2 1 (0.26%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 2 (0.52%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 30 (7.75%) Software-Defined Radio
2 2 (0.52%) MQTT
2 2 (0.52%) WAN
3 1 (0.26%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (0.78%) SQL Server
2 2 (0.52%) Geospatial Data
2 2 (0.52%) GIS
2 2 (0.52%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 39 (10.08%) Rational DOORS
2 4 (1.03%) Git
3 2 (0.52%) Subversion
General
1 116 (29.97%) Electronics
2 96 (24.81%) Presentation Skills
3 37 (9.56%) Social Skills
4 29 (7.49%) Aerospace
5 11 (2.84%) Military
6 5 (1.29%) Law
7 4 (1.03%) Analytical Skills
8 3 (0.78%) Automotive
8 3 (0.78%) Finance
9 2 (0.52%) Advertising
9 2 (0.52%) Marketing
10 1 (0.26%) Aviation
10 1 (0.26%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 161 (41.60%) Systems Engineer
2 97 (25.06%) Senior
3 85 (21.96%) Mathematical Modeller
4 78 (20.16%) Lead
5 27 (6.98%) Radio Engineer
6 25 (6.46%) Junior
6 25 (6.46%) Junior Systems Engineer
7 10 (2.58%) Senior Systems Engineer
7 10 (2.58%) Software Engineer
8 7 (1.81%) Hardware Engineer
9 6 (1.55%) Developer
9 6 (1.55%) Senior Hardware Engineer
10 4 (1.03%) Firmware Engineer
10 4 (1.03%) Senior Software Engineer
11 3 (0.78%) Statistical Modeller
12 2 (0.52%) Cloud Engineer
12 2 (0.52%) Cloud Software Engineer
12 2 (0.52%) Principal Engineer
12 2 (0.52%) Senior Performance Engineer
12 2 (0.52%) Software Performance Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (4.39%) HTML
2 2 (0.52%) .NET
2 2 (0.52%) gRPC
2 2 (0.52%) Kafka
2 2 (0.52%) React
Miscellaneous
1 30 (7.75%) FPGA
2 25 (6.46%) Algorithms
3 9 (2.33%) Management Information System
4 7 (1.81%) Analogue Electronics
5 4 (1.03%) Self-Motivation
6 3 (0.78%) e-Learning
7 2 (0.52%) IoT
7 2 (0.52%) Robotics
8 1 (0.26%) Acoustics
Operating Systems
1 11 (2.84%) Linux
2 3 (0.78%) Unix
3 2 (0.52%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 235 (60.72%) Systems Engineering
2 158 (40.83%) Physics
3 154 (39.79%) Mathematics
4 130 (33.59%) SysML
5 129 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
6 122 (31.52%) Signal Processing
6 122 (31.52%) UML
7 112 (28.94%) Validation
8 108 (27.91%) Cybersecurity
9 107 (27.65%) Mathematical Modelling
9 107 (27.65%) Verification and Validation
10 106 (27.39%) Agile
11 102 (26.36%) Performance Analysis
12 95 (24.55%) MODAF
13 78 (20.16%) Data Analysis
14 48 (12.40%) Computer Science
15 35 (9.04%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
16 30 (7.75%) Digital Signal Processing
16 30 (7.75%) Innovative Thinking
17 25 (6.46%) Creative Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 145 (37.47%) Python
2 35 (9.04%) C++
3 30 (7.75%) C
4 22 (5.68%) C#
5 19 (4.91%) JavaScript
5 19 (4.91%) R
6 18 (4.65%) TypeScript
7 17 (4.39%) Java
8 16 (4.13%) Dart
8 16 (4.13%) PHP
8 16 (4.13%) Ruby
8 16 (4.13%) Rust
8 16 (4.13%) SQL
9 4 (1.03%) Embedded C
10 1 (0.26%) Fortran
10 1 (0.26%) VB
Qualifications
1 307 (79.33%) BPSS Clearance
2 249 (64.34%) Degree
3 37 (9.56%) Security Cleared
4 36 (9.30%) SC Cleared
5 16 (4.13%) Computer Science Degree
6 7 (1.81%) HND
6 7 (1.81%) Master's Degree
7 5 (1.29%) Numerate Degree
8 4 (1.03%) PhD
9 1 (0.26%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 96 (24.81%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 2 (0.52%) AUTOSAR
2 2 (0.52%) Def Stans
3 1 (0.26%) ECSS
3 1 (0.26%) ISO 26262
3 1 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 12207
3 1 (0.26%) MISRA
3 1 (0.26%) MISRA C
System Software
1 31 (8.01%) Firmware
2 27 (6.98%) Embedded Firmware
3 2 (0.52%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (0.52%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 102 (26.36%) MathWorks
2 26 (6.72%) IBM
3 13 (3.36%) Siemens
4 7 (1.81%) Mentor Graphics
5 3 (0.78%) Xilinx
6 2 (0.52%) EMC
7 1 (0.26%) SAP
7 1 (0.26%) Sparx