MATLAB Job Trends in the South East

MathWorks MATLAB
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring MATLAB skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 219 166 290
Rank change year-on-year -53 +124 -20
Permanent jobs citing MATLAB 77 111 109
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.53% 1.42% 0.60%
As % of the Programming Languages category 3.03% 5.85% 2.12%
Number of salaries quoted 38 51 48
10th Percentile £48,750 £40,240 £35,500
25th Percentile £49,063 £47,842 £38,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -
75th Percentile £69,075 £65,625 £64,063
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
England median annual salary £62,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +13.64% - -15.38%

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 2,540 1,896 5,130
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 17.45% 24.33% 28.21%
Number of salaries quoted 1,936 1,285 4,141
10th Percentile £36,500 £31,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -6.78%
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £68,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £83,750 £82,500
England median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - +8.33% -7.69%

MATLAB
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

MATLAB job vacancy trend in the South East

MATLAB
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing MATLAB.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing MATLAB

MATLAB
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing MATLAB in the South East over the 6 months to 12 June 2026.

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 12 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
Kent +1 49 £60,000 +9.09% 3
Hampshire -47 16 £70,000 +40.00% 11
Isle of Wight -8 11 £50,000 -9.09%
Oxfordshire -6 1 - - 5
Thames Valley -10 1 - - 6
MATLAB
England

MATLAB
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 53 (68.83%) Simulink
2 7 (9.09%) CATIA
3 1 (1.30%) Lightworks
Communications & Networking
1 4 (5.19%) Software-Defined Radio
2 1 (1.30%) Ethernet
2 1 (1.30%) MQTT
2 1 (1.30%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (5.19%) GIS
Development Applications
1 36 (46.75%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (1.30%) Git
2 1 (1.30%) PetaLinux
General
1 33 (42.86%) Electronics
2 31 (40.26%) Aerospace
3 21 (27.27%) Military
4 19 (24.68%) Analytical Skills
5 17 (22.08%) Finance
6 4 (5.19%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 47 (61.04%) Systems Engineer
2 31 (40.26%) Senior
3 16 (20.78%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 13 (16.88%) Lead
5 11 (14.29%) Hardware Engineer
5 11 (14.29%) Principal Engineer
5 11 (14.29%) Principal Hardware Engineer
5 11 (14.29%) Senior Hardware Engineer
6 9 (11.69%) Team Leader
7 8 (10.39%) Lead Systems Engineer
8 6 (7.79%) Embedded Engineer
8 6 (7.79%) FPGA Engineer
9 5 (6.49%) Embedded Software Engineer
9 5 (6.49%) Security Engineer
9 5 (6.49%) Software Engineer
10 3 (3.90%) Senior Software Test Engineer
10 3 (3.90%) Senior Test Engineer
10 3 (3.90%) Software Test Engineer
10 3 (3.90%) Test Engineer
11 1 (1.30%) DSP Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.30%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 13 (16.88%) Management Information System
2 12 (15.58%) Algorithms
3 11 (14.29%) Analogue Electronics
4 10 (12.99%) Analytical Mindset
5 9 (11.69%) FPGA
6 7 (9.09%) Verilog
6 7 (9.09%) VHDL
7 6 (7.79%) SCADA
8 5 (6.49%) Embedded Systems
8 5 (6.49%) PCIe
9 3 (3.90%) Driving Licence
10 1 (1.30%) GNSS
10 1 (1.30%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.30%) FreeRTOS
1 1 (1.30%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (68.83%) Systems Engineering
2 36 (46.75%) Physics
3 35 (45.45%) Mathematics
4 28 (36.36%) Coaching
5 21 (27.27%) Requirements Management
6 20 (25.97%) Agile
6 20 (25.97%) Cybersecurity
6 20 (25.97%) Information Assurance
7 19 (24.68%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
8 18 (23.38%) SysML
9 13 (16.88%) Software Engineering
10 11 (14.29%) Customer Requirements
10 11 (14.29%) Data Analysis
11 10 (12.99%) Signal Processing
11 10 (12.99%) Test Automation
12 9 (11.69%) DevOps
12 9 (11.69%) Digital Signal Processing
13 8 (10.39%) Validation
14 7 (9.09%) Data Visualisation
14 7 (9.09%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 19 (24.68%) Python
2 15 (19.48%) C
2 15 (19.48%) C++
3 10 (12.99%) Embedded C
3 10 (12.99%) Embedded C++
4 4 (5.19%) C#
5 1 (1.30%) Rust
Qualifications
1 60 (77.92%) Degree
2 52 (67.53%) BPSS Clearance
3 16 (20.78%) Security Cleared
4 11 (14.29%) HND
5 9 (11.69%) SC Cleared
6 7 (9.09%) DV Cleared
7 3 (3.90%) Chartered Engineer
7 3 (3.90%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (9.09%) Def Stans
1 7 (9.09%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 6 (7.79%) ARP4754
2 6 (7.79%) DO-254
3 3 (3.90%) ISO/IEC 12207
4 1 (1.30%) ECSS
4 1 (1.30%) QA
System Software
1 6 (7.79%) Firmware
Vendors
1 29 (37.66%) Siemens
2 11 (14.29%) Mentor Graphics
3 7 (9.09%) IBM
4 4 (5.19%) EMC
4 4 (5.19%) Facebook
4 4 (5.19%) Instagram
5 1 (1.30%) Xilinx