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 21 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 236 182 240
Rank change year-on-year -54 +58 -3
Permanent jobs citing MATLAB 88 110 101
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.51% 1.23% 0.73%
As % of the Programming Languages category 3.01% 5.85% 2.59%
Number of salaries quoted 44 41 59
10th Percentile £48,750 £40,240 £35,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £48,000 £40,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -7.69%
75th Percentile £65,325 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,900 £73,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,560
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.45% -11.45%

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 2,920 1,879 3,897
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 16.90% 21.05% 28.18%
Number of salaries quoted 2,321 1,251 2,861
10th Percentile £37,500 £31,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £68,000
90th Percentile £91,250 £83,750 £82,500
England median annual salary £65,000 £62,500 £61,305
% change year-on-year +4.00% +1.95% -5.68%

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 21 August 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 21 August 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 +16 47 £60,000 +4.35% 6
Hampshire -53 24 £70,000 +14.29% 14
Thames Valley -3 11 £56,000 +17.85% 16
Oxfordshire -18 11 £56,000 -6.67% 11
Isle of Wight -7 6 £50,000 -25.93% 1
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 61 (69.32%) Simulink
2 4 (4.55%) Mathcad
3 3 (3.41%) CATIA
3 3 (3.41%) Lightworks
Communications & Networking
1 3 (3.41%) Ethernet
1 3 (3.41%) MQTT
1 3 (3.41%) Wireless
2 2 (2.27%) Software-Defined Radio
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (4.55%) GIS
Development Applications
1 41 (46.59%) Rational DOORS
2 12 (13.64%) LabVIEW
3 3 (3.41%) Git
3 3 (3.41%) PetaLinux
General
1 51 (57.95%) Aerospace
2 40 (45.45%) Finance
3 30 (34.09%) Electronics
4 23 (26.14%) Analytical Skills
5 20 (22.73%) Military
6 17 (19.32%) Social Skills
7 12 (13.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 8 (9.09%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (1.14%) Advertising
9 1 (1.14%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 58 (65.91%) Systems Engineer
2 36 (40.91%) Senior
3 25 (28.41%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 16 (18.18%) Lead
5 13 (14.77%) Team Leader
6 12 (13.64%) Lead Systems Engineer
7 10 (11.36%) Principal Engineer
8 8 (9.09%) FPGA Engineer
9 7 (7.95%) Embedded Engineer
10 6 (6.82%) Hardware Engineer
10 6 (6.82%) Principal Hardware Engineer
10 6 (6.82%) Senior Hardware Engineer
10 6 (6.82%) Software Engineer
11 5 (5.68%) Embedded Software Engineer
11 5 (5.68%) Security Engineer
12 4 (4.55%) Principal Systems Engineer
13 3 (3.41%) Senior Software Test Engineer
13 3 (3.41%) Senior Test Engineer
13 3 (3.41%) Software Test Engineer
13 3 (3.41%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (3.41%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 12 (13.64%) Algorithms
1 12 (13.64%) Analytical Mindset
1 12 (13.64%) FPGA
2 11 (12.50%) Verilog
2 11 (12.50%) VHDL
3 8 (9.09%) Fibre Optics
3 8 (9.09%) SCADA
4 7 (7.95%) Embedded Systems
4 7 (7.95%) PCIe
5 6 (6.82%) Analogue Electronics
6 4 (4.55%) Management Information System
7 3 (3.41%) Driving Licence
7 3 (3.41%) IoT
8 1 (1.14%) Legacy Code
8 1 (1.14%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 3 (3.41%) FreeRTOS
1 3 (3.41%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 58 (65.91%) Systems Engineering
2 46 (52.27%) Physics
3 38 (43.18%) Mathematics
4 26 (29.55%) Requirements Management
5 25 (28.41%) Coaching
6 22 (25.00%) Validation
7 21 (23.86%) Agile
7 21 (23.86%) SysML
8 20 (22.73%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
9 12 (13.64%) Software Engineering
9 12 (13.64%) Test Automation
10 11 (12.50%) Customer Engagement
10 11 (12.50%) Roadmaps
11 9 (10.23%) Customer Requirements
12 8 (9.09%) Compliance Audit
12 8 (9.09%) Digital Signal Processing
12 8 (9.09%) Fault Analysis
12 8 (9.09%) Microscopy
12 8 (9.09%) Prototyping
12 8 (9.09%) Regulatory Compliance
Programming Languages
1 30 (34.09%) Python
2 18 (20.45%) C
2 18 (20.45%) C++
3 12 (13.64%) Embedded C
3 12 (13.64%) Embedded C++
4 4 (4.55%) C#
5 3 (3.41%) Rust
Qualifications
1 64 (72.73%) Degree
2 49 (55.68%) BPSS Clearance
3 22 (25.00%) Security Cleared
4 13 (14.77%) DV Cleared
4 13 (14.77%) SC Cleared
5 12 (13.64%) PhD
6 10 (11.36%) Master's Degree
7 6 (6.82%) HND
8 3 (3.41%) Chartered Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (9.09%) ARP4754
1 8 (9.09%) DO-254
2 7 (7.95%) Def Stans
3 4 (4.55%) Accessibility
4 3 (3.41%) ECSS
4 3 (3.41%) ISO/IEC 12207
4 3 (3.41%) ISO/IEC 15288
4 3 (3.41%) QA
System Software
1 5 (5.68%) Firmware
Vendors
1 34 (38.64%) Siemens
2 6 (6.82%) Mentor Graphics
3 4 (4.55%) EMC
3 4 (4.55%) Facebook
3 4 (4.55%) Instagram
4 3 (3.41%) IBM
4 3 (3.41%) Xilinx