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 29 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 228 175 291
Rank change year-on-year -53 +116 -16
Permanent jobs citing MATLAB 79 104 99
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.55% 1.35% 0.58%
As % of the Programming Languages category 3.11% 5.57% 2.02%
Number of salaries quoted 39 48 39
10th Percentile - £40,240 £34,600
25th Percentile £48,750 £48,000 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -
75th Percentile £65,650 £65,313 £64,375
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -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 1,867 4,911
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 17.53% 24.26% 28.88%
Number of salaries quoted 1,914 1,261 4,032
10th Percentile £37,500 £31,250 £34,750
25th Percentile £47,500 £41,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,790 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.55% +1.44% -6.78%
75th Percentile £73,750 £71,250 £68,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £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 29 May 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 29 May 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 -3 51 £60,000 +9.09% 2
Hampshire -44 16 £70,000 +39.74% 8
Isle of Wight -3 12 £50,000 -9.09%
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 54 (68.35%) Simulink
2 8 (10.13%) CATIA
Communications & Networking
1 4 (5.06%) Software-Defined Radio
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (5.06%) GIS
Development Applications
1 39 (49.37%) Rational DOORS
General
1 36 (45.57%) Electronics
2 30 (37.97%) Aerospace
3 24 (30.38%) Military
4 20 (25.32%) Analytical Skills
5 16 (20.25%) Finance
6 4 (5.06%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 51 (64.56%) Systems Engineer
2 33 (41.77%) Senior
3 19 (24.05%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 12 (15.19%) Lead
5 11 (13.92%) Hardware Engineer
5 11 (13.92%) Principal Engineer
5 11 (13.92%) Principal Hardware Engineer
5 11 (13.92%) Senior Hardware Engineer
6 8 (10.13%) Lead Systems Engineer
6 8 (10.13%) Team Leader
7 6 (7.59%) FPGA Engineer
8 5 (6.33%) Embedded Engineer
8 5 (6.33%) Security Engineer
9 4 (5.06%) Embedded Software Engineer
9 4 (5.06%) Software Engineer
10 3 (3.80%) Senior Software Test Engineer
10 3 (3.80%) Senior Test Engineer
10 3 (3.80%) Software Test Engineer
10 3 (3.80%) Test Engineer
11 1 (1.27%) DSP Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 16 (20.25%) Management Information System
2 12 (15.19%) Algorithms
3 11 (13.92%) Analogue Electronics
4 10 (12.66%) Analytical Mindset
5 8 (10.13%) FPGA
6 6 (7.59%) SCADA
6 6 (7.59%) Verilog
6 6 (7.59%) VHDL
7 5 (6.33%) PCIe
8 4 (5.06%) Embedded Systems
9 3 (3.80%) Driving Licence
10 1 (1.27%) GNSS
Processes & Methodologies
1 56 (70.89%) Systems Engineering
2 38 (48.10%) Physics
3 37 (46.84%) Mathematics
4 31 (39.24%) Coaching
5 23 (29.11%) Agile
5 23 (29.11%) Cybersecurity
5 23 (29.11%) Information Assurance
5 23 (29.11%) Requirements Management
6 22 (27.85%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
7 20 (25.32%) SysML
8 12 (15.19%) Customer Requirements
8 12 (15.19%) Data Analysis
9 11 (13.92%) Software Engineering
10 10 (12.66%) Signal Processing
11 9 (11.39%) DevOps
11 9 (11.39%) Digital Signal Processing
11 9 (11.39%) Test Automation
12 8 (10.13%) Data Visualisation
12 8 (10.13%) Validation
12 8 (10.13%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 18 (22.78%) Python
2 14 (17.72%) C
2 14 (17.72%) C++
3 10 (12.66%) Embedded C
3 10 (12.66%) Embedded C++
4 4 (5.06%) C#
Qualifications
1 63 (79.75%) Degree
2 55 (69.62%) BPSS Clearance
3 16 (20.25%) Security Cleared
4 11 (13.92%) HND
5 9 (11.39%) SC Cleared
6 7 (8.86%) DV Cleared
7 3 (3.80%) Chartered Engineer
7 3 (3.80%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (10.13%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 7 (8.86%) Def Stans
3 6 (7.59%) ARP4754
3 6 (7.59%) DO-254
4 3 (3.80%) ISO/IEC 12207
5 1 (1.27%) QA
System Software
1 6 (7.59%) Firmware
Vendors
1 31 (39.24%) Siemens
2 11 (13.92%) Mentor Graphics
3 8 (10.13%) IBM
4 4 (5.06%) EMC
4 4 (5.06%) Facebook
4 4 (5.06%) Instagram