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 20 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 234 232 240
Rank change year-on-year -2 +8 -7
Permanent jobs citing MATLAB 34 65 64
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.32% 0.73% 0.66%
As % of the Programming Languages category 2.11% 2.22% 1.97%
Number of salaries quoted 18 41 34
10th Percentile £46,956 £34,000 £33,625
25th Percentile £48,750 £43,750 £47,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - +15.79%
75th Percentile £85,700 £71,250 £65,000
90th Percentile - £75,000 £75,250
England median annual salary £57,560 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.65% - -7.56%

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 1,611 2,925 3,255
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 15.32% 32.76% 33.57%
Number of salaries quoted 1,274 1,703 2,631
10th Percentile £32,750 £36,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £44,250 £46,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,750 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.42% +9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £83,750 £85,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £62,500 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% -3.85%

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 20 January 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 20 January 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 -24 12 £52,500 -25.00% 7
Isle of Wight - 9 £85,700 - 1
Hampshire +23 6 - - 6
Thames Valley -12 5 £47,520 -13.60% 9
Berkshire -2 3 £47,520 - 5
Buckinghamshire -1 2 - - 2
West Sussex - 2 £60,000 - 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (5.88%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (2.94%) Confluence
Applications
1 16 (47.06%) Simulink
2 2 (5.88%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (5.88%) OrCAD
3 1 (2.94%) CATIA
3 1 (2.94%) GNU Octave
3 1 (2.94%) Windchill
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.94%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 3 (8.82%) Software-Defined Radio
2 1 (2.94%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 13 (38.24%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (2.94%) JIRA
General
1 25 (73.53%) Electronics
2 12 (35.29%) Military
3 3 (8.82%) Aerospace
3 3 (8.82%) Agriculture
3 3 (8.82%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (8.82%) Manufacturing
4 2 (5.88%) Social Skills
5 1 (2.94%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 18 (52.94%) Systems Engineer
2 14 (41.18%) Senior
3 11 (32.35%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 8 (23.53%) Lead
5 3 (8.82%) Electrical Engineer
6 2 (5.88%) Electronics Engineer
6 2 (5.88%) Graduate
6 2 (5.88%) Mathematical Modeller
6 2 (5.88%) Senior Electronics Engineer
7 1 (2.94%) Analyst
7 1 (2.94%) Graduate Analyst
7 1 (2.94%) Graduate Systems Analyst
7 1 (2.94%) Graduate Systems Engineer
7 1 (2.94%) Radio Engineer
7 1 (2.94%) Senior Software Test Engineer
7 1 (2.94%) Senior Test Engineer
7 1 (2.94%) Software Test Engineer
7 1 (2.94%) Systems Analyst
7 1 (2.94%) Team Leader
7 1 (2.94%) Test Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 12 (35.29%) Management Information System
2 2 (5.88%) Algorithms
2 2 (5.88%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (2.94%) FPGA
Operating Systems
1 2 (5.88%) Linux
1 2 (5.88%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (73.53%) Physics
2 15 (44.12%) Mathematics
2 15 (44.12%) Systems Engineering
3 13 (38.24%) Agile
4 12 (35.29%) Cybersecurity
4 12 (35.29%) Information Assurance
5 11 (32.35%) Coaching
5 11 (32.35%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
5 11 (32.35%) Requirements Management
5 11 (32.35%) SysML
6 10 (29.41%) Signal Processing
7 8 (23.53%) Data Analysis
8 6 (17.65%) Innovative Thinking
9 4 (11.76%) Validation
10 3 (8.82%) AI
10 3 (8.82%) Architectural Design
10 3 (8.82%) Computer Science
10 3 (8.82%) Digital Signal Processing
11 2 (5.88%) Embedded Software Development
11 2 (5.88%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
Programming Languages
1 9 (26.47%) Python
2 1 (2.94%) VB
Qualifications
1 33 (97.06%) Degree
2 25 (73.53%) BPSS Clearance
3 6 (17.65%) Security Cleared
4 4 (11.76%) SC Cleared
5 3 (8.82%) Numerate Degree
6 2 (5.88%) Master's Degree
7 1 (2.94%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (2.94%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (5.88%) AUTOSAR
1 2 (5.88%) ISO 26262
2 1 (2.94%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 1 (2.94%) PMO
System Software
1 1 (2.94%) Embedded Firmware
1 1 (2.94%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (5.88%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 12 (35.29%) Siemens
2 2 (5.88%) ANSYS
2 2 (5.88%) Cadence
2 2 (5.88%) EMC
2 2 (5.88%) Microsoft
3 1 (2.94%) Atlassian
3 1 (2.94%) IBM
3 1 (2.94%) Keysight
3 1 (2.94%) PTC