MATLAB Jobs in the South West

MathWorks MATLAB
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West 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 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 45 176 272
Rank change year-on-year +131 +96 -66
Permanent jobs citing MATLAB 182 114 7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 5.22% 1.24% 0.10%
As % of the Programming Languages category 17.69% 3.71% 0.27%
Number of salaries quoted 157 60 5
10th Percentile £37,574 £26,250 £32,776
25th Percentile £47,683 £45,000 £38,066
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,600 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.36% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile - £62,500 £73,750
90th Percentile - £65,000 £75,250
England median annual salary £47,683 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -13.30% -15.38% -7.14%

All Programming Languages
South West

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 West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 1,029 3,071 2,616
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 29.53% 33.30% 37.89%
Number of salaries quoted 795 2,438 1,720
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £33,700
25th Percentile £45,250 £42,500 £42,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,600 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.36% - +4.76%
75th Percentile £67,807 £66,250 £70,063
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £62,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +3.33% -7.69% +4.00%

MATLAB
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for MATLAB in the South West

MATLAB
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary trend for MATLAB in the South West

MATLAB
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing MATLAB in the South West over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Salary histogram for MATLAB in the South West

MATLAB
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MATLAB within the South West region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
Bristol +105 83 £52,600 -4.36% 27
Gloucestershire +80 30 £52,600 -0.28% 28
Dorset +55 27 £47,683 - 7
Somerset +32 27 £47,683 -4.63% 5
Devon +5 12 - - 10
Wiltshire +35 3 - - 8
MATLAB
England

MATLAB
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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 95 (52.20%) Simulink
2 17 (9.34%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (7.14%) Microsoft Excel
3 13 (7.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 33 (18.13%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 4 (2.20%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 4 (2.20%) 5G
1 4 (2.20%) SD-WAN
1 4 (2.20%) WAN
Development Applications
1 21 (11.54%) Rational DOORS
2 5 (2.75%) LabVIEW
3 4 (2.20%) Git
General
1 64 (35.16%) Presentation Skills
2 36 (19.78%) Aerospace
3 35 (19.23%) Electronics
4 29 (15.93%) Social Skills
5 15 (8.24%) Analytical Skills
6 13 (7.14%) Automotive
7 1 (0.55%) Military
Job Titles
1 165 (90.66%) Systems Engineer
2 24 (13.19%) Senior
3 20 (10.99%) Junior
3 20 (10.99%) Junior Systems Engineer
4 13 (7.14%) Senior Systems Engineer
5 8 (4.40%) FPGA Engineer
5 8 (4.40%) Senior FPGA Engineer
5 8 (4.40%) Senior VHDL Engineer
5 8 (4.40%) VHDL Engineer
6 7 (3.85%) Electronics Engineer
7 4 (2.20%) Electronics Test Engineer
7 4 (2.20%) Product Engineer
7 4 (2.20%) Product Test Engineer
7 4 (2.20%) Test Engineer
7 4 (2.20%) Verification Engineer
8 3 (1.65%) Senior Electronics Engineer
9 1 (0.55%) Data Scientist
9 1 (0.55%) Java Engineer
9 1 (0.55%) Java Software Engineer
9 1 (0.55%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.20%) pytest
2 1 (0.55%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 8 (4.40%) FPGA
1 8 (4.40%) GNSS
1 8 (4.40%) MicroBlaze
1 8 (4.40%) Satnav
1 8 (4.40%) VHDL
2 7 (3.85%) Self-Motivation
3 4 (2.20%) Self-Driving Car
4 3 (1.65%) Algorithms
4 3 (1.65%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 12 (6.59%) Windows
2 8 (4.40%) Linux
3 4 (2.20%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 165 (90.66%) Systems Engineering
2 152 (83.52%) SysML
3 93 (51.10%) Mathematics
4 92 (50.55%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
5 81 (44.51%) UML
6 77 (42.31%) Software Engineering
7 72 (39.56%) Digital Twin
7 72 (39.56%) Validation
7 72 (39.56%) Verification and Validation
8 62 (34.07%) Agile
9 60 (32.97%) Cybersecurity
9 60 (32.97%) MODAF
10 33 (18.13%) PLM
11 32 (17.58%) Problem-Solving
12 28 (15.38%) Computer Science
13 24 (13.19%) Physics
14 20 (10.99%) Continuous Improvement
14 20 (10.99%) Creative Problem-Solving
14 20 (10.99%) Project Management
15 14 (7.69%) Requirements Management
Programming Languages
1 8 (4.40%) C
1 8 (4.40%) C++
1 8 (4.40%) Perl
1 8 (4.40%) Tcl
1 8 (4.40%) VB
2 6 (3.30%) Python
3 1 (0.55%) Fortran
3 1 (0.55%) Java
3 1 (0.55%) JavaScript
3 1 (0.55%) R
3 1 (0.55%) Scala
3 1 (0.55%) SQL
Qualifications
1 180 (98.90%) Degree
2 93 (51.10%) BPSS Clearance
3 89 (48.90%) HND
4 85 (46.70%) HNC
5 3 (1.65%) Master's Degree
6 2 (1.10%) Security Cleared
7 1 (0.55%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.55%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (0.55%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 8 (4.40%) Embedded Firmware
1 8 (4.40%) Firmware
Vendors
1 20 (10.99%) IBM
2 13 (7.14%) ANSYS
2 13 (7.14%) Microsoft
3 8 (4.40%) Altera
3 8 (4.40%) Green Hills
3 8 (4.40%) Xilinx
4 1 (0.55%) Atlassian