MATLAB Job Trends in the South West

MathWorks MATLAB
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South West requiring MATLAB skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 199 119 172
Rank change year-on-year -80 +53 +74
Permanent jobs citing MATLAB 10 41 110
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.13% 1.52% 1.23%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.88% 4.88% 3.78%
Number of salaries quoted 0 21 62
10th Percentile - £47,683 £26,250
25th Percentile - - £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £52,600 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year - -3.49% +7.92%
75th Percentile - - £62,500
90th Percentile - £61,250 £65,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £52,600 £55,000
% change year-on-year +14.07% -4.36% -15.38%

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 1,141 841 2,913
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 14.86% 31.17% 32.62%
Number of salaries quoted 709 598 2,397
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,850 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £44,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
75th Percentile £66,250 £71,250 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,575 £80,000
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 West

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

MATLAB job vacancy trend in the South West

MATLAB
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing MATLAB

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 16 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
Devon -23 8 - - 1
Bristol -33 2 - - 8
MATLAB
England

MATLAB
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 8 (80.00%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (10.00%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 8 (80.00%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 8 (80.00%) 5G
1 8 (80.00%) SD-WAN
1 8 (80.00%) WAN
2 1 (10.00%) RS-422
Development Applications
1 8 (80.00%) Git
1 8 (80.00%) LabVIEW
General
1 9 (90.00%) Analytical Skills
2 8 (80.00%) Electronics
2 8 (80.00%) Presentation Skills
3 2 (20.00%) Aerospace
3 2 (20.00%) Aviation
3 2 (20.00%) Digital Health
3 2 (20.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 2 (20.00%) Legal
4 1 (10.00%) Aeronautics
4 1 (10.00%) Avionics
4 1 (10.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 8 (80.00%) Product Engineer
1 8 (80.00%) Product Test Engineer
1 8 (80.00%) Test Engineer
1 8 (80.00%) Verification Engineer
2 1 (10.00%) Principal Engineer
2 1 (10.00%) Senior
2 1 (10.00%) Senior Systems Engineer
2 1 (10.00%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (80.00%) pytest
Miscellaneous
1 8 (80.00%) Self-Driving Car
1 8 (80.00%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 8 (80.00%) Unix
1 8 (80.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (90.00%) Physics
1 9 (90.00%) Problem-Solving
1 9 (90.00%) Validation
2 8 (80.00%) B2B
2 8 (80.00%) Kalman Filter
2 8 (80.00%) System Testing
2 8 (80.00%) Test Assurance
2 8 (80.00%) Test Automation
2 8 (80.00%) Test Scripting
2 8 (80.00%) Verification and Validation
3 1 (10.00%) Control Theory
3 1 (10.00%) Data Analysis
3 1 (10.00%) Model Validation
3 1 (10.00%) PLM
3 1 (10.00%) Requirements Management
3 1 (10.00%) Software Delivery
3 1 (10.00%) Systems Engineering
3 1 (10.00%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 9 (90.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 10 (100.00%) Degree
2 8 (80.00%) HND
3 1 (10.00%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (10.00%) ARP4754
1 1 (10.00%) ARP4761
1 1 (10.00%) DO-160