MathWorks MATLAB
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring MATLAB skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 596 365 513
Rank change year-on-year -231 +148 +50
Permanent jobs citing MATLAB 116 334 416
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.13% 0.76% 0.43%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.72% 2.39% 1.28%
Number of salaries quoted 53 171 245
10th Percentile - £41,250 £39,100
25th Percentile £48,750 £47,683 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -12.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £76,580 £110,000 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £52,600 £55,000
% change year-on-year +14.07% -4.36% +2.33%

All Programming Languages
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 16,137 13,972 32,446
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 17.60% 31.72% 33.45%
Number of salaries quoted 11,077 9,722 24,888
10th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% +1.85% -1.82%

MATLAB
Job Vacancy Trend

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

MATLAB job vacancy trend in the UK

MATLAB
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing MATLAB.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing MATLAB

MATLAB
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing MATLAB over the 6 months to 17 May 2026.

Salary histogram for MATLAB in the UK

MATLAB
Top 13 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MATLAB within the UK over the 6 months to 17 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
England -216 113 £60,000 +14.07% 82
UK excluding London -190 111 £60,000 +14.07% 76
South East -37 77 £60,000 +9.09% 22
East of England -19 10 £70,000 +46.80% 18
South West -77 10 - - 29
North of England -101 8 £50,811 +1.51% 3
North West -43 6 £49,900 -0.31% 2
London -61 5 £132,500 -11.67% 6
Wales -33 3 £55,000 - 1
West Midlands -46 3 £67,500 +35.00% 3
Midlands -75 3 £67,500 +35.00% 7
Yorkshire -61 2 £51,722 -10.14%
Work from Home -81 1 £55,000 -8.33% 28

MATLAB
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 (1.72%) Jupyter
2 1 (0.86%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 68 (58.62%) Simulink
2 10 (8.62%) CATIA
3 8 (6.90%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (1.72%) Stateflow
5 1 (0.86%) CANalyzer
Cloud Services
1 8 (6.90%) GitHub
2 1 (0.86%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 8 (6.90%) 5G
1 8 (6.90%) SD-WAN
1 8 (6.90%) WAN
2 6 (5.17%) Ethernet
3 4 (3.45%) Software-Defined Radio
4 2 (1.72%) Modbus
4 2 (1.72%) RS-422
5 1 (0.86%) MQTT
5 1 (0.86%) TCAP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (2.59%) GIS
2 2 (1.72%) Geospatial Data
3 1 (0.86%) Data Mining
3 1 (0.86%) Hadoop
3 1 (0.86%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 44 (37.93%) Rational DOORS
2 13 (11.21%) Git
3 8 (6.90%) LabVIEW
4 3 (2.59%) JIRA
5 2 (1.72%) PetaLinux
6 1 (0.86%) Visual Studio
General
1 52 (44.83%) Electronics
2 37 (31.90%) Aerospace
3 34 (29.31%) Analytical Skills
4 26 (22.41%) Military
5 21 (18.10%) Finance
6 10 (8.62%) Social Skills
7 8 (6.90%) Presentation Skills
8 5 (4.31%) Aviation
9 2 (1.72%) Digital Health
9 2 (1.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 2 (1.72%) Legal
9 2 (1.72%) Swedish Language
10 1 (0.86%) Advertising
10 1 (0.86%) Aeronautics
10 1 (0.86%) Agriculture
10 1 (0.86%) Automotive
10 1 (0.86%) Avionics
10 1 (0.86%) Manufacturing
10 1 (0.86%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 61 (52.59%) Systems Engineer
2 50 (43.10%) Senior
3 26 (22.41%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 13 (11.21%) Lead
5 12 (10.34%) Principal Engineer
6 11 (9.48%) Hardware Engineer
6 11 (9.48%) Principal Hardware Engineer
6 11 (9.48%) Senior Hardware Engineer
6 11 (9.48%) Software Engineer
6 11 (9.48%) Test Engineer
7 10 (8.62%) Embedded Engineer
8 9 (7.76%) FPGA Engineer
9 8 (6.90%) Lead Systems Engineer
9 8 (6.90%) Product Engineer
9 8 (6.90%) Product Test Engineer
9 8 (6.90%) Team Leader
9 8 (6.90%) Verification Engineer
10 7 (6.03%) Embedded Software Engineer
11 6 (5.17%) Senior Software Engineer
12 4 (3.45%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (6.90%) pytest
2 2 (1.72%) Yocto
3 1 (0.86%) Pandas
3 1 (0.86%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 20 (17.24%) Algorithms
1 20 (17.24%) Management Information System
2 13 (11.21%) FPGA
3 11 (9.48%) Analogue Electronics
4 8 (6.90%) PCIe
4 8 (6.90%) Self-Driving Car
4 8 (6.90%) Self-Motivation
5 7 (6.03%) Analytical Mindset
5 7 (6.03%) Embedded Systems
6 5 (4.31%) Driving Licence
6 5 (4.31%) Robotics
6 5 (4.31%) SCADA
6 5 (4.31%) Verilog
6 5 (4.31%) VHDL
7 4 (3.45%) CAN bus
8 3 (2.59%) Reinsurance
9 2 (1.72%) ARM Cortex
9 2 (1.72%) Distributed Computing
9 2 (1.72%) GNSS
10 1 (0.86%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 9 (7.76%) Windows
2 8 (6.90%) Unix
3 2 (1.72%) Embedded Linux
3 2 (1.72%) FreeRTOS
3 2 (1.72%) Linux
3 2 (1.72%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 65 (56.03%) Systems Engineering
2 49 (42.24%) Physics
3 42 (36.21%) Mathematics
4 33 (28.45%) Coaching
5 31 (26.72%) Agile
5 31 (26.72%) Requirements Management
6 30 (25.86%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
7 29 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
8 27 (23.28%) Software Engineering
9 26 (22.41%) SysML
10 25 (21.55%) Information Assurance
10 25 (21.55%) Validation
11 18 (15.52%) Test Automation
12 17 (14.66%) Customer Requirements
12 17 (14.66%) Kalman Filter
12 17 (14.66%) Verification and Validation
13 16 (13.79%) Data Analysis
13 16 (13.79%) Problem-Solving
14 15 (12.93%) Signal Processing
14 15 (12.93%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 41 (35.34%) Python
2 26 (22.41%) C++
3 22 (18.97%) C
4 10 (8.62%) C#
5 8 (6.90%) Embedded C
6 7 (6.03%) Embedded C++
7 6 (5.17%) R
7 6 (5.17%) SQL
8 5 (4.31%) Julia
9 3 (2.59%) Java
10 2 (1.72%) Delphi
11 1 (0.86%) VB
Qualifications
1 92 (79.31%) Degree
2 66 (56.90%) BPSS Clearance
3 19 (16.38%) HND
4 17 (14.66%) Security Cleared
5 11 (9.48%) SC Cleared
6 6 (5.17%) DV Cleared
6 6 (5.17%) Master's Degree
7 5 (4.31%) PhD
8 3 (2.59%) Chartered Engineer
9 1 (0.86%) Computer Science Degree
9 1 (0.86%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (8.62%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 6 (5.17%) ARP4754
3 5 (4.31%) Def Stans
3 5 (4.31%) DO-254
4 3 (2.59%) ISO/IEC 12207
5 2 (1.72%) GDPR
5 2 (1.72%) IEC 61508
5 2 (1.72%) MISRA
5 2 (1.72%) MISRA C
6 1 (0.86%) ARP4761
6 1 (0.86%) DO-160
6 1 (0.86%) QA
System Software
1 11 (9.48%) Firmware
2 2 (1.72%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (1.72%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 33 (28.45%) Siemens
2 11 (9.48%) Mentor Graphics
3 10 (8.62%) IBM
4 4 (3.45%) Altera
5 2 (1.72%) EMC
5 2 (1.72%) Facebook
5 2 (1.72%) Instagram
6 1 (0.86%) MathWorks
6 1 (0.86%) Microsoft