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

6 months to
8 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 602 416 503
Rank change year-on-year -186 +87 +62
Permanent jobs citing MATLAB 106 261 411
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.12% 0.60% 0.43%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.67% 1.87% 1.27%
Number of salaries quoted 48 165 239
10th Percentile - £40,240 £39,200
25th Percentile £48,750 £47,683 £45,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -15.38%
75th Percentile £66,913 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,593 £110,000 £78,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £52,600 £55,000
% change year-on-year +14.07% -4.36% +4.76%

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 15,752 13,930 32,399
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 17.38% 32.08% 33.69%
Number of salaries quoted 10,725 9,989 24,968
10th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £47,617 £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 £111,250 £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 8 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 8 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 -165 103 £60,000 +14.07% 75
UK excluding London -165 103 £60,000 +14.07% 71
South East -36 70 £60,000 +9.09% 23
South West -76 11 £40,000 -23.95% 25
East of England -13 8 £50,750 +6.43% 20
North of England -98 8 £50,811 +1.51% 3
North West -61 6 £49,900 -0.31% 2
Wales -33 3 £55,000 -
West Midlands -34 3 £67,500 +35.00% 3
London -43 3 £130,000 - 6
Midlands -50 3 £67,500 +41.56% 5
Yorkshire -54 2 £51,722 -10.14%
Work from Home -44 1 £55,000 +4.76% 25

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 (1.89%) Jupyter
2 1 (0.94%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 62 (58.49%) Simulink
2 10 (9.43%) CATIA
3 8 (7.55%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.94%) CANalyzer
4 1 (0.94%) Stateflow
Cloud Services
1 8 (7.55%) GitHub
2 1 (0.94%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 8 (7.55%) 5G
1 8 (7.55%) SD-WAN
1 8 (7.55%) WAN
2 6 (5.66%) Ethernet
3 3 (2.83%) Software-Defined Radio
4 2 (1.89%) Modbus
4 2 (1.89%) RS-422
5 1 (0.94%) MQTT
5 1 (0.94%) TCAP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.89%) GIS
2 1 (0.94%) Data Mining
2 1 (0.94%) Hadoop
2 1 (0.94%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 41 (38.68%) Rational DOORS
2 12 (11.32%) Git
3 8 (7.55%) LabVIEW
4 3 (2.83%) JIRA
5 1 (0.94%) PetaLinux
5 1 (0.94%) Visual Studio
General
1 52 (49.06%) Electronics
2 31 (29.25%) Aerospace
3 29 (27.36%) Analytical Skills
4 24 (22.64%) Military
5 18 (16.98%) Finance
6 8 (7.55%) Presentation Skills
7 7 (6.60%) Social Skills
8 4 (3.77%) Aviation
9 2 (1.89%) Digital Health
9 2 (1.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 2 (1.89%) Legal
10 1 (0.94%) Advertising
10 1 (0.94%) Aeronautics
10 1 (0.94%) Agriculture
10 1 (0.94%) Automotive
10 1 (0.94%) Avionics
10 1 (0.94%) Manufacturing
10 1 (0.94%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (0.94%) Swedish Language
Job Titles
1 56 (52.83%) Systems Engineer
2 46 (43.40%) Senior
3 24 (22.64%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 13 (12.26%) Lead
5 12 (11.32%) Principal Engineer
5 12 (11.32%) Test Engineer
6 11 (10.38%) Hardware Engineer
6 11 (10.38%) Principal Hardware Engineer
6 11 (10.38%) Senior Hardware Engineer
7 8 (7.55%) Embedded Engineer
7 8 (7.55%) Lead Systems Engineer
7 8 (7.55%) Product Engineer
7 8 (7.55%) Product Test Engineer
7 8 (7.55%) Software Engineer
7 8 (7.55%) Team Leader
7 8 (7.55%) Verification Engineer
8 7 (6.60%) FPGA Engineer
9 6 (5.66%) Embedded Software Engineer
10 4 (3.77%) Senior Software Engineer
10 4 (3.77%) Software Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (7.55%) pytest
2 1 (0.94%) Pandas
2 1 (0.94%) REST
2 1 (0.94%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 20 (18.87%) Management Information System
2 16 (15.09%) Algorithms
3 11 (10.38%) Analogue Electronics
4 10 (9.43%) FPGA
5 8 (7.55%) Self-Driving Car
5 8 (7.55%) Self-Motivation
6 6 (5.66%) Embedded Systems
6 6 (5.66%) PCIe
7 5 (4.72%) Driving Licence
8 4 (3.77%) Analytical Mindset
8 4 (3.77%) CAN bus
9 3 (2.83%) Robotics
9 3 (2.83%) SCADA
9 3 (2.83%) Verilog
9 3 (2.83%) VHDL
10 2 (1.89%) ARM Cortex
10 2 (1.89%) Distributed Computing
10 2 (1.89%) GNSS
11 1 (0.94%) Legacy Code
11 1 (0.94%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 9 (8.49%) Windows
2 8 (7.55%) Unix
3 2 (1.89%) FreeRTOS
4 1 (0.94%) Embedded Linux
4 1 (0.94%) Linux
4 1 (0.94%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 57 (53.77%) Systems Engineering
2 46 (43.40%) Physics
3 36 (33.96%) Mathematics
4 31 (29.25%) Coaching
5 30 (28.30%) Agile
6 29 (27.36%) Cybersecurity
7 28 (26.42%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
7 28 (26.42%) Requirements Management
8 25 (23.58%) Information Assurance
9 24 (22.64%) SysML
10 23 (21.70%) Validation
11 21 (19.81%) Software Engineering
12 17 (16.04%) Data Analysis
12 17 (16.04%) Test Automation
12 17 (16.04%) Verification and Validation
13 15 (14.15%) Kalman Filter
13 15 (14.15%) Problem-Solving
14 14 (13.21%) Customer Requirements
15 13 (12.26%) Software Testing
16 12 (11.32%) Signal Processing
Programming Languages
1 35 (33.02%) Python
2 19 (17.92%) C++
3 17 (16.04%) C
4 6 (5.66%) C#
5 5 (4.72%) Embedded C
6 4 (3.77%) Embedded C++
6 4 (3.77%) R
6 4 (3.77%) SQL
7 3 (2.83%) Julia
8 1 (0.94%) Delphi
8 1 (0.94%) Java
8 1 (0.94%) VB
Qualifications
1 88 (83.02%) Degree
2 65 (61.32%) BPSS Clearance
3 19 (17.92%) HND
4 13 (12.26%) Security Cleared
5 9 (8.49%) SC Cleared
6 5 (4.72%) Master's Degree
6 5 (4.72%) PhD
7 4 (3.77%) DV Cleared
8 3 (2.83%) Chartered Engineer
9 2 (1.89%) Computer Science Degree
10 1 (0.94%) MBA
10 1 (0.94%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (9.43%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 4 (3.77%) ARP4754
2 4 (3.77%) Def Stans
3 3 (2.83%) DO-254
3 3 (2.83%) ISO/IEC 12207
4 2 (1.89%) IEC 61508
4 2 (1.89%) MISRA
4 2 (1.89%) MISRA C
5 1 (0.94%) ARP4761
5 1 (0.94%) DO-160
5 1 (0.94%) QA
System Software
1 9 (8.49%) Firmware
2 2 (1.89%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (1.89%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 30 (28.30%) Siemens
2 11 (10.38%) Mentor Graphics
3 10 (9.43%) IBM
4 4 (3.77%) Altera
5 1 (0.94%) EMC
5 1 (0.94%) Facebook
5 1 (0.94%) Instagram
5 1 (0.94%) MathWorks
5 1 (0.94%) Microsoft