MATLAB Job Trends

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 19 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 437 424 526
Rank change year-on-year -13 +102 -54
Permanent jobs citing MATLAB 222 354 224
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.45% 0.51% 0.40%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.85% 1.62% 0.97%
Number of salaries quoted 59 190 149
10th Percentile £46,554 £37,574 £32,500
25th Percentile £52,550 £47,546 £47,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,796 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.81% -3.67% +22.45%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £82,500
90th Percentile £85,700 £80,000 £91,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% +17.02%

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 12,012 21,897 23,068
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 24.58% 31.53% 40.97%
Number of salaries quoted 8,009 13,134 18,881
10th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £39,150
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% - +4.00%
75th Percentile £83,750 £85,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £110,000 £110,000 £105,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000

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 19 October 2025.

Salary histogram for MATLAB in the UK

MATLAB
Top 16 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 19 October 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
England -10 197 £60,000 +4.24% 122
UK excluding London -9 190 £60,000 +4.35% 131
Work from Home +90 90 £60,000 - 104
South East +23 85 £72,500 +20.83% 26
North of England 0 37 £54,793 +12.19% 4
South West +32 29 £52,600 - 34
North West -1 27 £54,793 +14.91% 4
Midlands +34 23 £65,000 +23.81% 19
London +26 15 £70,000 -36.36% 4
East Midlands +22 14 £65,000 +23.59% 8
West Midlands +44 9 - - 11
Yorkshire +6 9 £63,150 +9.71%
East of England -24 8 £72,500 +11.54% 45
Scotland -21 7 £58,033 - 9
North East - 1 - -
Wales - 1 £85,700 - 2

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 5 (2.25%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (1.35%) SAS
3 1 (0.45%) Confluence
Applications
1 54 (24.32%) Simulink
2 14 (6.31%) Mathcad
2 14 (6.31%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (4.05%) Microsoft Excel
4 8 (3.60%) Blender
5 6 (2.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 3 (1.35%) GNU Octave
6 3 (1.35%) Stata
7 2 (0.90%) OrCAD
8 1 (0.45%) CATIA
8 1 (0.45%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 7 (3.15%) Teamcenter
2 1 (0.45%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 4 (1.80%) GitHub
1 4 (1.80%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 39 (17.57%) Software-Defined Radio
2 16 (7.21%) 5G
2 16 (7.21%) SD-WAN
2 16 (7.21%) WAN
3 1 (0.45%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (3.60%) QGIS
2 3 (1.35%) Big Data
3 1 (0.45%) Geospatial Data
3 1 (0.45%) GIS
Development Applications
1 8 (3.60%) LabVIEW
2 7 (3.15%) Git
3 6 (2.70%) Rational DOORS
4 4 (1.80%) GitLab
4 4 (1.80%) MLflow
5 3 (1.35%) Jenkins
5 3 (1.35%) Rational Rhapsody
6 1 (0.45%) JIRA
General
1 39 (17.57%) Social Skills
2 27 (12.16%) Electronics
3 17 (7.66%) Analytical Skills
4 13 (5.86%) Aerospace
4 13 (5.86%) Military
4 13 (5.86%) Presentation Skills
5 9 (4.05%) Automotive
6 8 (3.60%) Finance
7 7 (3.15%) Retail
8 5 (2.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 5 (2.25%) Marketing
9 4 (1.80%) Manufacturing
10 3 (1.35%) Agriculture
10 3 (1.35%) Avionics
10 3 (1.35%) Financial Institution
11 2 (0.90%) Telecoms
12 1 (0.45%) Advertising
12 1 (0.45%) Aviation
12 1 (0.45%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 91 (40.99%) Systems Engineer
2 34 (15.32%) Lead
2 34 (15.32%) Radio Engineer
3 27 (12.16%) Senior
4 11 (4.95%) Lead Systems Engineer
5 10 (4.50%) Mathematical Modeller
6 9 (4.05%) GNSS Engineer
7 8 (3.60%) Hardware Engineer
7 8 (3.60%) Professional Services Engineer
7 8 (3.60%) RF Engineer
8 6 (2.70%) Radar Engineer
9 5 (2.25%) Analyst
9 5 (2.25%) Principal Engineer
9 5 (2.25%) Test Engineer
10 4 (1.80%) Machine Learning Engineer
10 4 (1.80%) Qualitative Analyst
10 4 (1.80%) Quantitative Analyst
10 4 (1.80%) Senior Test Engineer
10 4 (1.80%) Software Engineer
10 4 (1.80%) Verification Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 49 (22.07%) HTML
2 4 (1.80%) pytest
Miscellaneous
1 37 (16.67%) FPGA
2 23 (10.36%) Algorithms
3 16 (7.21%) Self-Driving Car
4 14 (6.31%) GNSS
5 10 (4.50%) Self-Motivation
6 7 (3.15%) Driving Licence
6 7 (3.15%) Onboarding
7 5 (2.25%) Robotics
8 4 (1.80%) Satnav
9 3 (1.35%) Analytical Mindset
9 3 (1.35%) Arduino
9 3 (1.35%) Credit Risk
9 3 (1.35%) Derivative
9 3 (1.35%) e-Learning
9 3 (1.35%) Raspberry Pi
10 2 (0.90%) Management Information System
10 2 (0.90%) Verilog
11 1 (0.45%) Embedded Systems
11 1 (0.45%) Infotainment
11 1 (0.45%) Lidar
Operating Systems
1 9 (4.05%) Linux
2 6 (2.70%) Unix
3 5 (2.25%) Windows
4 1 (0.45%) Android
4 1 (0.45%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 75 (33.78%) Physics
2 71 (31.98%) Computer Science
3 65 (29.28%) Systems Engineering
4 63 (28.38%) AI
5 62 (27.93%) Mathematics
6 57 (25.68%) Signal Processing
7 56 (25.23%) Validation
8 55 (24.77%) Machine Learning
9 49 (22.07%) Data Privacy
10 48 (21.62%) Innovative Thinking
11 46 (20.72%) Problem-Solving
12 43 (19.37%) Digital Signal Processing
13 36 (16.22%) Verification and Validation
14 35 (15.77%) SysML
15 32 (14.41%) Mathematical Modelling
16 31 (13.96%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
17 28 (12.61%) Data Analysis
18 27 (12.16%) Agile
19 24 (10.81%) Test Automation
20 22 (9.91%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 121 (54.50%) Python
2 83 (37.39%) C++
3 65 (29.28%) C
4 56 (25.23%) R
5 55 (24.77%) Java
6 53 (23.87%) C#
7 52 (23.42%) JavaScript
8 49 (22.07%) Dart
8 49 (22.07%) PHP
8 49 (22.07%) Ruby
8 49 (22.07%) Rust
8 49 (22.07%) SQL
8 49 (22.07%) TypeScript
9 4 (1.80%) Tcl
10 3 (1.35%) Assembly Language
10 3 (1.35%) Google Apps Script
10 3 (1.35%) Objective-C
10 3 (1.35%) Swift
10 3 (1.35%) VBA
11 1 (0.45%) VB
Qualifications
1 152 (68.47%) Degree
2 63 (28.38%) Security Cleared
3 61 (27.48%) BPSS Clearance
4 55 (24.77%) SC Cleared
5 49 (22.07%) Computer Science Degree
6 23 (10.36%) HND
7 19 (8.56%) HNC
8 9 (4.05%) Master's Degree
9 6 (2.70%) PhD
10 3 (1.35%) CFA
11 2 (0.90%) MCAD
11 2 (0.90%) Microsoft Certification
11 2 (0.90%) Numerate Degree
12 1 (0.45%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (6.76%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 2 (0.90%) AUTOSAR
2 2 (0.90%) ISO 26262
3 1 (0.45%) Def Stans
3 1 (0.45%) ISO/IEC 12207
3 1 (0.45%) PMO
System Software
1 36 (16.22%) Firmware
2 34 (15.32%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (0.90%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 15 (6.76%) MathWorks
2 9 (4.05%) Microsoft
3 8 (3.60%) ANSYS
4 4 (1.80%) Databricks
5 3 (1.35%) Cadence
5 3 (1.35%) EMC
5 3 (1.35%) Google
6 2 (0.90%) IBM
6 2 (0.90%) Xilinx
7 1 (0.45%) Atlassian
7 1 (0.45%) Keysight
7 1 (0.45%) PTC
7 1 (0.45%) QNX
7 1 (0.45%) SAP
7 1 (0.45%) Siemens
7 1 (0.45%) Sparx
7 1 (0.45%) YouTube