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

6 months to
1 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 623 414 490
Rank change year-on-year -209 +76 +61
Permanent jobs citing MATLAB 101 253 446
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.11% 0.60% 0.47%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.65% 1.84% 1.37%
Number of salaries quoted 46 161 240
10th Percentile - £40,240 £39,225
25th Percentile £48,750 £47,683 £47,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £74,375 £110,000 £77,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £53,750 £52,600 £55,000
% change year-on-year +2.19% -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 15,606 13,723 32,503
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 17.35% 32.44% 33.92%
Number of salaries quoted 10,612 10,085 25,040
10th Percentile £35,000 £37,000 £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 £85,420 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £111,250 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £53,635
% change year-on-year +4.55% +2.54% -2.48%

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 1 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 1 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
UK excluding London -168 99 £53,750 +2.19% 80
England -180 98 £60,000 +14.07% 83
South East -29 68 £60,000 +9.09% 30
South West -77 12 £40,000 -23.95% 22
North of England -105 8 £50,811 +1.51% 4
North West -65 6 £49,900 -0.31% 3
East of England -25 5 £31,500 -33.94% 21
Wales -32 3 £55,000 -
West Midlands -39 3 £67,500 +35.00% 2
Midlands -63 3 £67,500 +41.56% 7
London -59 2 £117,500 -9.62% 5
Yorkshire -63 2 £51,722 -10.14%
Work from Home -53 1 £55,000 +4.76% 19

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 (1.98%) Jupyter
2 1 (0.99%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 59 (58.42%) Simulink
2 10 (9.90%) CATIA
3 8 (7.92%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.99%) CANalyzer
Cloud Services
1 8 (7.92%) GitHub
2 1 (0.99%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 8 (7.92%) 5G
1 8 (7.92%) SD-WAN
1 8 (7.92%) WAN
2 6 (5.94%) Ethernet
3 3 (2.97%) Software-Defined Radio
4 2 (1.98%) Modbus
5 1 (0.99%) RS-422
5 1 (0.99%) TCAP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.99%) Data Mining
1 1 (0.99%) Hadoop
1 1 (0.99%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 41 (40.59%) Rational DOORS
2 11 (10.89%) Git
3 8 (7.92%) LabVIEW
4 3 (2.97%) JIRA
5 1 (0.99%) Visual Studio
General
1 51 (50.50%) Electronics
2 30 (29.70%) Aerospace
3 27 (26.73%) Analytical Skills
4 24 (23.76%) Military
5 18 (17.82%) Finance
6 8 (7.92%) Presentation Skills
7 5 (4.95%) Social Skills
8 2 (1.98%) Aviation
8 2 (1.98%) Digital Health
8 2 (1.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (1.98%) Legal
9 1 (0.99%) Advertising
9 1 (0.99%) Aeronautics
9 1 (0.99%) Agriculture
9 1 (0.99%) Automotive
9 1 (0.99%) Avionics
9 1 (0.99%) Manufacturing
9 1 (0.99%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 55 (54.46%) Systems Engineer
2 44 (43.56%) Senior
3 24 (23.76%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 12 (11.88%) Lead
4 12 (11.88%) Principal Engineer
4 12 (11.88%) Test Engineer
5 11 (10.89%) Hardware Engineer
5 11 (10.89%) Principal Hardware Engineer
5 11 (10.89%) Senior Hardware Engineer
6 8 (7.92%) Lead Systems Engineer
6 8 (7.92%) Product Engineer
6 8 (7.92%) Product Test Engineer
6 8 (7.92%) Team Leader
6 8 (7.92%) Verification Engineer
7 7 (6.93%) Embedded Engineer
7 7 (6.93%) Software Engineer
8 6 (5.94%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 6 (5.94%) FPGA Engineer
9 4 (3.96%) Senior Test Engineer
9 4 (3.96%) Software Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (7.92%) pytest
2 1 (0.99%) Pandas
2 1 (0.99%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 20 (19.80%) Management Information System
2 12 (11.88%) Algorithms
3 11 (10.89%) Analogue Electronics
4 8 (7.92%) FPGA
4 8 (7.92%) Self-Driving Car
4 8 (7.92%) Self-Motivation
5 5 (4.95%) Driving Licence
5 5 (4.95%) Embedded Systems
5 5 (4.95%) PCIe
6 4 (3.96%) CAN bus
7 3 (2.97%) Analytical Mindset
7 3 (2.97%) SCADA
8 2 (1.98%) ARM Cortex
8 2 (1.98%) Distributed Computing
8 2 (1.98%) Verilog
8 2 (1.98%) VHDL
9 1 (0.99%) Credit Risk
9 1 (0.99%) GNSS
9 1 (0.99%) Legacy Code
9 1 (0.99%) Market Risk
Operating Systems
1 9 (8.91%) Windows
2 8 (7.92%) Unix
3 2 (1.98%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (54.46%) Systems Engineering
2 45 (44.55%) Physics
3 35 (34.65%) Mathematics
4 31 (30.69%) Coaching
5 30 (29.70%) Agile
6 29 (28.71%) Cybersecurity
7 28 (27.72%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
7 28 (27.72%) Requirements Management
8 25 (24.75%) Information Assurance
9 24 (23.76%) SysML
10 21 (20.79%) Validation
11 17 (16.83%) Data Analysis
11 17 (16.83%) Software Engineering
12 16 (15.84%) Test Automation
12 16 (15.84%) Verification and Validation
13 13 (12.87%) Customer Requirements
13 13 (12.87%) Kalman Filter
13 13 (12.87%) Problem-Solving
14 12 (11.88%) Software Testing
15 11 (10.89%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 32 (31.68%) Python
2 16 (15.84%) C++
3 14 (13.86%) C
4 4 (3.96%) C#
5 3 (2.97%) Embedded C
5 3 (2.97%) R
5 3 (2.97%) SQL
6 2 (1.98%) Embedded C++
6 2 (1.98%) Julia
7 1 (0.99%) Java
7 1 (0.99%) VB
Qualifications
1 86 (85.15%) Degree
2 65 (64.36%) BPSS Clearance
3 19 (18.81%) HND
4 9 (8.91%) Security Cleared
5 6 (5.94%) SC Cleared
6 5 (4.95%) Master's Degree
6 5 (4.95%) PhD
7 3 (2.97%) Chartered Engineer
7 3 (2.97%) DV Cleared
8 2 (1.98%) Computer Science Degree
9 1 (0.99%) MBA
9 1 (0.99%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (9.90%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 4 (3.96%) ARP4754
3 3 (2.97%) Def Stans
3 3 (2.97%) DO-254
3 3 (2.97%) ISO/IEC 12207
4 2 (1.98%) IEC 61508
4 2 (1.98%) MISRA
4 2 (1.98%) MISRA C
5 1 (0.99%) ARP4761
5 1 (0.99%) DO-160
5 1 (0.99%) QA
System Software
1 8 (7.92%) Firmware
2 2 (1.98%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (1.98%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 30 (29.70%) Siemens
2 11 (10.89%) Mentor Graphics
3 10 (9.90%) IBM
4 4 (3.96%) Altera
5 1 (0.99%) Microsoft