MATLAB Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

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The table below provides summary statistics for permanent remote or hybrid work requiring MATLAB skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited MATLAB over the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 101 483 586
Rank change year-on-year +382 +103 -8
Permanent jobs citing MATLAB 461 106 85
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 3.08% 0.31% 0.20%
As % of the Programming Languages category 7.71% 0.77% 0.40%
Number of salaries quoted 425 74 37
10th Percentile - £31,538 £32,500
25th Percentile - £50,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.07% -4.17% -25.00%
75th Percentile - £65,000 £80,000
90th Percentile - £68,375 £85,000
UK median annual salary £47,683 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -13.30% -8.33% -14.29%

All Programming Languages
Work from Home

MATLAB falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring coding skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 5,982 13,776 21,000
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 39.97% 40.70% 49.18%
Number of salaries quoted 4,850 11,429 15,460
10th Percentile £41,250 £38,750 £41,000
25th Percentile £47,683 £46,250 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -7.69% +4.00%
75th Percentile £83,750 £78,750 £85,000
90th Percentile £111,250 £100,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - -7.69% +4.00%

MATLAB
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing MATLAB as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

MATLAB trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

MATLAB
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing MATLAB.

MATLAB salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

MATLAB
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing MATLAB over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

MATLAB salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

MATLAB
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 2 (0.43%) SAS
2 1 (0.22%) Apache
2 1 (0.22%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 12 (2.60%) Simulink
2 2 (0.43%) Zemax
3 1 (0.22%) Blender
3 1 (0.22%) Maple
3 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.22%) SPSS
Cloud Services
1 2 (0.43%) Azure
2 1 (0.22%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 4 (0.87%) WAN
2 3 (0.65%) Software-Defined Radio
3 2 (0.43%) 5G
3 2 (0.43%) Ethernet
3 2 (0.43%) Modbus
3 2 (0.43%) MQTT
3 2 (0.43%) Profibus
3 2 (0.43%) SD-WAN
4 1 (0.22%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (0.65%) SQL Server
2 2 (0.43%) Big Data
2 2 (0.43%) MongoDB
2 2 (0.43%) MySQL
3 1 (0.22%) Apache Hive
3 1 (0.22%) Hadoop
3 1 (0.22%) NoSQL
3 1 (0.22%) Power BI
3 1 (0.22%) QGIS
Development Applications
1 2 (0.43%) Git
2 1 (0.22%) LabVIEW
2 1 (0.22%) Rational DOORS
General
1 422 (91.54%) Presentation Skills
2 12 (2.60%) Publishing
2 12 (2.60%) Social Skills
3 9 (1.95%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (0.87%) Advertising
4 4 (0.87%) Finance
5 3 (0.65%) Automotive
5 3 (0.65%) Manufacturing
5 3 (0.65%) Military
5 3 (0.65%) Telecoms
6 2 (0.43%) Aerospace
6 2 (0.43%) Electronics
6 2 (0.43%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (0.22%) Aeronautics
7 1 (0.22%) Banking
7 1 (0.22%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 426 (92.41%) Systems Engineer
2 13 (2.82%) Lead
3 8 (1.74%) Software Engineer
4 4 (0.87%) Firmware Engineer
5 3 (0.65%) Mathematical Modeller
5 3 (0.65%) Senior
5 3 (0.65%) Statistical Modeller
6 2 (0.43%) Analyst
6 2 (0.43%) C++ Software Engineer
6 2 (0.43%) Cloud Engineer
6 2 (0.43%) Cloud Software Engineer
6 2 (0.43%) GNSS Engineer
6 2 (0.43%) MATLAB Engineer
6 2 (0.43%) Principal Engineer
6 2 (0.43%) Python Engineer
6 2 (0.43%) Senior Performance Engineer
6 2 (0.43%) Senior Software Engineer
6 2 (0.43%) Software Performance Engineer
7 1 (0.22%) Java Software Engineer
7 1 (0.22%) Software Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (0.65%) .NET
2 2 (0.43%) gRPC
2 2 (0.43%) Kafka
2 2 (0.43%) React
3 1 (0.22%) .NET Core
3 1 (0.22%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 12 (2.60%) Robotics
2 5 (1.08%) Algorithms
3 4 (0.87%) FPGA
3 4 (0.87%) Self-Motivation
4 3 (0.65%) e-Learning
5 2 (0.43%) GNSS
5 2 (0.43%) IoT
5 2 (0.43%) Self-Driving Car
6 1 (0.22%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (0.22%) ASIC
6 1 (0.22%) CAN bus
6 1 (0.22%) Credit Risk
6 1 (0.22%) Distributed Computing
6 1 (0.22%) Reinsurance
6 1 (0.22%) VHDL
6 1 (0.22%) VLSI
Operating Systems
1 10 (2.17%) Linux
2 3 (0.65%) Unix
3 2 (0.43%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 425 (92.19%) Agile
1 425 (92.19%) Systems Engineering
2 421 (91.32%) SysML
2 421 (91.32%) UML
3 420 (91.11%) Cybersecurity
3 420 (91.11%) MODAF
4 17 (3.69%) Machine Learning
5 16 (3.47%) Artificial Intelligence
6 13 (2.82%) Mathematics
7 12 (2.60%) LLM
7 12 (2.60%) Motion Planning
7 12 (2.60%) Reinforcement Learning
8 8 (1.74%) Physics
8 8 (1.74%) Software Engineering
8 8 (1.74%) Validation
9 7 (1.52%) Computer Science
9 7 (1.52%) Mathematical Modelling
9 7 (1.52%) Problem-Solving
10 6 (1.30%) Verification and Validation
11 5 (1.08%) Statistics
Programming Languages
1 31 (6.72%) Python
2 22 (4.77%) C++
3 7 (1.52%) R
4 4 (0.87%) SQL
5 3 (0.65%) C
5 3 (0.65%) JavaScript
6 2 (0.43%) C#
6 2 (0.43%) Fortran
6 2 (0.43%) Perl
6 2 (0.43%) TypeScript
7 1 (0.22%) Embedded C
7 1 (0.22%) Java
7 1 (0.22%) Julia
7 1 (0.22%) PHP
Qualifications
1 437 (94.79%) Degree
2 420 (91.11%) BPSS Clearance
3 16 (3.47%) PhD
4 5 (1.08%) Numerate Degree
4 5 (1.08%) Security Cleared
5 4 (0.87%) SC Cleared
6 2 (0.43%) Master's Degree
7 1 (0.22%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (0.22%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (0.43%) ECSS
1 2 (0.43%) IEC 61131
2 1 (0.22%) Accessibility
2 1 (0.22%) AUTOSAR
2 1 (0.22%) Data Quality
2 1 (0.22%) DO-254
2 1 (0.22%) IFRS
2 1 (0.22%) IFRS 9
2 1 (0.22%) ISO 26262
2 1 (0.22%) ISO 9001
2 1 (0.22%) MISRA
2 1 (0.22%) MISRA C
System Software
1 5 (1.08%) Firmware
2 2 (0.43%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (0.43%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 4 (0.87%) Xilinx
2 1 (0.22%) Atlassian
2 1 (0.22%) Databricks
2 1 (0.22%) Lotus
2 1 (0.22%) Microsoft
2 1 (0.22%) Oracle
2 1 (0.22%) Palantir
2 1 (0.22%) Vertica