MathWorks MATLAB
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for MATLAB skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited MATLAB over the 6 months to 21 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
21 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 529 577 544
Rank change year-on-year +48 -33 +34
Permanent jobs citing MATLAB 426 424 973
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.43% 0.43% 0.60%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.28% 0.99% 1.10%
Number of salaries quoted 248 130 328
10th Percentile £39,000 £32,500 £35,125
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £39,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £68,250
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% -8.42% +18.70%
75th Percentile £67,500 £82,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £105,500 £92,875
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year +4.76% +23.53% -22.73%

All Programming Languages
UK

MATLAB is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for coding skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 33,227 42,836 88,141
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 33.23% 43.33% 53.99%
Number of salaries quoted 24,855 27,410 43,712
10th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £37,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £49,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +4.00% +13.64%
75th Percentile £77,500 £86,250 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £107,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £54,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -1.82% +4.76% +5.00%

MATLAB
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing MATLAB as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for MATLAB in the UK

MATLAB
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing MATLAB.

Salary trend for MATLAB in the UK

MATLAB
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing MATLAB over the 6 months to 21 May 2024.

Salary histogram for MATLAB in the UK

MATLAB
Top 14 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 21 May 2024. 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 +90 413 £55,000 -15.38% 232
UK excluding London -5 368 £55,000 +4.76% 207
South West +89 116 £54,500 +6.86% 27
Work from Home +98 112 £60,000 +17.65% 68
South East -29 100 £55,000 - 66
East of England +41 69 £55,000 +4.76% 32
Midlands -97 59 £55,000 -8.33% 52
London +106 53 £80,000 +3.23% 29
West Midlands -101 39 £60,000 -7.69% 42
East Midlands -2 20 £42,500 -5.56% 10
North of England +53 15 £50,750 +11.54% 22
Yorkshire - 10 £67,500 - 4
Scotland -76 9 £65,000 +36.84% 16
North West +11 5 £50,000 +29.87% 14

MATLAB
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 23 (5.40%) SAS
2 12 (2.82%) Confluence
3 9 (2.11%) Apache
4 8 (1.88%) Apache Spark
4 8 (1.88%) Jupyter
5 1 (0.23%) IIS
5 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.23%) WebSphere
Applications
1 187 (43.90%) Simulink
2 50 (11.74%) Stateflow
3 25 (5.87%) Microsoft Office
4 19 (4.46%) GNU Octave
5 14 (3.29%) Microsoft Excel
6 8 (1.88%) CANalyzer
7 5 (1.17%) Doxygen
8 2 (0.47%) EViews
8 2 (0.47%) SPSS
8 2 (0.47%) TargetLink
9 1 (0.23%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.23%) PTC Creo
9 1 (0.23%) SOLIDWORKS
Cloud Services
1 28 (6.57%) AWS
2 23 (5.40%) GitHub
3 14 (3.29%) Amazon EC2
3 14 (3.29%) Amazon S3
4 5 (1.17%) Amazon SageMaker
4 5 (1.17%) Microsoft 365
4 5 (1.17%) Power Platform
4 5 (1.17%) PowerApps
5 2 (0.47%) Azure
5 2 (0.47%) Azure DevOps
5 2 (0.47%) Serverless
6 1 (0.23%) Entra ID
6 1 (0.23%) GCP
6 1 (0.23%) IaaS
6 1 (0.23%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 28 (6.57%) J1939
2 14 (3.29%) 5G
3 13 (3.05%) SD-WAN
3 13 (3.05%) WAN
4 9 (2.11%) Wireless
5 8 (1.88%) Ethernet
5 8 (1.88%) OFDM
5 8 (1.88%) PPP
6 5 (1.17%) Software-Defined Radio
7 3 (0.70%) Tactical Data Link
8 2 (0.47%) Modbus
8 2 (0.47%) RS-485
9 1 (0.23%) 3GPP
9 1 (0.23%) 4G
9 1 (0.23%) 5G NR
9 1 (0.23%) GSM
9 1 (0.23%) LTE
9 1 (0.23%) UMTS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (4.69%) Amazon QuickSight
1 20 (4.69%) Tableau
2 16 (3.76%) Amazon Redshift
2 16 (3.76%) NoSQL
3 15 (3.52%) Data Mining
4 14 (3.29%) Data Warehouse
4 14 (3.29%) DynamoDB
5 4 (0.94%) Metadata
6 2 (0.47%) Big Data
6 2 (0.47%) OLAP
6 2 (0.47%) Oracle OLAP
7 1 (0.23%) SAP HANA
7 1 (0.23%) SQL Server
7 1 (0.23%) Tick Data
Development Applications
1 40 (9.39%) Git
2 31 (7.28%) LabVIEW
3 29 (6.81%) JIRA
4 22 (5.16%) ClearCase
4 22 (5.16%) Rational DOORS
5 21 (4.93%) Plastic SCM
6 14 (3.29%) ClearQuest
7 13 (3.05%) Visual Studio
8 8 (1.88%) GitLab
9 7 (1.64%) Bitbucket
9 7 (1.64%) Jenkins
9 7 (1.64%) Rational Rhapsody
10 5 (1.17%) NetBeans
11 3 (0.70%) Rational Team Concert
11 3 (0.70%) Subversion
12 2 (0.47%) PetaLinux
13 1 (0.23%) Chocolatey
13 1 (0.23%) GCC
13 1 (0.23%) GDB
13 1 (0.23%) TeamCity
General
1 93 (21.83%) Electronics
2 90 (21.13%) Automotive
3 85 (19.95%) Social Skills
4 71 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
5 31 (7.28%) Retail
6 29 (6.81%) Aerospace
7 25 (5.87%) Military
8 21 (4.93%) Manufacturing
8 21 (4.93%) Presentation Skills
9 18 (4.23%) Finance
10 17 (3.99%) Legal
11 15 (3.52%) Public Sector
12 11 (2.58%) Aviation
12 11 (2.58%) Telecoms
13 8 (1.88%) Law
14 7 (1.64%) Banking
15 6 (1.41%) Games
15 6 (1.41%) Marketing
16 4 (0.94%) French Language
16 4 (0.94%) German Language
Job Titles
1 109 (25.59%) Software Engineer
2 81 (19.01%) Senior
3 62 (14.55%) Systems Engineer
4 49 (11.50%) Embedded Engineer
5 41 (9.62%) Developer
6 37 (8.69%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 27 (6.34%) Lead
8 23 (5.40%) Architect
9 21 (4.93%) Data Scientist
10 19 (4.46%) Senior Systems Engineer
11 16 (3.76%) Senior Software Engineer
12 15 (3.52%) Test Engineer
13 14 (3.29%) Analyst
14 13 (3.05%) Graduate
15 12 (2.82%) .NET Developer
15 12 (2.82%) Control Systems Engineer
15 12 (2.82%) Team Leader
15 12 (2.82%) Verification Engineer
16 11 (2.58%) FPGA Developer
16 11 (2.58%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (7.04%) TensorFlow
2 25 (5.87%) NumPy
3 15 (3.52%) Keras
4 12 (2.82%) .NET
4 12 (2.82%) .NET Framework
4 12 (2.82%) PyTorch
5 8 (1.88%) pytest
6 7 (1.64%) OpenCV
7 5 (1.17%) JavaFX
8 4 (0.94%) CSS
8 4 (0.94%) ONNX
8 4 (0.94%) Rendezvous
9 3 (0.70%) Qt
10 2 (0.47%) Boost C++ Libraries
10 2 (0.47%) Lambda Expressions
10 2 (0.47%) Pandas
10 2 (0.47%) POSIX
10 2 (0.47%) scikit-learn
10 2 (0.47%) Torch
10 2 (0.47%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 141 (33.10%) Algorithms
2 47 (11.03%) Embedded Systems
3 32 (7.51%) FPGA
4 27 (6.34%) VHDL
5 22 (5.16%) Self-Motivation
6 20 (4.69%) Onboarding
7 19 (4.46%) Robotics
8 18 (4.23%) GNSS
9 11 (2.58%) Cyber Threat
9 11 (2.58%) Driving Licence
10 8 (1.88%) Acoustics
10 8 (1.88%) BBC
10 8 (1.88%) MicroBlaze
11 7 (1.64%) PMI
12 5 (1.17%) Fibre Optics
12 5 (1.17%) Linux Command Line
12 5 (1.17%) Semantic Web
12 5 (1.17%) Verilog
13 4 (0.94%) Analogue Electronics
13 4 (0.94%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 38 (8.92%) Linux
2 22 (5.16%) Windows
3 10 (2.35%) Unix
4 5 (1.17%) FreeRTOS
5 2 (0.47%) Android
6 1 (0.23%) Embedded Linux
6 1 (0.23%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.23%) VxWorks
6 1 (0.23%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.23%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 144 (33.80%) Software Engineering
2 114 (26.76%) Problem-Solving
3 109 (25.59%) Agile
4 91 (21.36%) Mathematics
5 77 (18.08%) Validation
6 71 (16.67%) Signal Processing
7 66 (15.49%) Physics
8 65 (15.26%) Machine Learning
9 64 (15.02%) Computer Science
10 52 (12.21%) Artificial Intelligence
11 47 (11.03%) Systems Engineering
12 43 (10.09%) Software Testing
12 43 (10.09%) Visualisation
13 39 (9.15%) Data Science
14 38 (8.92%) Business Intelligence
15 35 (8.22%) Test Automation
16 33 (7.75%) Analytics
17 32 (7.51%) Data Modelling
17 32 (7.51%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
18 31 (7.28%) UML
Programming Languages
1 220 (51.64%) Python
2 138 (32.39%) C
3 99 (23.24%) C++
4 63 (14.79%) C#
5 38 (8.92%) Embedded C
6 34 (7.98%) R
7 28 (6.57%) Java
8 27 (6.34%) SQL
9 23 (5.40%) JavaScript
9 23 (5.40%) Perl
10 17 (3.99%) VBA
11 12 (2.82%) VB.NET
12 11 (2.58%) PHP
13 10 (2.35%) Fortran
14 8 (1.88%) Tcl
14 8 (1.88%) VB
15 6 (1.41%) Embedded C++
16 3 (0.70%) Assembly Language
17 2 (0.47%) Bash
17 2 (0.47%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 239 (56.10%) Degree
2 146 (34.27%) Security Cleared
3 58 (13.62%) SC Cleared
4 36 (8.45%) BPSS Clearance
5 31 (7.28%) PhD
6 30 (7.04%) Master's Degree
7 29 (6.81%) DV Cleared
8 22 (5.16%) HND
9 17 (3.99%) Computer Science Degree
10 8 (1.88%) ITIL Certification
11 7 (1.64%) PMI Certification
12 4 (0.94%) CESG Certified Professional
13 3 (0.70%) DBS Check
14 1 (0.23%) AWS Certification
14 1 (0.23%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 1 (0.23%) CFA
14 1 (0.23%) HNC
14 1 (0.23%) MCSA
14 1 (0.23%) MCSE
14 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (9.62%) ISO 26262
2 33 (7.75%) Automotive SPICE
3 29 (6.81%) AUTOSAR
3 29 (6.81%) MISRA
4 9 (2.11%) Def Stans
5 6 (1.41%) IEC 61508
5 6 (1.41%) PMO
6 5 (1.17%) ISO 9001
6 5 (1.17%) TickIT
7 4 (0.94%) QA
8 3 (0.70%) JTAG
9 2 (0.47%) Actionable Recommendations
9 2 (0.47%) ISO/IEC 12207
9 2 (0.47%) ISO/IEC 15288
10 1 (0.23%) Accessibility
10 1 (0.23%) IFRS
10 1 (0.23%) IFRS 9
10 1 (0.23%) MISRA C
System Software
1 27 (6.34%) Firmware
2 15 (3.52%) Docker
3 11 (2.58%) Embedded Firmware
4 1 (0.23%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 23 (5.40%) Functional Safety
2 1 (0.23%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 1 (0.23%) Ansible
2 1 (0.23%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.23%) SCCM
2 1 (0.23%) SCOM
2 1 (0.23%) Terraform
Vendors
1 25 (5.87%) IBM
2 21 (4.93%) Lauterbach
3 16 (3.76%) Xilinx
4 15 (3.52%) Oracle
5 12 (2.82%) Microsoft
6 8 (1.88%) Altera
6 8 (1.88%) Google
6 8 (1.88%) Green Hills
6 8 (1.88%) Motorola
7 7 (1.64%) Facebook
7 7 (1.64%) Instagram
7 7 (1.64%) SAP
8 6 (1.41%) Atlassian
8 6 (1.41%) OpenAI
9 5 (1.17%) MathWorks
10 4 (0.94%) NVIDIA
10 4 (0.94%) Rockwell
11 3 (0.70%) ANSYS
11 3 (0.70%) Riverbed
11 3 (0.70%) Thales