Simulink Contracts

The MathWorks Simulink
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Simulink skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Simulink over the 6 months to 15 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
15 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 485 634 809
Rank change year-on-year +149 +175 -148
Contract jobs citing Simulink 88 66 48
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.21% 0.12% 0.055%
As % of the Applications category 2.64% 1.56% 0.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 26 5
10th Percentile £375 £394 -
25th Percentile £459 £478 £416
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £550 £465
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% +18.28% -38.00%
75th Percentile £635 £644 £500
90th Percentile £638 £675 £540
UK excluding London median daily rate £625 £438 £433
% change year-on-year +42.86% +1.16% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 60 17 25
10th Percentile £35.52 £47.50 £47.50
25th Percentile £52.50 £56.12 £55.00
Median hourly rate £57.50 £65.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% +8.33% +31.15%
75th Percentile £70.00 - -
90th Percentile £85.00 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £57.50 £65.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year -11.54% +8.33% +31.15%

All Software Application Skills
UK

Simulink is in the Software Applications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for software application skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 3,330 4,233 6,459
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 7.83% 7.41% 7.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,681 2,755 4,312
10th Percentile £163 £188 £163
25th Percentile £213 £281 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £425 £431
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% -1.45% +7.81%
75th Percentile £538 £575 £550
90th Percentile £650 £684 £650
UK excluding London median daily rate £350 £400 £375
% change year-on-year -12.50% +6.67% +8.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 626 262 431
10th Percentile £11.50 £14.26 £10.77
25th Percentile £14.00 £18.06 £14.25
Median hourly rate £17.11 £32.40 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year -47.19% +50.70% +16.72%
75th Percentile £38.43 £52.50 £46.19
90th Percentile £57.50 £65.00 £55.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £16.06 £27.50 £19.50
% change year-on-year -41.60% +41.03% +8.33%

Simulink
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Simulink in the UK

Simulink
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Simulink.

Daily rate trend for Simulink in the UK

Simulink
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Simulink over the 6 months to 15 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Simulink in the UK

Simulink
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Simulink.

Hourly rate trend for Simulink in the UK

Simulink
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Simulink over the 6 months to 15 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Simulink in the UK

Simulink
Top 13 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Simulink within the UK over the 6 months to 15 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +113 83 £600 +9.09% 131
UK excluding London +77 72 £625 +42.86% 132
Work from Home +139 40 - - 32
East of England +32 35 £350 - 35
South East +24 12 £634 +15.32% 44
London +93 11 £513 -6.82% 5
Midlands +41 11 £505 - 35
West Midlands +26 9 £450 - 32
South West +9 9 £550 +33.33% 11
North of England +24 6 - - 8
North West +23 6 - - 8
East Midlands - 2 £505 - 3
North East - 1 - -

Simulink
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 2 (2.27%) Confluence
Applications
1 31 (35.23%) Stateflow
2 5 (5.68%) TargetLink
3 1 (1.14%) Microsoft Excel
Development Applications
1 8 (9.09%) Git
2 6 (6.82%) Bitbucket
3 5 (5.68%) Rational DOORS
3 5 (5.68%) Subversion
4 3 (3.41%) JIRA
5 2 (2.27%) Rational Team Concert
6 1 (1.14%) ClearCase
6 1 (1.14%) GitLab
6 1 (1.14%) MagicDraw
6 1 (1.14%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 30 (34.09%) Automotive
2 19 (21.59%) Legal
3 13 (14.77%) Aerospace
4 8 (9.09%) Military
5 4 (4.55%) Aviation
5 4 (4.55%) Law
6 3 (3.41%) Manufacturing
6 3 (3.41%) Social Skills
7 2 (2.27%) Avionics
7 2 (2.27%) Electronics
8 1 (1.14%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 29 (32.95%) Software Engineer
2 22 (25.00%) Systems Engineer
3 19 (21.59%) FPGA Engineer
4 16 (18.18%) Design Engineer
4 16 (18.18%) FPGA Design Engineer
5 7 (7.95%) C Software Engineer
5 7 (7.95%) C/C++ Software Engineer
5 7 (7.95%) C++ Software Engineer
5 7 (7.95%) Linux Engineer
5 7 (7.95%) Principal Engineer
6 6 (6.82%) Embedded Engineer
6 6 (6.82%) Real Time Engineer
6 6 (6.82%) Real Time Software Engineer
7 5 (5.68%) Control Systems Engineer
7 5 (5.68%) Principal Systems Engineer
8 3 (3.41%) Communications Engineer
8 3 (3.41%) Embedded Software Engineer
9 2 (2.27%) Developer
9 2 (2.27%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
9 2 (2.27%) Senior Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.14%) Node.js
1 1 (1.14%) PyTorch
1 1 (1.14%) React
1 1 (1.14%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 38 (43.18%) Algorithms
2 19 (21.59%) FPGA
2 19 (21.59%) VHDL
3 17 (19.32%) Verilog
4 5 (5.68%) Management Information System
5 1 (1.14%) Analogue Electronics
5 1 (1.14%) Embedded Systems
5 1 (1.14%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 10 (11.36%) Linux
2 1 (1.14%) VxWorks
2 1 (1.14%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (42.05%) Software Engineering
1 37 (42.05%) Validation
2 36 (40.91%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
3 28 (31.82%) Verification and Validation
4 21 (23.86%) Computer Science
4 21 (23.86%) Test Automation
5 19 (21.59%) FPGA Design
5 19 (21.59%) Signal Processing
6 17 (19.32%) UVM
7 10 (11.36%) Mathematics
8 8 (9.09%) Agile
8 8 (9.09%) Physics
8 8 (9.09%) Project Management
9 7 (7.95%) Data Analysis
9 7 (7.95%) Mathematical Modelling
9 7 (7.95%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
9 7 (7.95%) Multithreading
9 7 (7.95%) Software Testing
9 7 (7.95%) UML
9 7 (7.95%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 70 (79.55%) MATLAB
2 37 (42.05%) C
3 17 (19.32%) SystemVerilog
4 14 (15.91%) C++
5 11 (12.50%) Python
6 3 (3.41%) Embedded C
6 3 (3.41%) Embedded C++
6 3 (3.41%) Fortran
6 3 (3.41%) JavaScript
7 1 (1.14%) Assembly Language
7 1 (1.14%) Perl
Qualifications
1 37 (42.05%) Degree
2 18 (20.45%) Security Cleared
3 16 (18.18%) SC Cleared
4 9 (10.23%) Master's Degree
5 5 (5.68%) DV Cleared
6 2 (2.27%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (1.14%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (1.14%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (7.95%) AUTOSAR
2 6 (6.82%) ISO 26262
2 6 (6.82%) MISRA
2 6 (6.82%) MISRA C
3 5 (5.68%) QA
4 2 (2.27%) IEC 61508
5 1 (1.14%) DO-178B
System Software
1 2 (2.27%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (2.27%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 19 (21.59%) Xilinx
2 17 (19.32%) Intel
2 17 (19.32%) Microsemi
3 5 (5.68%) MathWorks
4 1 (1.14%) Mentor Graphics
4 1 (1.14%) Microsoft
4 1 (1.14%) OpenAI
4 1 (1.14%) Twitter