MATLAB jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, MATLAB appears in 2,161 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Systems Engineer has the most postings mentioning MATLAB, with demand down 38% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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+Is MATLAB in demand in 2026?
Yes. MATLAB appears in 2,161 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 38% vs the prior 4 weeks. Systems Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning MATLAB (25.3% of all postings mentioning MATLAB).
+What jobs require MATLAB?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning MATLAB are Propulsion Engineer (81.0% of that role’s postings mention MATLAB), Production Software Engineer (80.0% of that role’s postings mention MATLAB), Radar Systems Engineer (79.2% of that role’s postings mention MATLAB).
+What skills are commonly paired with MATLAB?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), MATLAB most often appears alongside Python, C++, Simulink, C/C++, Data analysis.
+Where is MATLAB most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring MATLAB are Costa Mesa, Woburn, Long Beach, El Segundo, Tucson, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring MATLAB — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require MATLAB
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Propulsion Engineer | 17 | 81.0% |
| Production Software Engineer | 16 | 80.0% |
| Radar Systems Engineer | 38 | 79.2% |
| Systems Integration and Test Engineer | 10 | 41.7% |
| GNC Engineer | 7 | 33.3% |
| Avionics Test Engineer | 7 | 29.2% |
| Thermal Engineer | 6 | 27.3% |
| Fluid Systems Engineer | 6 | 26.1% |
| Integration Test Engineer | 5 | 25.0% |
| Spacecraft Systems Engineer | 6 | 23.1% |
Roles with the most MATLAB postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Systems Engineer | 547 | 25.3% |
| Software Engineer | 200 | 9.3% |
| Test Engineer | 77 | 3.6% |
| Embedded Software Engineer | 46 | 2.1% |
| Data Scientist | 43 | 2.0% |
| Radar Systems Engineer | 38 | 1.8% |
| Research Scientist | 26 | 1.2% |
| Research Engineer | 22 | 1.0% |
| Manufacturing Test Engineer | 17 | 0.8% |
| Propulsion Engineer | 17 | 0.8% |
Top metros hiring for MATLAB
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Costa Mesa | 109 | 5.0% |
| Woburn | 96 | 4.4% |
| Long Beach | 72 | 3.3% |
| El Segundo | 64 | 3.0% |
| Tucson | 54 | 2.5% |
| Lexington | 51 | 2.4% |
| Laurel | 45 | 2.1% |
| Waltham | 34 | 1.6% |
| Huntsville | 33 | 1.5% |
Skills commonly paired with MATLAB
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning MATLAB by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s MATLAB postings by all MATLAB postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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