Embedded Software Engineer Jobs in Scotland

Embedded Software Engineer
UK > Scotland

The median Embedded Software Engineer salary in Scotland is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 212 167 232
Rank change year-on-year -45 +65 -52
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 64 42 30
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.93% 0.97% 0.49%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.96% 1.08% 0.52%
Number of salaries quoted 47 41 8
10th Percentile £38,750 £45,000 -
25th Percentile £50,000 £50,000 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year - +50.00% -5.88%
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £47,500
90th Percentile £71,250 £71,250 £64,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% +11.11%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Scotland. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Scotland with a recognized job title 6,642 3,891 5,823
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.03% 89.51% 95.58%
Number of salaries quoted 2,795 2,122 3,059
10th Percentile £27,710 £30,500 £29,600
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +1.85% +13.68%
75th Percentile £65,000 £71,500 £68,138
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £82,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Embedded Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings that featured Embedded Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Software Engineer in Scotland

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer in Scotland.

Salary trend for Embedded Software Engineer in Scotland

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer in Scotland over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Embedded Software Engineer in Scotland

Embedded Software Engineer
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 2 June 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
Edinburgh +45 23 £60,000 +7.14% 7
West Lothian +3 19 £60,000 -11.11% 2
Glasgow -113 11 £48,000 -4.00% 3
Dundee - 7 £50,000 -
Inverclyde - 2 £50,000 -
Lanarkshire -10 1 - -
Embedded Software Engineer
UK

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 2 June 2024, Embedded Software Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Scotland region featuring Embedded Software Engineer in the job title.

1 64 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 46 (71.88%) C
3 32 (50.00%) Embedded C
4 24 (37.50%) Linux
5 22 (34.38%) Wireless
6 21 (32.81%) Wi-Fi
7 18 (28.13%) Ethernet
8 16 (25.00%) Manufacturing
9 15 (23.44%) RS-232
10 14 (21.88%) Yocto
10 14 (21.88%) Embedded Linux
10 14 (21.88%) Device Driver
11 13 (20.31%) OOD
12 10 (15.63%) C++
12 10 (15.63%) Firmware
13 9 (14.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 8 (12.50%) Python
15 7 (10.94%) Bluetooth
15 7 (10.94%) Electronics
16 6 (9.38%) Aerospace
16 6 (9.38%) B2B
16 6 (9.38%) Java
16 6 (9.38%) Requirements Gathering
16 6 (9.38%) Legal
17 5 (7.81%) Software Architecture
18 4 (6.25%) Embedded C++
19 3 (4.69%) Pharmaceutical
19 3 (4.69%) Embedded Firmware
20 2 (3.13%) Collaborative Working
20 2 (3.13%) Degree

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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:

Communications & Networking
1 22 (34.38%) Wireless
2 21 (32.81%) Wi-Fi
3 18 (28.13%) Ethernet
4 15 (23.44%) RS-232
5 7 (10.94%) Bluetooth
6 2 (3.13%) TCP/IP
6 2 (3.13%) ZigBee
7 1 (1.56%) RS-485
Development Applications
1 1 (1.56%) LabVIEW
General
1 16 (25.00%) Manufacturing
2 9 (14.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 7 (10.94%) Electronics
4 6 (9.38%) Aerospace
4 6 (9.38%) Legal
5 3 (4.69%) Pharmaceutical
6 2 (3.13%) Automotive
6 2 (3.13%) Retail
7 1 (1.56%) Law
7 1 (1.56%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (21.88%) Yocto
2 2 (3.13%) HTML
2 2 (3.13%) MFC
2 2 (3.13%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 14 (21.88%) Device Driver
2 2 (3.13%) Smartphone
3 1 (1.56%) FPGA
3 1 (1.56%) IoT
3 1 (1.56%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 24 (37.50%) Linux
2 14 (21.88%) Embedded Linux
3 2 (3.13%) Windows
4 1 (1.56%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 13 (20.31%) OOD
3 6 (9.38%) B2B
3 6 (9.38%) Requirements Gathering
4 5 (7.81%) Software Architecture
5 2 (3.13%) Collaborative Working
5 2 (3.13%) Computer Science
5 2 (3.13%) Physics
5 2 (3.13%) Unit Testing
6 1 (1.56%) Agile
6 1 (1.56%) Continuous Integration
6 1 (1.56%) Mathematics
6 1 (1.56%) Multithreading
6 1 (1.56%) Product Requirements
6 1 (1.56%) Product Roadmap
6 1 (1.56%) Roadmaps
6 1 (1.56%) Scrum
6 1 (1.56%) UML
6 1 (1.56%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 46 (71.88%) C
2 32 (50.00%) Embedded C
3 10 (15.63%) C++
4 8 (12.50%) Python
5 6 (9.38%) Java
6 4 (6.25%) Embedded C++
7 1 (1.56%) C#
7 1 (1.56%) R
Qualifications
1 2 (3.13%) Degree
2 1 (1.56%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.56%) IEC 62304
System Software
1 10 (15.63%) Firmware
2 3 (4.69%) Embedded Firmware