Embedded Firmware Jobs in Scotland

Embedded Firmware
UK > Scotland

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for Embedded Firmware skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Embedded Firmware over the 6 months to 29 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 225 187 239
Rank change year-on-year -38 +52 -60
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Firmware 53 40 13
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.79% 0.85% 0.23%
As % of the System Software category 7.24% 5.47% 1.42%
Number of salaries quoted 53 39 4
10th Percentile £45,000 £33,750 -
25th Percentile £46,250 £39,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £53,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.94% +6.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £61,250 £65,000 £56,563
90th Percentile £72,500 £75,000 £59,375
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -12.50% +14.29% +10.53%

All System Software Skills
Scotland

Embedded Firmware is in the System Software category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for system software skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 732 731 915
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 10.87% 15.49% 15.95%
Number of salaries quoted 421 370 579
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,000 £26,680
25th Percentile £31,250 £37,500 £36,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +15.79%
75th Percentile £61,250 £73,750 £73,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,715 £86,250
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £56,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% -1.79% +1.82%

Embedded Firmware
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings citing Embedded Firmware as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Firmware in Scotland

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Salary Trend in Scotland

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

Salary trend for Embedded Firmware in Scotland

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Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Firmware in Scotland over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Embedded Firmware in Scotland

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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 Firmware within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 29 April 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 +43 18 £52,500 -0.94% 4
Aberdeen -7 13 £52,500 +23.53% 1
Fife - 6 £50,000 - 1
Glasgow -107 4 £57,500 +35.29% 5
West Lothian - 3 £70,000 -
Lanarkshire - 2 £40,000 -
Inverclyde - 1 £50,000 -
North Lanarkshire - 1 £32,500 - 1
Embedded Firmware
UK

Embedded Firmware
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 32 (60.38%) Wireless
2 5 (9.43%) Ethernet
3 1 (1.89%) Modbus
3 1 (1.89%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 1 (1.89%) Visual Studio
General
1 30 (56.60%) Social Skills
2 26 (49.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 8 (15.09%) Electronics
4 1 (1.89%) Finance
4 1 (1.89%) Manufacturing
4 1 (1.89%) Marketing
4 1 (1.89%) Public Sector
4 1 (1.89%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 35 (66.04%) Firmware Engineer
2 32 (60.38%) Embedded Engineer
3 28 (52.83%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
4 14 (26.42%) Senior
5 9 (16.98%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 9 (16.98%) Software Engineer
6 7 (13.21%) Developer
6 7 (13.21%) Embedded Developer
6 7 (13.21%) Embedded Software Developer
6 7 (13.21%) Senior Firmware Engineer
6 7 (13.21%) Software Developer
7 4 (7.55%) Senior Embedded Engineer
7 4 (7.55%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
7 4 (7.55%) Senior Software Engineer
7 4 (7.55%) Software Manager
8 3 (5.66%) Project Manager
8 3 (5.66%) Senior Manager
8 3 (5.66%) Senior Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (1.89%) FPGA
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.89%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (52.83%) Software Engineering
2 21 (39.62%) Computer Science
3 17 (32.08%) Mathematics
3 17 (32.08%) Physics
4 11 (20.75%) Mentoring
5 7 (13.21%) Problem-Solving
6 4 (7.55%) Coaching
6 4 (7.55%) Performance Management
6 4 (7.55%) Roadmaps
6 4 (7.55%) Technology Roadmap
7 3 (5.66%) Waterfall
8 1 (1.89%) Business Intelligence
8 1 (1.89%) Data Collection
8 1 (1.89%) Digital Marketing
8 1 (1.89%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 34 (64.15%) C
2 26 (49.06%) Embedded C
3 7 (13.21%) Python
4 6 (11.32%) C++
5 1 (1.89%) C#
Qualifications
1 24 (45.28%) Degree
System Software
1 53 (100.00%) Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (1.89%) SAP