The first table below looks at the demand for the Embedded Software Engineer role in IT jobs advertised for the Scotland region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Embedded Software Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the Scotland region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Embedded Software Engineer
Rank 151 146 153
Rank change year-on-year
-5 +7
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 4 5 6
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Scotland 0.126% 0.143% 0.176%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.133% 0.151% 0.186%
Number of salaries quoted 2 4 2
Average salary £35,000 £32,500 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.69% -
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year
- +3.89%
All Job Titles
Scotland
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
3000 3304 3220
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Scotland 94.70% 94.70% 94.62%
Number of salaries quoted 1791 2412 2426
Average salary £40,000 £37,500 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.66% -6.25%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £25,000 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £57,500 £55,000 £57,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Embedded Software Engineer
UK

Embedded Software Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer across the Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Scotland Embedded Software Engineer Jobs Demand Trend

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer across the Scotland region.

Scotland Embedded Software Engineer Salary Trend

Embedded Software Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Aberdeen - 2 £35,000 -
Glasgow - 1 - -
Embedded Software Engineer
UK

Embedded Software Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Scotland region that cited Embedded Software Engineer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Embedded Software Engineer in their job title.

1 7 (100.00%) C
2 6 (85.71%) C++
2 6 (85.71%) Signal Processing
3 5 (71.43%) Digital Signal Processing
3 5 (71.43%) Linux
4 4 (57.14%) VHDL
4 4 (57.14%) Embedded Linux
5 3 (42.86%) TCP/IP
5 3 (42.86%) SQL
6 2 (28.57%) VB
6 2 (28.57%) Perl
6 2 (28.57%) Windows
6 2 (28.57%) Python
6 2 (28.57%) Electronics
6 2 (28.57%) Degree
6 2 (28.57%) Legal
6 2 (28.57%) CDMA
6 2 (28.57%) Ruby
6 2 (28.57%) Software Engineering
6 2 (28.57%) Modbus
6 2 (28.57%) SCADA
6 2 (28.57%) QA
7 1 (14.29%) SC Cleared
7 1 (14.29%) Security Cleared
7 1 (14.29%) Rational DOORS
7 1 (14.29%) Embedded Systems
7 1 (14.29%) Embedded Software Development
7 1 (14.29%) Agile Software Development
7 1 (14.29%) Validation
7 1 (14.29%) ASN.1

Embedded Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Scotland region that cited Embedded Software Engineer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Embedded Software Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Communications & Networking
1 3 (42.86%) TCP/IP
2 2 (28.57%) CDMA
2 2 (28.57%) Modbus
3 1 (14.29%) ASN.1
Development Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Rational DOORS
1 1 (14.29%) JIRA
General
1 2 (28.57%) Electronics
1 2 (28.57%) Legal
2 1 (14.29%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 4 (57.14%) VHDL
2 2 (28.57%) SCADA
3 1 (14.29%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 5 (71.43%) Linux
2 4 (57.14%) Embedded Linux
3 2 (28.57%) Windows
4 1 (14.29%) VxWorks
4 1 (14.29%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (85.71%) Signal Processing
2 5 (71.43%) Digital Signal Processing
3 2 (28.57%) Software Engineering
4 1 (14.29%) Embedded Software Development
4 1 (14.29%) Agile Software Development
4 1 (14.29%) Validation
4 1 (14.29%) Requirements Analysis
4 1 (14.29%) OOD
4 1 (14.29%) Configuration Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (100.00%) C
2 6 (85.71%) C++
3 3 (42.86%) SQL
4 2 (28.57%) VB
4 2 (28.57%) Perl
4 2 (28.57%) Python
4 2 (28.57%) Ruby
5 1 (14.29%) Embedded C
5 1 (14.29%) Java
5 1 (14.29%) C#
Qualifications
1 2 (28.57%) Degree
2 1 (14.29%) SC Cleared
2 1 (14.29%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (28.57%) QA