Embedded Software Engineer Jobs in Scotland

Embedded Software Engineer
UK > Scotland

The median Embedded Software Engineer salary in Scotland is £57,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 4 May 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
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 219 180 216
Rank change year-on-year -39 +36 -44
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 65 39 34
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.97% 0.83% 0.59%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.00% 0.92% 0.61%
Number of salaries quoted 50 38 11
10th Percentile £38,750 £45,000 £33,750
25th Percentile £48,500 £50,000 £35,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +50.00% -5.88%
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £63,125
90th Percentile - £71,250 £75,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +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 6,525 4,242 5,553
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.88% 90.10% 96.16%
Number of salaries quoted 2,619 2,305 2,995
10th Percentile £27,950 £31,250 £28,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £38,775
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £56,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.08% +7.62% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £80,000
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 4 May 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 4 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Edinburgh +52 23 £52,500 -6.25% 9
West Lothian -2 15 £60,000 -11.11% 1
Glasgow -93 14 £57,500 +15.00% 4
Dundee - 7 £50,000 -
Aberdeen - 2 £52,500 -
Inverclyde - 2 £50,000 -
Lanarkshire -7 1 - -
Embedded Software Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 4 May 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 65 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 48 (73.85%) C
3 35 (53.85%) Embedded C
4 26 (40.00%) Wireless
5 23 (35.38%) Linux
6 22 (33.85%) Ethernet
7 21 (32.31%) Wi-Fi
8 17 (26.15%) Manufacturing
9 15 (23.08%) Device Driver
9 15 (23.08%) OOD
9 15 (23.08%) RS-232
9 15 (23.08%) Yocto
9 15 (23.08%) Embedded Linux
10 11 (16.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 10 (15.38%) Firmware
12 9 (13.85%) Embedded Firmware
13 7 (10.77%) Python
14 6 (9.23%) B2B
14 6 (9.23%) Bluetooth
14 6 (9.23%) Java
14 6 (9.23%) Aerospace
14 6 (9.23%) Requirements Gathering
14 6 (9.23%) Legal
14 6 (9.23%) Physics
14 6 (9.23%) Computer Science
14 6 (9.23%) Degree
15 5 (7.69%) Mathematics
15 5 (7.69%) Software Architecture
15 5 (7.69%) Social Skills
15 5 (7.69%) C++

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 26 (40.00%) Wireless
2 22 (33.85%) Ethernet
3 21 (32.31%) Wi-Fi
4 15 (23.08%) RS-232
5 6 (9.23%) Bluetooth
6 1 (1.54%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 1 (1.54%) LabVIEW
General
1 17 (26.15%) Manufacturing
2 11 (16.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 6 (9.23%) Aerospace
3 6 (9.23%) Legal
4 5 (7.69%) Social Skills
5 3 (4.62%) Pharmaceutical
6 2 (3.08%) Automotive
6 2 (3.08%) Retail
7 1 (1.54%) Electronics
7 1 (1.54%) Law
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (23.08%) Yocto
2 2 (3.08%) HTML
2 2 (3.08%) MFC
2 2 (3.08%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 15 (23.08%) Device Driver
2 2 (3.08%) Smartphone
3 1 (1.54%) FPGA
3 1 (1.54%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 23 (35.38%) Linux
2 15 (23.08%) Embedded Linux
3 1 (1.54%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 65 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 15 (23.08%) OOD
3 6 (9.23%) B2B
3 6 (9.23%) Computer Science
3 6 (9.23%) Physics
3 6 (9.23%) Requirements Gathering
4 5 (7.69%) Mathematics
4 5 (7.69%) Software Architecture
5 2 (3.08%) Unit Testing
6 1 (1.54%) Agile
6 1 (1.54%) Continuous Integration
6 1 (1.54%) Multithreading
6 1 (1.54%) Product Requirements
6 1 (1.54%) Scrum
6 1 (1.54%) UML
6 1 (1.54%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 48 (73.85%) C
2 35 (53.85%) Embedded C
3 7 (10.77%) Python
4 6 (9.23%) Java
5 5 (7.69%) C++
6 1 (1.54%) C#
6 1 (1.54%) R
Qualifications
1 6 (9.23%) Degree
2 1 (1.54%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.54%) IEC 62304
System Software
1 10 (15.38%) Firmware
2 9 (13.85%) Embedded Firmware