Embedded Systems Contracts in Scotland

Embedded Systems
UK > Scotland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Embedded Systems in contract job vacancies in Scotland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Embedded Systems over the 6 months leading up to 22 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 115 122 163
Rank change year-on-year +7 +41 -
Contract jobs citing Embedded Systems 1 2 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 0.061% 0.095% 0.037%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.16% 0.29% 0.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £406 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 - £500
75th Percentile £419 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £475 £400 £550
% change year-on-year +18.75% -27.27% +10.00%

All Generic Skills
Scotland

Embedded Systems falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Scotland.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 645 699 975
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 39.47% 33.25% 36.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 299 421 657
10th Percentile £209 £200 £231
25th Percentile £400 £363 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £458 £489
Median % change year-on-year +1.53% -6.44% +2.95%
75th Percentile £538 £575 £553
90th Percentile £600 £646 £650
UK median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.42% -2.18% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 33 26
10th Percentile - £12.49 -
25th Percentile £17.30 £16.25 £10.63
Median hourly rate £20.99 £18.13 £12.73
Median % change year-on-year +15.75% +42.42% -70.40%
75th Percentile £24.66 £35.00 £22.39
90th Percentile £47.15 £60.10 £50.74
UK median hourly rate £31.76 £31.50 £22.26
% change year-on-year +0.83% +41.54% -19.07%

Embedded Systems
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Systems in Scotland

Embedded Systems
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Embedded Systems in Scotland.

Daily rate trend for Embedded Systems in Scotland

Embedded Systems
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Embedded Systems in Scotland.

Hourly rate trend for Embedded Systems in Scotland

Embedded Systems
Contract Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Systems within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 22 May 2025. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Dundee - 1 £413 - 12
Embedded Systems
UK

Embedded Systems
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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) IoT
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Bill of Materials
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Schematic Capture
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Cadence
1 1 (100.00%) EMC