Embedded Firmware Job Trends in Aberdeen

Embedded Firmware
Scotland > Aberdeen

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Aberdeen requiring Embedded Firmware skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 19 - 25
Rank change year-on-year - - +9
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Firmware 1 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Aberdeen 0.98% - 1.47%
As % of the System Software category 100.00% - 11.11%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -30.00%
75th Percentile - - £58,750
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median annual salary £75,000 £62,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +20.00% +19.05% -8.70%

All System Software Skills
Aberdeen

Embedded Firmware falls under the System Software category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring system software skills in Aberdeen.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 1 12 18
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Aberdeen 0.98% 8.51% 13.24%
Number of salaries quoted 1 12 9
10th Percentile - £26,575 £45,000
25th Percentile - £47,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.04% +4.55% -
75th Percentile - £70,000 £58,750
90th Percentile - - £63,500
Scotland median annual salary £51,750 £54,712 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.41% +4.21% -6.25%

Embedded Firmware
Job Vacancy Trend in Aberdeen

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Embedded Firmware relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Aberdeen.

Embedded Firmware job vacancy trend in Aberdeen

Embedded Firmware
Salary Trend in Aberdeen

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Aberdeen citing Embedded Firmware.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Aberdeen citing Embedded Firmware

Embedded Firmware
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Aberdeen by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware