The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Edinburgh requiring Embedded Firmware skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
6 months to 19 Sep 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
76
87
104
Rank change year-on-year
+11
+17
+49
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Firmware
2
9
4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh
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 Edinburgh.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills
94
124
173
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh
12.19%
9.76%
15.27%
Number of salaries quoted
38
73
147
10th Percentile
£28,000
£31,250
£36,500
25th Percentile
£33,375
£46,250
£46,335
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£51,000
£58,941
£62,500
Median % change year-on-year
-13.47%
-5.70%
+4.17%
75th Percentile
£67,188
£80,000
£76,318
90th Percentile
£72,500
£85,000
£80,000
Scotland median annual salary
£57,500
£52,500
£55,000
% change year-on-year
+9.52%
-4.55%
-5.91%
Embedded Firmware Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings citing Embedded Firmware as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Embedded Firmware Salary Trend in Edinburgh
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Embedded Firmware.
Embedded Firmware Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 19 September 2025, job vacancies citing Embedded Firmware also mentioned 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 Edinburgh region with a requirement for Embedded Firmware.
Embedded Firmware Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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:
