Embedded Software Development Job Trends in Edinburgh

Embedded Software Development
Scotland > Edinburgh

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Edinburgh requiring Embedded Software Development skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 102 98 -
Rank change year-on-year -4 - -
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Software Development 4 3 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh 0.39% 0.25% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.45% 0.26% -
Number of salaries quoted 4 3 0
10th Percentile - £52,750 -
25th Percentile £55,000 £55,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 -
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% - -
75th Percentile £65,000 £66,250 -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 -
% change year-on-year -4.00% - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Edinburgh

Embedded Software Development falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Edinburgh.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 887 1,137 939
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh 86.79% 95.39% 93.99%
Number of salaries quoted 380 441 751
10th Percentile £25,975 £35,105 £31,000
25th Percentile £28,813 £45,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £57,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -30.43% -8.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £88,750 £93,778 £95,063
Scotland median annual salary £40,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -27.27% +4.76% -7.08%

Embedded Software Development
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Embedded Software Development relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Embedded Software Development job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Embedded Software Development
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Embedded Software Development.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Embedded Software Development

Embedded Software Development
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh 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 4 (100.00%) Embedded Engineer
1 4 (100.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
1 4 (100.00%) Senior
1 4 (100.00%) Senior Embedded Engineer
1 4 (100.00%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
1 4 (100.00%) Senior Software Engineer
1 4 (100.00%) Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) CAN bus
1 4 (100.00%) Embedded Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (100.00%) Safety Engineering
1 4 (100.00%) SDLC
1 4 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) C
1 4 (100.00%) C++
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (100.00%) IEC 61508
1 4 (100.00%) MISRA
1 4 (100.00%) MISRA C
Systems Management
1 4 (100.00%) Functional Safety