Embedded Software Engineer Jobs in Edinburgh

Embedded Software Engineer
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Embedded Software Engineer salary in Edinburgh is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 78 90 140
Rank change year-on-year +12 +50 -2
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 14 23 11
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh 1.53% 1.50% 0.52%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.65% 1.57% 0.54%
Number of salaries quoted 13 17 11
10th Percentile - £38,750 -
25th Percentile £43,750 £46,250 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% -6.25% +44.52%
75th Percentile £51,250 £60,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £63,750 - -
Scotland median annual salary £47,500 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -17.39% -4.17% +50.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Edinburgh

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. 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 Edinburgh with a recognized job title 847 1,466 2,033
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.67% 95.88% 95.49%
Number of salaries quoted 422 1,036 1,188
10th Percentile £29,550 £32,625 £36,306
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +9.09%
75th Percentile £80,000 £72,433 £77,715
90th Percentile £98,474 £91,934 £90,000
Scotland median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.76% -8.70% +9.52%

Embedded Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Job postings that featured Embedded Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Software Engineer in Edinburgh

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer in Edinburgh.

Salary trend for Embedded Software Engineer in Edinburgh

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in Edinburgh

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Embedded Software Engineer in Edinburgh

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

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, 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 Edinburgh region featuring Embedded Software Engineer in the job title.

1 14 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 13 (92.86%) Embedded Systems
2 13 (92.86%) Electronics
2 13 (92.86%) C
3 10 (71.43%) TCP/IP
4 4 (28.57%) Embedded Software Development
5 3 (21.43%) C++
6 2 (14.29%) Embedded C
6 2 (14.29%) Embedded C++
6 2 (14.29%) Bluetooth
6 2 (14.29%) Wi-Fi
6 2 (14.29%) Wireless
6 2 (14.29%) IoT
6 2 (14.29%) MISRA
6 2 (14.29%) Virtual Team
6 2 (14.29%) Greenfield Project
6 2 (14.29%) IEC 62304
6 2 (14.29%) FreeRTOS
6 2 (14.29%) Product Roadmap
6 2 (14.29%) Wearables
6 2 (14.29%) Legacy Code
6 2 (14.29%) GNSS
6 2 (14.29%) Roadmaps
7 1 (7.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (7.14%) Lidar
7 1 (7.14%) Social Skills
7 1 (7.14%) Problem-Solving
7 1 (7.14%) Master's Degree
7 1 (7.14%) Degree
7 1 (7.14%) Computer Science

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
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:

Communications & Networking
1 10 (71.43%) TCP/IP
2 2 (14.29%) Bluetooth
2 2 (14.29%) Wi-Fi
2 2 (14.29%) Wireless
3 1 (7.14%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.14%) SQL Server
General
1 13 (92.86%) Electronics
2 2 (14.29%) Wearables
3 1 (7.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (7.14%) Manufacturing
3 1 (7.14%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (7.14%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 13 (92.86%) Embedded Systems
2 2 (14.29%) GNSS
2 2 (14.29%) Greenfield Project
2 2 (14.29%) IoT
2 2 (14.29%) Legacy Code
2 2 (14.29%) Virtual Team
3 1 (7.14%) Lidar
Operating Systems
1 2 (14.29%) FreeRTOS
2 1 (7.14%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 4 (28.57%) Embedded Software Development
3 2 (14.29%) Product Roadmap
3 2 (14.29%) Roadmaps
4 1 (7.14%) Computer Science
4 1 (7.14%) Image Processing
4 1 (7.14%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 13 (92.86%) C
2 3 (21.43%) C++
3 2 (14.29%) Embedded C
3 2 (14.29%) Embedded C++
4 1 (7.14%) C#
Qualifications
1 1 (7.14%) Degree
1 1 (7.14%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (14.29%) IEC 62304
1 2 (14.29%) MISRA
System Software
1 1 (7.14%) Firmware