The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Edinburgh requiring Functional Safety skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
Functional Safety falls under the Systems Management category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring systems management skills in Edinburgh.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills
181
142
198
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh
18.87%
11.04%
19.41%
Number of salaries quoted
34
78
163
10th Percentile
£29,500
£41,006
£46,306
25th Percentile
£35,000
£50,827
£56,235
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£60,000
£66,250
£70,576
Median % change year-on-year
-9.43%
-6.13%
+15.36%
75th Percentile
£76,829
£84,375
£84,056
90th Percentile
£80,512
£93,778
£115,047
Scotland median annual salary
£60,000
£61,250
£67,634
% change year-on-year
-2.04%
-9.44%
+12.72%
Functional Safety Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Functional Safety relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Functional Safety Salary Trend in Edinburgh
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Functional Safety.
Functional Safety Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 6 December 2025, job vacancies citing Functional Safety also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Edinburgh region with a requirement for Functional Safety.
Functional Safety 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:
