Lead Embedded Software Engineer
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Lead Embedded Software Engineer salary in Edinburgh is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 July 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
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6 months to 10 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 60 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Embedded Software Engineer | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh | 0.58% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.59% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | - | - |
| Scotland median annual salary | £65,000 | - | £66,000 |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 | 1,013 | 764 | 1,341 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 97.12% | 86.52% | 95.85% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 649 | 352 | 1,039 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,600 | £26,929 | £34,350 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +0.80% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £83,033 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £98,722 | £87,500 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £47,500 | £54,721 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.20% | +9.44% | -9.09% |
Lead Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 10 July 2026, Lead Embedded Software Engineer job roles required 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 featuring Lead Embedded Software Engineer in the job title.
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Lead Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
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:
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