Electronics Jobs in Scotland

Electronics
UK > Scotland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Electronics in permanent job vacancies in Scotland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Electronics over the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 193 157 205
Rank change year-on-year -36 +48 -38
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 59 53 46
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 1.04% 1.40% 0.76%
As % of the General category 1.55% 1.89% 1.15%
Number of salaries quoted 55 29 13
10th Percentile - - £35,556
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,500 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £45,000 £42,993
Median % change year-on-year +27.78% +4.67% -21.83%
75th Percentile £71,250 £60,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £81,250 £72,500 £59,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - -4.76% -4.55%

All General Skills
Scotland

Electronics falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring common skills in Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 3,813 2,806 3,994
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 66.92% 73.96% 65.58%
Number of salaries quoted 1,377 1,519 2,130
10th Percentile £28,650 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £38,750 £41,250 £41,227
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,350 £72,433 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,500 £83,750 £84,056
UK median annual salary £54,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% - +6.19%

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings citing Electronics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Electronics in Scotland

Electronics
Salary Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Electronics in Scotland.

Salary trend for Electronics in Scotland

Electronics
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Electronics in Scotland over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for Electronics in Scotland

Electronics
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Electronics within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 26 July 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Glasgow -65 22 £42,500 -12.82% 9
West Lothian -3 15 £60,000 +33.33% 1
Edinburgh +35 14 £77,500 +10.71% 8
Aberdeen -8 3 £58,750 +20.51%
Dundee -3 2 £60,000 +20.00%
Lanarkshire - 1 - - 7
North Lanarkshire - 1 £32,500 - 2
South Ayrshire - 1 £40,101 - 1
Electronics
UK

Electronics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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:

Applications
1 1 (1.69%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (1.69%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 1 (1.69%) Infor M3
1 1 (1.69%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 1 (1.69%) Azure
1 1 (1.69%) Azure DevOps
1 1 (1.69%) Cloud Computing
1 1 (1.69%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 4 (6.78%) Bluetooth
1 4 (6.78%) Wireless
2 3 (5.08%) Ethernet
3 1 (1.69%) HTTP
3 1 (1.69%) Modbus
3 1 (1.69%) MQTT
3 1 (1.69%) TCP/IP
3 1 (1.69%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (1.69%) ZigBee
Development Applications
1 16 (27.12%) LabVIEW
2 1 (1.69%) Git
2 1 (1.69%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (1.69%) Visual Studio
General
1 29 (49.15%) Manufacturing
2 26 (44.07%) Social Skills
3 15 (25.42%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (8.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 4 (6.78%) Aerospace
5 4 (6.78%) Finance
5 4 (6.78%) Games
5 4 (6.78%) Marketing
5 4 (6.78%) Public Sector
5 4 (6.78%) Telecoms
6 3 (5.08%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 21 (35.59%) Electronics Engineer
2 19 (32.20%) Software Engineer
3 16 (27.12%) Manufacturing Engineer
4 15 (25.42%) Software Design Engineer
5 13 (22.03%) Embedded Engineer
6 11 (18.64%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 8 (13.56%) Senior
8 7 (11.86%) Senior Embedded Engineer
8 7 (11.86%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
8 7 (11.86%) Senior Software Engineer
8 7 (11.86%) Software Manager
9 5 (8.47%) Design Engineer
10 4 (6.78%) Automation Engineer
10 4 (6.78%) Electronics Design Engineer
10 4 (6.78%) QA Automation Engineer
10 4 (6.78%) QA Engineer
11 2 (3.39%) Firmware Engineer
11 2 (3.39%) Lead
11 2 (3.39%) Lead Embedded Software Engineer
11 2 (3.39%) Lead Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.69%) CSS
1 1 (1.69%) Django
1 1 (1.69%) Flask
1 1 (1.69%) HTML
1 1 (1.69%) React
Miscellaneous
1 3 (5.08%) Embedded Systems
2 2 (3.39%) Algorithms
2 2 (3.39%) Arduino
2 2 (3.39%) FPGA
3 1 (1.69%) ARM Cortex
3 1 (1.69%) ASIC
3 1 (1.69%) Device Driver
3 1 (1.69%) IoT
3 1 (1.69%) Linux Command Line
3 1 (1.69%) Management Information System
3 1 (1.69%) PCIe
3 1 (1.69%) PMI
3 1 (1.69%) Raspberry Pi
3 1 (1.69%) State Machine
3 1 (1.69%) Verilog
3 1 (1.69%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 6 (10.17%) Linux
2 4 (6.78%) Windows
3 1 (1.69%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (61.02%) Software Engineering
2 24 (40.68%) Computer Science
3 17 (28.81%) Problem-Solving
4 15 (25.42%) Analytical Thinking
4 15 (25.42%) Decision-Making
4 15 (25.42%) Knowledge Transfer
5 7 (11.86%) Coaching
5 7 (11.86%) Mentoring
5 7 (11.86%) Performance Management
5 7 (11.86%) Roadmaps
5 7 (11.86%) Technology Roadmap
6 6 (10.17%) Agile
7 4 (6.78%) Business Intelligence
7 4 (6.78%) Code Quality
7 4 (6.78%) Digital Marketing
7 4 (6.78%) Programme Management
7 4 (6.78%) Project Management
7 4 (6.78%) QA Automation
7 4 (6.78%) Test Automation
8 3 (5.08%) Collaborative Working
Programming Languages
1 25 (42.37%) C
2 23 (38.98%) C++
3 18 (30.51%) Python
4 16 (27.12%) C#
5 3 (5.08%) Embedded C
5 3 (5.08%) Embedded C++
6 1 (1.69%) JavaScript
6 1 (1.69%) MATLAB
6 1 (1.69%) SQL
6 1 (1.69%) Tcl
6 1 (1.69%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 27 (45.76%) Degree
2 1 (1.69%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (1.69%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (6.78%) ISO 9001
1 4 (6.78%) QA
1 4 (6.78%) Software Quality Assurance
2 1 (1.69%) JTAG
System Software
1 23 (38.98%) Firmware
2 10 (16.95%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 4 (6.78%) SAP
2 3 (5.08%) EMC
3 2 (3.39%) Microsoft
4 1 (1.69%) IBM
4 1 (1.69%) iManage
4 1 (1.69%) Intel
4 1 (1.69%) NVIDIA
4 1 (1.69%) Xilinx