Embedded C Jobs in Scotland

Embedded C
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland requiring Embedded C skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Embedded C over the 6 months leading up to 7 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 150 182 196
Rank change year-on-year +32 +14 +28
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 6 103 25
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.21% 1.53% 0.53%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.60% 2.71% 1.23%
Number of salaries quoted 6 103 25
10th Percentile £53,125 £27,500 £43,050
25th Percentile £58,750 £38,750 £63,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,750 £52,500 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +21.43% -22.22% +12.50%
75th Percentile £67,500 £58,750 £75,000
90th Percentile - £62,500 -
UK median annual salary £54,000 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +2.86% -4.55% -

All Programming Languages
Scotland

Embedded C falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring coding skills in Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 1,000 3,799 2,026
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 34.33% 56.38% 43.03%
Number of salaries quoted 745 1,148 1,139
10th Percentile £37,574 £35,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £47,683 £43,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,033 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.51% -8.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - -7.69% +4.00%

Embedded C
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Embedded C in Scotland

Embedded C
Salary Trend in Scotland

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

Salary trend for Embedded C in Scotland

Embedded C
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded C in Scotland over the 6 months to 7 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Embedded C in Scotland

Embedded C
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded C within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 7 May 2025. 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
West Lothian +1 3 £65,000 +8.33%
Edinburgh -17 2 £62,500 +19.05% 4
Fife - 1 £50,000 -
Embedded C
UK

Embedded C
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:

Communications & Networking
1 3 (50.00%) Ethernet
1 3 (50.00%) RS-232
2 2 (33.33%) Bluetooth
2 2 (33.33%) Wi-Fi
2 2 (33.33%) Wireless
General
1 3 (50.00%) Manufacturing
2 2 (33.33%) Electronics
2 2 (33.33%) Wearables
3 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (100.00%) Software Engineer
2 5 (83.33%) Embedded Engineer
2 5 (83.33%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 3 (50.00%) Senior
3 3 (50.00%) Senior Embedded Engineer
3 3 (50.00%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
3 3 (50.00%) Senior Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (50.00%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 3 (50.00%) Device Driver
2 2 (33.33%) Embedded Systems
2 2 (33.33%) GNSS
2 2 (33.33%) Greenfield Project
2 2 (33.33%) IoT
2 2 (33.33%) Legacy Code
2 2 (33.33%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 4 (66.67%) Linux
2 3 (50.00%) Embedded Linux
3 2 (33.33%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 2 (33.33%) Embedded Software Development
2 2 (33.33%) Product Roadmap
2 2 (33.33%) Roadmaps
3 1 (16.67%) Agile
3 1 (16.67%) Mentoring
3 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 6 (100.00%) C
2 3 (50.00%) C++
2 3 (50.00%) Embedded C++
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (33.33%) IEC 62304
1 2 (33.33%) MISRA