Embedded Software Development Jobs in Scotland

Embedded Software Development
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland requiring Embedded Software Development skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Embedded Software Development over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 140 - 220
Rank change year-on-year - - +21
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Software Development 5 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.18% - 0.042%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.19% - 0.045%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 2
10th Percentile £52,750 - £42,750
25th Percentile £55,000 - £43,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 - £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -20.83%
75th Percentile £66,250 - £53,125
90th Percentile - - £54,250
UK median annual salary £57,000 £62,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -8.80% +38.89% -10.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Scotland

Embedded Software Development falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,594 6,257 4,454
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 92.05% 92.89% 94.28%
Number of salaries quoted 1,341 2,424 2,232
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,750 £32,488
25th Percentile £44,000 £40,500 £41,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £57,654
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -8.94% +9.82%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £83,738 £80,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £61,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -10.57% +2.50%

Embedded Software Development
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Software Development in Scotland

Embedded Software Development
Salary Trend in Scotland

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

Salary trend for Embedded Software Development in Scotland

Embedded Software Development
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 Software Development within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 1 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
Edinburgh - 4 £62,500 - 2
West Lothian - 1 - - 6
Embedded Software Development
UK

Embedded Software Development
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 2 (40.00%) Bluetooth
1 2 (40.00%) Wi-Fi
1 2 (40.00%) Wireless
2 1 (20.00%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (20.00%) SQL Server
General
1 3 (60.00%) Electronics
2 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Wearables
3 1 (20.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (20.00%) Legal
3 1 (20.00%) Manufacturing
3 1 (20.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 5 (100.00%) Embedded Engineer
1 5 (100.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
1 5 (100.00%) Software Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Senior
2 1 (20.00%) Senior Embedded Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Senior Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (20.00%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 3 (60.00%) Embedded Systems
2 2 (40.00%) GNSS
2 2 (40.00%) Greenfield Project
2 2 (40.00%) IoT
2 2 (40.00%) Legacy Code
2 2 (40.00%) Virtual Team
3 1 (20.00%) Lidar
3 1 (20.00%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 2 (40.00%) FreeRTOS
1 2 (40.00%) Linux
2 1 (20.00%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 2 (40.00%) Product Roadmap
2 2 (40.00%) Roadmaps
3 1 (20.00%) Agile
3 1 (20.00%) Computer Science
3 1 (20.00%) Design Patterns
3 1 (20.00%) Image Processing
3 1 (20.00%) OO
3 1 (20.00%) OOD
3 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 4 (80.00%) C
1 4 (80.00%) C++
2 2 (40.00%) Embedded C
2 2 (40.00%) Embedded C++
3 1 (20.00%) C#
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) Degree
1 1 (20.00%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (40.00%) IEC 62304
1 2 (40.00%) MISRA
System Software
1 1 (20.00%) Firmware