Embedded Software Engineer Jobs in Scotland

Embedded Software Engineer
UK > Scotland

The median Embedded Software Engineer salary in Scotland is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 121 219 180
Rank change year-on-year +98 -39 +33
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 28 65 38
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 1.00% 0.96% 0.80%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.09% 1.00% 0.89%
Number of salaries quoted 23 50 37
10th Percentile - £38,750 £45,000
25th Percentile £43,750 £48,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.39% -4.17% +50.00%
75th Percentile £66,250 £62,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £67,250 - £71,250
UK median annual salary £54,000 £55,000 £55,500
% change year-on-year -1.82% -0.90% +0.91%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title 2,560 6,531 4,285
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.27% 96.88% 90.29%
Number of salaries quoted 1,366 2,624 2,338
10th Percentile £31,250 £27,750 £31,569
25th Percentile £44,000 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -8.70% +9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £83,744 £80,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £52,900 £60,000
% change year-on-year +8.70% -11.83% -

Embedded Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings that featured Embedded Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Software Engineer in Scotland

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Scotland

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

Salary trend for Embedded Software Engineer in Scotland

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer in Scotland over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Embedded Software Engineer in Scotland

Embedded Software Engineer
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 Engineer within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 2 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 +11 14 £47,500 -9.52% 5
West Lothian +6 8 £62,500 +4.17% 8
Glasgow +165 3 £42,500 -26.09% 4
Aberdeen +29 2 - - 2
Fife - 1 £52,500 -
Embedded Software Engineer
UK

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, Embedded Software Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Scotland region featuring Embedded Software Engineer in the job title.

1 28 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 25 (89.29%) C
3 15 (53.57%) Electronics
3 15 (53.57%) Embedded Systems
4 13 (46.43%) C++
5 10 (35.71%) TCP/IP
6 9 (32.14%) Linux
7 7 (25.00%) Embedded Linux
8 6 (21.43%) Manufacturing
8 6 (21.43%) Ethernet
8 6 (21.43%) RS-232
9 5 (17.86%) Embedded Software Development
9 5 (17.86%) Embedded C
10 4 (14.29%) Firmware
10 4 (14.29%) Degree
10 4 (14.29%) Computer Science
11 3 (10.71%) Life Science
11 3 (10.71%) Telecoms
11 3 (10.71%) Device Driver
11 3 (10.71%) Digital Signal Processing
11 3 (10.71%) Signal Processing
11 3 (10.71%) Social Skills
11 3 (10.71%) Yocto
11 3 (10.71%) Computer Science Degree
11 3 (10.71%) Embedded Firmware
12 2 (7.14%) Roadmaps
12 2 (7.14%) GNSS
12 2 (7.14%) FreeRTOS
12 2 (7.14%) Problem-Solving
12 2 (7.14%) Product Roadmap

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
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 10 (35.71%) TCP/IP
2 6 (21.43%) Ethernet
2 6 (21.43%) RS-232
3 2 (7.14%) Bluetooth
3 2 (7.14%) Wi-Fi
3 2 (7.14%) Wireless
4 1 (3.57%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.57%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (7.14%) LabVIEW
General
1 15 (53.57%) Electronics
2 6 (21.43%) Manufacturing
3 3 (10.71%) Social Skills
3 3 (10.71%) Telecoms
4 2 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (7.14%) Wearables
5 1 (3.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (3.57%) Legal
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (10.71%) Yocto
2 1 (3.57%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 15 (53.57%) Embedded Systems
2 3 (10.71%) Device Driver
2 3 (10.71%) Life Science
3 2 (7.14%) GNSS
3 2 (7.14%) Greenfield Project
3 2 (7.14%) IoT
3 2 (7.14%) Legacy Code
3 2 (7.14%) Virtual Team
4 1 (3.57%) Lidar
4 1 (3.57%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 9 (32.14%) Linux
2 7 (25.00%) Embedded Linux
3 2 (7.14%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 5 (17.86%) Embedded Software Development
3 4 (14.29%) Computer Science
4 3 (10.71%) Digital Signal Processing
4 3 (10.71%) Signal Processing
5 2 (7.14%) Code Quality
5 2 (7.14%) Open Source
5 2 (7.14%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (7.14%) Product Roadmap
5 2 (7.14%) Roadmaps
6 1 (3.57%) Agile
6 1 (3.57%) Design Patterns
6 1 (3.57%) Image Processing
6 1 (3.57%) Mathematics
6 1 (3.57%) Mentoring
6 1 (3.57%) Network Design
6 1 (3.57%) OO
6 1 (3.57%) OOD
Programming Languages
1 25 (89.29%) C
2 13 (46.43%) C++
3 5 (17.86%) Embedded C
4 2 (7.14%) Embedded C++
5 1 (3.57%) C#
Qualifications
1 4 (14.29%) Degree
2 3 (10.71%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (7.14%) SC Cleared
3 2 (7.14%) Security Cleared
4 1 (3.57%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (7.14%) IEC 62304
1 2 (7.14%) MISRA
System Software
1 4 (14.29%) Firmware
2 3 (10.71%) Embedded Firmware