Embedded Systems Jobs in Scotland

Embedded Systems
UK > Scotland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Embedded Systems in permanent job vacancies in Scotland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Embedded Systems over the 6 months leading up to 4 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 126 271 213
Rank change year-on-year +145 -58 +8
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Systems 22 9 4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.77% 0.13% 0.084%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 3.04% 0.28% 0.20%
Number of salaries quoted 17 9 4
10th Percentile - £51,750 £40,750
25th Percentile £43,750 £60,000 £41,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £65,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -26.92% +30.00% -13.04%
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £59,250
90th Percentile £65,500 - £59,700
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £63,750
% change year-on-year - -13.73% +15.91%

All Generic Skills
Scotland

Embedded Systems falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 724 3,259 1,953
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 25.26% 48.39% 41.24%
Number of salaries quoted 424 855 825
10th Percentile £36,625 £28,770 £32,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £40,000 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,645 £55,000 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.10% -5.17% +5.45%
75th Percentile £68,750 £71,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £91,519 £82,548 £89,472
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%

Embedded Systems
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Systems in Scotland

Embedded Systems
Salary Trend in Scotland

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

Salary trend for Embedded Systems in Scotland

Embedded Systems
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Systems in Scotland over the 6 months to 4 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Embedded Systems in Scotland

Embedded Systems
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 Systems within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 4 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 +34 16 £47,500 -9.52% 11
West Lothian +13 4 £55,000 -8.33% 1
Aberdeen - 2 - - 1
Embedded Systems
UK

Embedded Systems
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 (45.45%) TCP/IP
2 2 (9.09%) Bluetooth
2 2 (9.09%) Wi-Fi
2 2 (9.09%) Wireless
3 1 (4.55%) SpaceWire
Development Applications
1 1 (4.55%) Git
1 1 (4.55%) GitLab
1 1 (4.55%) Jenkins
1 1 (4.55%) JIRA
General
1 15 (68.18%) Electronics
2 5 (22.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 3 (13.64%) Manufacturing
4 2 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (9.09%) Social Skills
4 2 (9.09%) Wearables
5 1 (4.55%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 19 (86.36%) Software Engineer
2 16 (72.73%) Embedded Engineer
3 15 (68.18%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 10 (45.45%) Junior
4 10 (45.45%) Junior Embedded Engineer
4 10 (45.45%) Junior Software Engineer
4 10 (45.45%) Mid-Level Software Engineer
5 3 (13.64%) C++ Software Engineer
6 2 (9.09%) Senior
7 1 (4.55%) Lead
7 1 (4.55%) Senior Embedded Engineer
7 1 (4.55%) Senior Software Engineer
7 1 (4.55%) Senior Software Test Engineer
7 1 (4.55%) Senior Test Engineer
7 1 (4.55%) Software Test Engineer
7 1 (4.55%) Test Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (9.09%) GNSS
1 2 (9.09%) Greenfield Project
1 2 (9.09%) IoT
1 2 (9.09%) Legacy Code
1 2 (9.09%) Virtual Team
2 1 (4.55%) Distributed Architecture
2 1 (4.55%) Lidar
Operating Systems
1 6 (27.27%) Linux
2 2 (9.09%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (95.45%) Software Engineering
2 3 (13.64%) Embedded Software Development
3 2 (9.09%) Code Quality
3 2 (9.09%) Computer Science
3 2 (9.09%) DevOps
3 2 (9.09%) Open Source
3 2 (9.09%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (9.09%) Product Roadmap
3 2 (9.09%) Roadmaps
4 1 (4.55%) Agile
4 1 (4.55%) CI/CD
4 1 (4.55%) Collaborative Culture
4 1 (4.55%) Containerisation
4 1 (4.55%) Customer Engagement
4 1 (4.55%) End-to-End Testing
4 1 (4.55%) Image Processing
4 1 (4.55%) Product Management
4 1 (4.55%) Software Testing
4 1 (4.55%) Technical Architecture
4 1 (4.55%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 17 (77.27%) C
2 10 (45.45%) C++
3 2 (9.09%) Embedded C
3 2 (9.09%) Embedded C++
3 2 (9.09%) Python
4 1 (4.55%) Java
4 1 (4.55%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 2 (9.09%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (9.09%) Degree
1 2 (9.09%) SC Cleared
1 2 (9.09%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (9.09%) IEC 62304
1 2 (9.09%) MISRA
1 2 (9.09%) QA
2 1 (4.55%) ECSS
System Software
1 1 (4.55%) Docker