Embedded Linux Jobs in West Lothian

Embedded Linux
Scotland > West Lothian

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in West Lothian requiring Embedded Linux skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Embedded Linux over the 6 months leading up to 3 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 8 13 -
Rank change year-on-year +5 - -
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Linux 7 15 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Lothian 12.73% 13.51% -
As % of the Operating Systems category 53.85% 62.50% -
Number of salaries quoted 6 15 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £58,750 £57,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,750 £60,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% - -
75th Percentile £67,500 £62,500 -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +8.33% - -

All Operating Systems
West Lothian

Embedded Linux falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring operating system skills in West Lothian.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 13 24 32
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Lothian 23.64% 21.62% 40.00%
Number of salaries quoted 10 24 25
10th Percentile £50,000 £26,750 -
25th Percentile £51,563 £40,625 £28,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% - +20.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £62,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £67,625 - -
Scotland median annual salary £56,500 £49,990 £50,000
% change year-on-year +13.02% -0.02% -

Embedded Linux
Job Vacancy Trend in West Lothian

Job postings citing Embedded Linux as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in West Lothian.

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Linux in West Lothian

Embedded Linux
Salary Trend in West Lothian

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Embedded Linux in West Lothian.

Salary trend for Embedded Linux in West Lothian

Embedded Linux
Job Locations in West Lothian

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Linux within the West Lothian region over the 6 months to 3 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
Linlithgow - 1 - - 5
Embedded Linux
Scotland

Embedded Linux
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West Lothian 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 6 (85.71%) Ethernet
1 6 (85.71%) RS-232
General
1 3 (42.86%) Manufacturing
2 1 (14.29%) Legal
2 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 7 (100.00%) Embedded Engineer
1 7 (100.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
1 7 (100.00%) Senior
1 7 (100.00%) Senior Embedded Engineer
1 7 (100.00%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
1 7 (100.00%) Senior Software Engineer
1 7 (100.00%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (42.86%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 3 (42.86%) Device Driver
1 3 (42.86%) Life Science
2 1 (14.29%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 7 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 3 (42.86%) Digital Signal Processing
2 3 (42.86%) Signal Processing
3 1 (14.29%) Agile
3 1 (14.29%) Design Patterns
3 1 (14.29%) Embedded Software Development
3 1 (14.29%) OO
3 1 (14.29%) OOD
Programming Languages
1 7 (100.00%) C
2 4 (57.14%) C++
3 3 (42.86%) Embedded C
System Software
1 3 (42.86%) Embedded Firmware
1 3 (42.86%) Firmware