Embedded Software Engineer Jobs in West Lothian

Embedded Software Engineer
Scotland > West Lothian

The median Embedded Software Engineer salary in West Lothian is £62,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 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
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 7 14 14
Rank change year-on-year +7 0 -
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 8 14 10
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Lothian 14.81% 12.73% 12.66%
As % of the Job Titles category 16.00% 14.00% 12.82%
Number of salaries quoted 7 14 10
10th Percentile - - £54,625
25th Percentile £58,750 £57,500 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -11.11% -
75th Percentile £67,500 £62,500 £71,250
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median annual salary £47,500 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -17.39% -4.17% +50.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
West Lothian

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in West Lothian. 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 West Lothian with a recognized job title 50 100 78
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.59% 90.91% 98.73%
Number of salaries quoted 39 57 65
10th Percentile £25,500 £27,300 £20,750
25th Percentile £26,000 £36,250 £28,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £60,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% +33.33% -30.77%
75th Percentile £62,500 £62,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £67,500 £72,500 £71,250
Scotland median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.76% -8.70% +9.52%

Embedded Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in West Lothian

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

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Software Engineer in West Lothian

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Trend in West Lothian

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

Salary trend for Embedded Software Engineer in West Lothian

Embedded Software Engineer
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 Software Engineer within the West Lothian 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
Linlithgow - 2 £60,000 - 5
Embedded Software Engineer
Scotland

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 25 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West Lothian

For the 6 months to 1 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 West Lothian region featuring Embedded Software Engineer in the job title.

1 8 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 7 (87.50%) Embedded Linux
2 7 (87.50%) C
2 7 (87.50%) Linux
3 6 (75.00%) Ethernet
3 6 (75.00%) RS-232
4 4 (50.00%) C++
5 3 (37.50%) Embedded C
5 3 (37.50%) Firmware
5 3 (37.50%) Life Science
5 3 (37.50%) Digital Signal Processing
5 3 (37.50%) Signal Processing
5 3 (37.50%) Manufacturing
5 3 (37.50%) Device Driver
5 3 (37.50%) Embedded Firmware
5 3 (37.50%) Yocto
6 2 (25.00%) Telecoms
7 1 (12.50%) Legal
7 1 (12.50%) OO
7 1 (12.50%) OOD
7 1 (12.50%) Agile
7 1 (12.50%) Embedded Software Development
7 1 (12.50%) Social Skills
7 1 (12.50%) Design Patterns
7 1 (12.50%) Product Ownership

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
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 (75.00%) Ethernet
1 6 (75.00%) RS-232
General
1 3 (37.50%) Manufacturing
2 2 (25.00%) Telecoms
3 1 (12.50%) Legal
3 1 (12.50%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (37.50%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 3 (37.50%) Device Driver
1 3 (37.50%) Life Science
2 1 (12.50%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 7 (87.50%) Embedded Linux
1 7 (87.50%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 3 (37.50%) Digital Signal Processing
2 3 (37.50%) Signal Processing
3 1 (12.50%) Agile
3 1 (12.50%) Design Patterns
3 1 (12.50%) Embedded Software Development
3 1 (12.50%) OO
3 1 (12.50%) OOD
Programming Languages
1 7 (87.50%) C
2 4 (50.00%) C++
3 3 (37.50%) Embedded C
System Software
1 3 (37.50%) Embedded Firmware
1 3 (37.50%) Firmware