Embedded Engineer Jobs in Edinburgh

Embedded Engineer
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Embedded Engineer salary in Edinburgh is £52,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 67 128 140
Rank change year-on-year +61 +12 -22
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Engineer 39 11 22
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh 2.55% 0.59% 0.86%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.65% 0.63% 0.88%
Number of salaries quoted 31 11 7
10th Percentile £27,500 - -
25th Percentile £38,750 £50,000 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £56,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% +40.00% +23.08%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £45,000
90th Percentile - - £53,500
Scotland median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% +50.00% -15.79%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Edinburgh

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh. 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 Edinburgh with a recognized job title 1,471 1,751 2,499
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.21% 94.55% 98.04%
Number of salaries quoted 1,038 1,052 1,554
10th Percentile £32,500 £35,000 £33,488
25th Percentile £45,000 £43,750 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £71,750 £77,715 £70,000
90th Percentile £91,934 £89,468 £85,000
Scotland median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% +1.85% +13.68%

Embedded Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Engineer in Edinburgh

Embedded Engineer
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

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

Salary trend for Embedded Engineer in Edinburgh

Embedded Engineer
Salary Histogram in Edinburgh

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Engineer in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Embedded Engineer in Edinburgh

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

For the 6 months to 2 June 2024, Embedded 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 Edinburgh region featuring Embedded Engineer in the job title.

1 35 (89.74%) Software Engineering
2 31 (79.49%) C
3 24 (61.54%) Wireless
4 20 (51.28%) Embedded C
5 18 (46.15%) Firmware
6 15 (38.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 12 (30.77%) Social Skills
7 12 (30.77%) Degree
7 12 (30.77%) Mathematics
7 12 (30.77%) Physics
7 12 (30.77%) Computer Science
8 9 (23.08%) Embedded Firmware
9 8 (20.51%) Wi-Fi
10 7 (17.95%) Bluetooth
10 7 (17.95%) C++
11 6 (15.38%) Legal
11 6 (15.38%) B2B
12 5 (12.82%) Python
12 5 (12.82%) Software Architecture
13 4 (10.26%) Linux
14 3 (7.69%) Ethernet
14 3 (7.69%) Java
14 3 (7.69%) Pharmaceutical
14 3 (7.69%) Aerospace
14 3 (7.69%) Requirements Gathering
15 2 (5.13%) ZigBee
16 1 (2.56%) Android
16 1 (2.56%) Git
16 1 (2.56%) OpenWrt
16 1 (2.56%) Device Driver

Embedded Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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 24 (61.54%) Wireless
2 8 (20.51%) Wi-Fi
3 7 (17.95%) Bluetooth
4 3 (7.69%) Ethernet
5 2 (5.13%) ZigBee
6 1 (2.56%) RS-232
6 1 (2.56%) RS-485
6 1 (2.56%) SNMP
6 1 (2.56%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 1 (2.56%) Git
1 1 (2.56%) Subversion
General
1 15 (38.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 12 (30.77%) Social Skills
3 6 (15.38%) Legal
4 3 (7.69%) Aerospace
4 3 (7.69%) Pharmaceutical
5 1 (2.56%) Electronics
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.56%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 1 (2.56%) Device Driver
1 1 (2.56%) Embedded Systems
1 1 (2.56%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 4 (10.26%) Linux
2 1 (2.56%) Android
2 1 (2.56%) Apple iOS
2 1 (2.56%) Embedded Linux
2 1 (2.56%) OpenWrt
2 1 (2.56%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (89.74%) Software Engineering
2 12 (30.77%) Computer Science
2 12 (30.77%) Mathematics
2 12 (30.77%) Physics
3 6 (15.38%) B2B
4 5 (12.82%) Software Architecture
5 3 (7.69%) Requirements Gathering
6 1 (2.56%) Agile
6 1 (2.56%) Coaching
6 1 (2.56%) Product Roadmap
6 1 (2.56%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 31 (79.49%) C
2 20 (51.28%) Embedded C
3 7 (17.95%) C++
4 5 (12.82%) Python
5 3 (7.69%) Java
6 1 (2.56%) Assembly Language
6 1 (2.56%) Bash
6 1 (2.56%) Embedded C++
6 1 (2.56%) Perl
Qualifications
1 12 (30.77%) Degree
System Software
1 18 (46.15%) Firmware
2 9 (23.08%) Embedded Firmware