Embedded Engineer Job Trends in Scotland

Embedded Engineer
UK > Scotland

The median Embedded Engineer salary in Scotland is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 September 2025.

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

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 131 140 128
Rank change year-on-year +9 -12 +109
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Engineer 21 56 35
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.82% 1.30% 1.32%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.01% 1.34% 1.38%
Number of salaries quoted 17 42 34
10th Percentile - £39,250 £43,250
25th Percentile £48,000 £50,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £69,000 £70,688 £65,000
90th Percentile £71,250 £71,250 £70,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - -4.35% +4.55%

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 2,089 4,173 2,529
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 81.79% 96.73% 95.15%
Number of salaries quoted 883 1,910 2,015
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £32,000 £40,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £66,250 £68,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £83,541 £80,000 £81,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% -

Embedded Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Engineer in Scotland

Embedded Engineer
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for Embedded Engineer job vacancies in Scotland.

Salary distribution trend for Embedded Engineer job vacancies in Scotland

Embedded Engineer
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Engineer in Scotland over the 6 months to 18 September 2025.

Salary histogram for Embedded Engineer in Scotland

Embedded 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 Engineer within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 18 September 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 -8 8 £51,000 -2.86% 7
Glasgow +63 4 £67,500 +35.00% 2
Aberdeen +22 2 - - 1
West Lothian -3 2 £62,500 -7.41%
Lanarkshire - 2 £66,000 -
Fife - 1 £52,500 -
Embedded Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 18 September 2025, 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 Scotland region featuring Embedded Engineer in the job title.

1 19 (90.48%) C++
2 16 (76.19%) Firmware
2 16 (76.19%) C
3 15 (71.43%) Software Engineering
4 10 (47.62%) Electronics
4 10 (47.62%) Bluetooth
4 10 (47.62%) Embedded Firmware
5 9 (42.86%) RS-232
6 8 (38.10%) Wireless
7 7 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
8 6 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
9 5 (23.81%) Degree
9 5 (23.81%) Computer Science
9 5 (23.81%) Computer Science Degree
10 4 (19.05%) Embedded Systems
10 4 (19.05%) Modbus
10 4 (19.05%) Analytical Skills
10 4 (19.05%) Telecoms
10 4 (19.05%) Finance
10 4 (19.05%) Linux
10 4 (19.05%) Code Quality
11 3 (14.29%) Ethernet
11 3 (14.29%) Manufacturing
11 3 (14.29%) Device Driver
11 3 (14.29%) Embedded Linux
11 3 (14.29%) Social Skills
12 2 (9.52%) CI/CD
12 2 (9.52%) LoRaWAN
12 2 (9.52%) ARM Cortex
12 2 (9.52%) Agriculture

Embedded 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (9.52%) AWS
1 2 (9.52%) AWS IoT
1 2 (9.52%) Azure
1 2 (9.52%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 10 (47.62%) Bluetooth
2 9 (42.86%) RS-232
3 8 (38.10%) Wireless
4 4 (19.05%) Modbus
5 3 (14.29%) Ethernet
6 2 (9.52%) LoRaWAN
6 2 (9.52%) MQTT
6 2 (9.52%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 2 (9.52%) Git
General
1 10 (47.62%) Electronics
2 4 (19.05%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (19.05%) Finance
2 4 (19.05%) Telecoms
3 3 (14.29%) Manufacturing
3 3 (14.29%) Social Skills
4 2 (9.52%) Agriculture
4 2 (9.52%) Marketing
4 2 (9.52%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.76%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 4 (19.05%) Embedded Systems
2 3 (14.29%) Device Driver
3 2 (9.52%) Algorithms
3 2 (9.52%) ARM Cortex
3 2 (9.52%) IoT
3 2 (9.52%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 4 (19.05%) Linux
2 3 (14.29%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (71.43%) Software Engineering
2 7 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 6 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
4 5 (23.81%) Computer Science
5 4 (19.05%) Code Quality
6 2 (9.52%) Agile
6 2 (9.52%) Business Intelligence
6 2 (9.52%) CI/CD
6 2 (9.52%) Continuous Deployment
6 2 (9.52%) Continuous Integration
6 2 (9.52%) Data Acquisition
6 2 (9.52%) Digital Marketing
6 2 (9.52%) Embedded Software Development
6 2 (9.52%) Multithreading
6 2 (9.52%) Open Source
6 2 (9.52%) Programme Management
6 2 (9.52%) Requirements Analysis
6 2 (9.52%) Requirements Gathering
6 2 (9.52%) SDLC
6 2 (9.52%) Software Architecture
Programming Languages
1 19 (90.48%) C++
2 16 (76.19%) C
3 2 (9.52%) Bash
3 2 (9.52%) Python
4 1 (4.76%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 5 (23.81%) Computer Science Degree
1 5 (23.81%) Degree
2 2 (9.52%) SC Cleared
2 2 (9.52%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (9.52%) JTAG
System Software
1 16 (76.19%) Firmware
2 10 (47.62%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 2 (9.52%) Google
1 2 (9.52%) NVIDIA
1 2 (9.52%) SAP