Embedded Engineer
UK > Scotland
The median Embedded Engineer salary in Scotland is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 142 | 143 | 166 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +1 | +23 | +71 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Engineer | 29 | 124 | 46 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 0.89% | 1.90% | 1.12% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.07% | 1.96% | 1.23% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 23 | 106 | 45 |
| 10th Percentile | £43,750 | £28,125 | £45,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £49,625 | £38,750 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +23.81% | -12.50% | +50.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £69,000 | £62,500 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £71,250 | £70,125 | £73,500 |
| 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 | 2,721 | 6,325 | 3,739 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 83.26% | 97.01% | 90.80% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,283 | 2,887 | 2,104 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,968 | £27,750 | £30,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,000 | £40,000 | £40,396 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -9.09% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £64,750 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £84,148 | £80,000 | £82,548 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
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.
Embedded Engineer
Salary Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Embedded Engineer in Scotland.
Embedded Engineer
Salary Histogram in Scotland
Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Engineer in Scotland over the 6 months to 5 July 2025.
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 5 July 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 |
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| Edinburgh | -9 | 7 | £47,500 | -9.52% | 12 |
| Lanarkshire | -4 | 6 | £66,000 | +65.00% | |
| Glasgow | +121 | 5 | £67,500 | +22.73% | 5 |
| West Lothian | -9 | 5 | £65,000 | -3.70% | 8 |
| Aberdeen | +18 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Dundee | +6 | 1 | £82,500 | +65.00% | |
| Fife | - | 1 | £52,500 | - | 1 |
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Embedded Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 5 July 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.
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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: