Embedded Engineer Job Trends in Scotland

Embedded Engineer
UK > Scotland

The median Embedded Engineer salary in Scotland is £55,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 109 106 124
Rank change year-on-year -3 +18 +106
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Engineer 35 42 39
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 1.27% 1.37% 1.57%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.46% 1.45% 1.62%
Number of salaries quoted 26 27 39
10th Percentile - £43,750 £27,500
25th Percentile £48,000 £46,875 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,500 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.50% +14.29% -12.50%
75th Percentile £70,313 £66,250 £61,250
90th Percentile £73,125 £67,350 £62,500
UK median annual salary £56,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -1.74% +4.55% -0.05%

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 2,392 2,891 2,406
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.60% 94.57% 96.74%
Number of salaries quoted 1,227 1,385 1,782
10th Percentile £26,250 £31,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £31,500 £40,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £54,389 £51,514
Median % change year-on-year -17.26% +5.58% -6.34%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £84,250 £85,000 £82,548
UK median annual salary £55,000 £58,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -5.17% -3.33% -

Embedded Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Embedded Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Embedded Engineer job vacancy trend 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 10 December 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 10 December 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 -9 19 £51,000 +2.00% 14
West Lothian +7 9 £65,000 +4.00% 3
Glasgow +11 4 £67,500 +35.00% 1
North Lanarkshire - 2 £80,000 - 2
Aberdeen - 1 £65,000 - 4
Embedded Engineer
UK

Embedded Engineer Skill Set
Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 10 December 2025, Embedded Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Scotland region featuring Embedded Engineer in the job title.

1 31 (88.57%) Software Engineering
2 21 (60.00%) C++
3 18 (51.43%) Firmware
4 17 (48.57%) C
5 16 (45.71%) RS-232
6 13 (37.14%) Bluetooth
6 13 (37.14%) Wireless
7 7 (20.00%) Embedded Firmware
8 6 (17.14%) Embedded Linux
8 6 (17.14%) Linux
9 4 (11.43%) Continuous Improvement
9 4 (11.43%) Problem-Solving
10 3 (8.57%) Agile
10 3 (8.57%) Embedded C
10 3 (8.57%) Ethernet
10 3 (8.57%) Scrum
10 3 (8.57%) Yocto
11 1 (2.86%) Cybersecurity
11 1 (2.86%) Embedded Software Development
11 1 (2.86%) Functional Safety
11 1 (2.86%) IEC 61508
11 1 (2.86%) MISRA
11 1 (2.86%) MISRA C
11 1 (2.86%) Safety Engineering
11 1 (2.86%) SDLC

Embedded Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Communications & Networking
1 16 (45.71%) RS-232
2 13 (37.14%) Bluetooth
2 13 (37.14%) Wireless
3 3 (8.57%) Ethernet
General
1 13 (37.14%) Electronics
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (8.57%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 3 (8.57%) Device Driver
2 1 (2.86%) CAN bus
2 1 (2.86%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 6 (17.14%) Embedded Linux
1 6 (17.14%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (88.57%) Software Engineering
2 4 (11.43%) Continuous Improvement
2 4 (11.43%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (8.57%) Agile
3 3 (8.57%) Scrum
4 1 (2.86%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (2.86%) Embedded Software Development
4 1 (2.86%) Safety Engineering
4 1 (2.86%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 21 (60.00%) C++
2 17 (48.57%) C
3 3 (8.57%) Embedded C
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.86%) IEC 61508
1 1 (2.86%) MISRA
1 1 (2.86%) MISRA C
System Software
1 18 (51.43%) Firmware
2 7 (20.00%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 1 (2.86%) Functional Safety