Embedded Engineer Jobs in Scotland

Embedded Engineer
UK > Scotland

The median Embedded Engineer salary in Scotland is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 September 2024.

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

6 months to
20 Sep 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 157 145 244
Rank change year-on-year -12 +99 -47
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Engineer 54 35 7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 1.07% 1.09% 0.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.10% 1.14% 0.14%
Number of salaries quoted 39 34 7
10th Percentile £42,750 £43,250 -
25th Percentile £50,000 £46,250 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% +26.32%
75th Percentile £71,250 £65,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £72,000 £70,500 £82,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
% 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 4,917 3,070 5,169
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.10% 95.91% 93.35%
Number of salaries quoted 1,913 2,022 3,051
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +12.24%
75th Percentile £68,750 £68,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £83,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - +9.09%

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

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

Salary trend for Embedded Engineer in Scotland

Embedded Engineer
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Engineer in Scotland over the 6 months to 20 September 2024.

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 20 September 2024. 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 +48 23 £50,000 -16.67% 3
West Lothian -18 19 £67,500 - 1
Glasgow -38 7 £50,000 -13.04%
Dundee - 2 £46,250 -
Inverclyde - 2 £50,000 -
Aberdeen 0 1 £35,000 -53.33%
Embedded Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 20 September 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 Scotland region featuring Embedded Engineer in the job title.

1 48 (88.89%) Software Engineering
2 31 (57.41%) C
3 19 (35.19%) Embedded C
4 15 (27.78%) Linux
4 15 (27.78%) Firmware
5 14 (25.93%) Wireless
5 14 (25.93%) Ethernet
6 13 (24.07%) Electronics
7 12 (22.22%) C++
8 11 (20.37%) RS-232
9 10 (18.52%) Device Driver
9 10 (18.52%) Embedded Linux
10 9 (16.67%) Manufacturing
10 9 (16.67%) Wi-Fi
10 9 (16.67%) Yocto
11 8 (14.81%) Embedded C++
11 8 (14.81%) OOD
12 7 (12.96%) Python
12 7 (12.96%) Software Testing
12 7 (12.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 6 (11.11%) Embedded Systems
14 5 (9.26%) Test Strategy
14 5 (9.26%) Test Automation
14 5 (9.26%) Automotive
15 4 (7.41%) Windows
15 4 (7.41%) IoT
16 3 (5.56%) Software Architecture
16 3 (5.56%) Signal Processing
16 3 (5.56%) ZigBee
16 3 (5.56%) TCP/IP

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:

Communications & Networking
1 14 (25.93%) Ethernet
1 14 (25.93%) Wireless
2 11 (20.37%) RS-232
3 9 (16.67%) Wi-Fi
4 3 (5.56%) TCP/IP
4 3 (5.56%) ZigBee
5 2 (3.70%) RS-485
6 1 (1.85%) Bluetooth
6 1 (1.85%) SNMP
Development Applications
1 2 (3.70%) Jenkins
1 2 (3.70%) JIRA
2 1 (1.85%) Git
2 1 (1.85%) Subversion
General
1 13 (24.07%) Electronics
2 9 (16.67%) Manufacturing
3 7 (12.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 5 (9.26%) Automotive
5 3 (5.56%) Pharmaceutical
6 2 (3.70%) Aerospace
6 2 (3.70%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (16.67%) Yocto
2 1 (1.85%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 10 (18.52%) Device Driver
2 6 (11.11%) Embedded Systems
3 4 (7.41%) IoT
4 2 (3.70%) Data Centre
4 2 (3.70%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 15 (27.78%) Linux
2 10 (18.52%) Embedded Linux
3 4 (7.41%) Windows
4 1 (1.85%) Android
4 1 (1.85%) Apple iOS
4 1 (1.85%) OpenWrt
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (88.89%) Software Engineering
2 8 (14.81%) OOD
3 7 (12.96%) Software Testing
4 5 (9.26%) Test Automation
4 5 (9.26%) Test Strategy
5 3 (5.56%) Collaborative Working
5 3 (5.56%) Signal Processing
5 3 (5.56%) Software Architecture
6 2 (3.70%) Agile
6 2 (3.70%) Black-Box Testing
6 2 (3.70%) Computer Science
6 2 (3.70%) Data Acquisition
6 2 (3.70%) End-to-End Testing
6 2 (3.70%) Mathematics
6 2 (3.70%) OO
6 2 (3.70%) Physics
6 2 (3.70%) Product Roadmap
6 2 (3.70%) Requirements Gathering
6 2 (3.70%) Roadmaps
6 2 (3.70%) White-Box Testing
Programming Languages
1 31 (57.41%) C
2 19 (35.19%) Embedded C
3 12 (22.22%) C++
4 8 (14.81%) Embedded C++
5 7 (12.96%) Python
6 2 (3.70%) Java
7 1 (1.85%) Assembly Language
7 1 (1.85%) Bash
7 1 (1.85%) C#
7 1 (1.85%) Perl
7 1 (1.85%) R
Qualifications
1 2 (3.70%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (5.56%) AUTOSAR
2 1 (1.85%) IEC 62304
System Software
1 15 (27.78%) Firmware
2 1 (1.85%) Embedded Firmware