Radio Frequency Engineer
UK
The median Radio Frequency Engineer salary in the UK is £55,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 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 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 763 | 933 | 1126 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +170 | +193 | -287 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an RF Engineer | 144 | 14 | 135 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.14% | 0.015% | 0.080% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.14% | 0.016% | 0.083% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66 | 6 | 30 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,000 | £39,033 | £73,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £41,563 | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -30.00% | +30.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £61,563 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £67,500 | £70,625 | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £75,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -30.00% | +30.43% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 99,552 | 86,380 | 162,088 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.85% | 91.27% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70,786 | 55,655 | 84,889 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,244 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.48% | +5.78% |
RF Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured RF Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
RF Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing RF Engineer.
RF Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing RF Engineer over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
RF Engineer
Top 12 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing RF Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 1 June 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 |
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| England | +158 | 136 | £55,000 | +4.76% | 48 |
| UK excluding London | +89 | 134 | £55,000 | +4.76% | 46 |
| East of England | +60 | 65 | £55,000 | - | 14 |
| South West | +9 | 37 | £52,000 | +11.75% | 8 |
| Work from Home | - | 37 | £49,000 | - | 18 |
| South East | +13 | 26 | £55,000 | +4.76% | 14 |
| London | +119 | 6 | £65,000 | -16.13% | 7 |
| Scotland | - | 4 | - | - | 4 |
| Midlands | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| North West | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| West Midlands | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| North of England | - | 1 | - | - | 8 |
RF Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, RF 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 featuring RF Engineer in the job title.
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RF Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: