Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the RF Engineer role in IT contracts within the M4 Corridor region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited RF Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Radio Frequency Engineer
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1510
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching contract IT job ads212
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.013 %
As % of the category below1.961 %6.780 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£285-
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£38.00-
Average hourly rate£38.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£38.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£37.75£38.00
% change on same period last year-0.65 %
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
M4 Corridor
Matching contract IT job ads102177
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.162 %0.188 %
Daily rates quoted2150
Average minimum daily rate£415£378
Average daily rate£448£400
% change on same period last year+12.07 %
Average maximum daily rate£481£421
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.46 %
Hourly rates quoted31
Average minimum hourly rate£17.33£35.00
Average hourly rate£20.00£40.00
% change on same period last year-50.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.67£45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.14£24.11
% change on same period last year-4.03 %
RF Engineer South EastRF Engineer
South East

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

RF Engineer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing RF Engineer across the M4 Corridor region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

M4 Corridor RF Engineer Demand Trend

RF Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing RF Engineer across the M4 Corridor region.

M4 Corridor RF Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

RF Engineer
Top 7 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the M4 Corridor region that cited RF Engineer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with RF Engineer in their job title.

12 (100.00 %)UMTS
12 (100.00 %)Wireless
12 (100.00 %)GPRS
12 (100.00 %)GSM
21 (50.00 %)LAN
21 (50.00 %)WiMAX
21 (50.00 %)Degree

RF Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the M4 Corridor region that cited RF Engineer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with RF Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (100.00 %)GPRS
12 (100.00 %)GSM
12 (100.00 %)UMTS
12 (100.00 %)Wireless
21 (50.00 %)WiMAX
21 (50.00 %)LAN
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (50.00 %)Degree