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The table below looks at the demand for the RF Engineer role in IT contracts across the UK 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 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Radio Frequency Engineer
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank546555
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching contract IT job ads25117
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.035 %0.118 %
As % of the category below0.039 %0.129 %
Daily rates quoted60
Average minimum daily rate£223-
Average daily rate£233-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£243-
UK excluding London average daily rate£233-
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted529
Average minimum hourly rate£40.14£33.34
Average hourly rate£40.50£35.24
% change on same period last year+14.92 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.86£37.14
UK excluding London average hourly rate£40.50£35.63
% change on same period last year+13.66 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
UK
Matching contract IT job ads6350091029
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled88.71 %91.46 %
Daily rates quoted2058627389
Average minimum daily rate£373£388
Average daily rate£398£413
% change on same period last year-3.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£424£437
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£353
% change on same period last year+0.09 %
Hourly rates quoted56647945
Average minimum hourly rate£22.67£23.82
Average hourly rate£24.20£25.38
% change on same period last year-4.62 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.74£26.94
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.74£25.24
% change on same period last year-5.93 %

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 the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing RF Engineer within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

RF Engineer Demand Trend

RF Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing RF Engineer within the UK.

RF Engineer Daily Rate Trend

RF Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing RF Engineer within the UK over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

RF Engineer Daily Rate Histogram

RF Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing RF Engineer within the UK.

RF Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

RF Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing RF Engineer within the UK over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

RF Engineer Hourly Rate Histogram

RF Engineer
Top 24 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing RF Engineer within the UK over the 3 months to 6 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandUp+425£233-
South EastUp+29--
South WestDown-99£273-
WiltshireDown-85--
East of EnglandUp+184--
HampshireUp+83--
M4 CorridorDown-102--
East AngliaNew entry-2--
West MidlandsUp+162£200-
SwindonDown-22--
West YorkshireUp+71£110-
NorthamptonshireNew entry-1--
OxfordshireNew entry-1--
BedfordNew entry-1--
CambridgeUp+121--
NorthamptonNew entry-1--
LeedsDown-51£110-
East MidlandsUp+111--
SolihullUp+141£200-
BirminghamNew entry-1--
YorkshireUp+131£110-
HertfordshireUp+281--
BedfordshireUp+241--
CambridgeshireUp+121--

RF Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK 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.

120 (30.30 %)Wireless
215 (22.73 %)Degree
314 (21.21 %)C
412 (18.18 %)Handset
511 (16.67 %)Telecoms
610 (15.15 %)Manufacturing
79 (13.64 %)EMC
79 (13.64 %)DVB
88 (12.12 %)DOCSIS
88 (12.12 %)DTV
88 (12.12 %)Electric
88 (12.12 %)STB
97 (10.61 %)CDMA
106 (9.091 %)GSM
115 (7.576 %)Broadband
115 (7.576 %)UMTS
115 (7.576 %)2G
124 (6.061 %)GPRS
124 (6.061 %)3G
133 (4.545 %)Nokia
133 (4.545 %)Bluetooth
133 (4.545 %)Validation
133 (4.545 %)LabVIEW
133 (4.545 %)TETRA
133 (4.545 %)Military
133 (4.545 %)WiMAX
142 (3.030 %)Agilent
142 (3.030 %)Statistical Analysis
142 (3.030 %)French Language
142 (3.030 %)Electronics

RF Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK 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.

IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (3.030 %)MATLAB
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.515 %)LabWindows
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
120 (30.30 %)Wireless
29 (13.64 %)DVB
38 (12.12 %)DOCSIS
47 (10.61 %)CDMA
56 (9.091 %)GSM
65 (7.576 %)UMTS
65 (7.576 %)Broadband
65 (7.576 %)2G
74 (6.061 %)GPRS
74 (6.061 %)3G
83 (4.545 %)TETRA
83 (4.545 %)WiMAX
83 (4.545 %)Bluetooth
92 (3.030 %)LAN
101 (1.515 %)WLAN
101 (1.515 %)Ethernet
101 (1.515 %)DECT
101 (1.515 %)GGSN
101 (1.515 %)SGSN
101 (1.515 %)ZigBee
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (4.545 %)LabVIEW
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (16.67 %)Telecoms
210 (15.15 %)Manufacturing
38 (12.12 %)Electric
43 (4.545 %)Military
52 (3.030 %)Electronics
61 (1.515 %)Government
61 (1.515 %)Health
61 (1.515 %)Automotive
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
112 (18.18 %)Handset
28 (12.12 %)STB
28 (12.12 %)DTV
32 (3.030 %)French Language
41 (1.515 %)EPoS
41 (1.515 %)Statistics
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (4.545 %)Validation
22 (3.030 %)Statistical Analysis
22 (3.030 %)CAD
31 (1.515 %)Configuration Management
31 (1.515 %)PRINCE2
31 (1.515 %)Fault Management
31 (1.515 %)System Testing
31 (1.515 %)Performance Management
31 (1.515 %)SC Cleared
31 (1.515 %)Security Cleared
31 (1.515 %)TDD
31 (1.515 %)Network Planning
31 (1.515 %)Data Analysis
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
114 (21.21 %)C
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
115 (22.73 %)Degree
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (13.64 %)EMC
23 (4.545 %)Nokia
32 (3.030 %)Siemens
32 (3.030 %)Mapinfo
32 (3.030 %)Microsoft
32 (3.030 %)Ericsson
32 (3.030 %)Agilent
41 (1.515 %)Nortel
41 (1.515 %)Genesys
41 (1.515 %)MKS
41 (1.515 %)SolidWorks