The first table below looks at the demand for the RF Engineer role in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited RF Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles currently tracked.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Radio Frequency Engineer
Rank 529 555 558
Rank change year-on-year
+26 +3
Contract jobs requiring an RF Engineer 11 26 22
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.023% 0.044% 0.037%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.025% 0.048% 0.039%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 4 4
Average daily rate - £268 £340
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -21.32%
UK excluding London average daily rate - £268 £340
% change year-on-year
- -21.32%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 1 6
Average hourly rate £18.00 £50.00 £36.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-64.00% +38.88%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £15.60 £50.00 £31.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £35.60 £50.00 £42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £18.00 £50.00 £36.00
% change year-on-year
-64.00% +38.88%
All Job Titles
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
43539 54119 55808
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 92.22% 92.58% 92.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 24944 29835 30377
Average daily rate £400 £400 £425
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -5.88%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £240 £240 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £575 £575 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 2174 2589 2882
Average hourly rate £18.50 £18.50 £20.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- -7.50%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.00 £11.00 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £41.50 £40.00 £41.28
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%

RF Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing RF Engineer within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

RF Engineer Jobs Demand Trend

RF Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

This 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
Hourly Rate Trend

This 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

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing RF Engineer within the UK over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

RF Engineer Hourly Rate Histogram

RF Engineer
Top 10 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 21 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
England +34 9 - -
South East +24 3 - -
Hertfordshire +14 2 - -
East of England +11 2 - -
Berkshire +8 2 - -
South West +25 1 - -
Reading +7 1 - -
Wiltshire - 1 - -
Surrey - 1 - -
Baldock - 1 - -

RF Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, 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.

1 16 (55.17%) 3G
2 14 (48.28%) LTE
3 13 (44.83%) 2G
4 11 (37.93%) Telecoms
5 9 (31.03%) GSM
6 7 (24.14%) UMTS
7 6 (20.69%) Ericsson
7 6 (20.69%) 4G
8 5 (17.24%) Actix
8 5 (17.24%) Degree
8 5 (17.24%) Mapinfo
8 5 (17.24%) MS Excel
9 4 (13.79%) MS Access
9 4 (13.79%) BSS
9 4 (13.79%) Network Planning
9 4 (13.79%) RNC
9 4 (13.79%) HSPA
9 4 (13.79%) Root Cause Analysis
10 3 (10.34%) Radio Access Network
10 3 (10.34%) Nokia Siemens Networks
10 3 (10.34%) Capacity Planning
10 3 (10.34%) Huawei
11 2 (6.897%) Software Engineering
11 2 (6.897%) Digital Signal Processing
11 2 (6.897%) Signal Processing
11 2 (6.897%) Test Automation
11 2 (6.897%) DV Cleared
11 2 (6.897%) Security Cleared
11 2 (6.897%) Wireless
11 2 (6.897%) Electronics

RF Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, 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.

Applications
1 5 (17.24%) MS Excel
2 2 (6.897%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 16 (55.17%) 3G
2 14 (48.28%) LTE
3 13 (44.83%) 2G
4 9 (31.03%) GSM
5 7 (24.14%) UMTS
6 6 (20.69%) 4G
7 4 (13.79%) BSS
7 4 (13.79%) RNC
7 4 (13.79%) HSPA
8 3 (10.34%) Radio Access Network
9 2 (6.897%) Wireless
9 2 (6.897%) CDMA
10 1 (3.448%) WCDMA
10 1 (3.448%) TCP/IP
10 1 (3.448%) Wi-Fi
10 1 (3.448%) WiMAX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (13.79%) MS Access
General
1 11 (37.93%) Telecoms
2 2 (6.897%) Electronics
3 1 (3.448%) Aerospace
3 1 (3.448%) Manufacturing
3 1 (3.448%) Military
Miscellaneous
1 1 (3.448%) Handset
1 1 (3.448%) MMIC
1 1 (3.448%) Statistics
1 1 (3.448%) Computer Science
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (13.79%) Network Planning
1 4 (13.79%) Root Cause Analysis
2 3 (10.34%) Capacity Planning
3 2 (6.897%) Software Engineering
3 2 (6.897%) Digital Signal Processing
3 2 (6.897%) Signal Processing
3 2 (6.897%) Test Automation
4 1 (3.448%) Project Management
4 1 (3.448%) Quality Management
4 1 (3.448%) Network Design
4 1 (3.448%) Network Architecture
4 1 (3.448%) Statistical Analysis
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.448%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (17.24%) Degree
2 2 (6.897%) DV Cleared
2 2 (6.897%) Security Cleared
3 1 (3.448%) HND
3 1 (3.448%) NVQ Level 4
3 1 (3.448%) SC Cleared
Vendors
1 6 (20.69%) Ericsson
2 5 (17.24%) Actix
2 5 (17.24%) Mapinfo
3 3 (10.34%) Nokia Siemens Networks
3 3 (10.34%) Huawei
4 2 (6.897%) Nokia
5 1 (3.448%) Siemens
5 1 (3.448%) Motorola
5 1 (3.448%) Nortel
5 1 (3.448%) Alcatel-Lucent
5 1 (3.448%) Amdocs
5 1 (3.448%) ZTE
Berkshire
Our leading Telecommunications client is currently seeking a RF Systems Test Engineer for a 3 month contract based in the Hertfordshire area with a strong possibility for extension...
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Rate: £12 - £18 per hour
Posted: 16 May 2013
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