Radio Frequency Engineer
UK
The median Radio Frequency Engineer daily rate in the UK is £425 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 May 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 3 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 559 | 689 | 844 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +130 | +155 | -169 |
| Contract jobs requiring an RF Engineer | 31 | 14 | 16 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.071% | 0.024% | 0.018% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.077% | 0.025% | 0.019% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 12 | 4 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £78 | - | £120 |
| 25th Percentile | £370 | £413 | £225 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £588 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.66% | +46.88% | -5.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £778 | £781 | £420 |
| 90th Percentile | £788 | £793 | £432 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £425 | £425 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +6.25% | +63.27% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 14 | 9 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £54.75 | £51.25 | £31.18 |
| 25th Percentile | £55.81 | £66.25 | £31.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £59.50 | £70.00 | £43.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.00% | +60.00% | +9.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £80.00 | - | £57.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £59.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £59.50 | £70.00 | £43.75 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.00% | +60.00% | +9.38% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 40,241 | 56,070 | 84,738 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.76% | 94.64% | 95.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,194 | 39,189 | 59,507 |
| 10th Percentile | £277 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,676 | 1,567 | 2,091 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.28 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.16 | £15.52 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +91.49% | +4.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.26 | £65.75 | £48.76 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £76.00 | £63.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £39.55 | £42.37 | £19.52 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.64% | +117.03% | +2.74% |
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
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing RF Engineer.
RF Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing RF Engineer over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.
RF Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing RF Engineer.
RF Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing RF Engineer over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.
RF Engineer
Top 6 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing RF Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 3 May 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +142 | 31 | £425 | -27.66% | 83 |
| UK excluding London | +70 | 29 | £425 | - | 75 |
| South East | +26 | 12 | £750 | - | 18 |
| East of England | +18 | 10 | £423 | - | 33 |
| South West | +23 | 7 | £775 | +82.35% | 17 |
| London | +95 | 2 | £363 | -54.69% | 12 |
RF Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 May 2024, RF Engineer contract 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 contract 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: