The first table below looks at the demand for the RF Engineer role in IT jobs advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited RF Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 19 June 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 advertised for the England region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Radio Frequency Engineer
Rank 827 835 832
Rank change year-on-year
+8 -3
Permanent jobs requiring an RF Engineer 17 34 30
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 0.017% 0.030% 0.025%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.018% 0.032% 0.026%
Number of salaries quoted 14 26 24
Average salary £42,500 £41,250 £51,250
Average salary % change year-on-year
+3.03% -19.51%
90% offered a salary of more than £35,150 £25,000 £35,900
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £56,250 £67,500
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £40,000 £51,250
% change year-on-year
+6.25% -21.95%
All Job Titles
England
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
96088 107696 114482
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 94.37% 95.02% 94.23%
Number of salaries quoted 80815 93104 97727
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £42,500
90% offered a salary of more than £27,000 £27,500 £26,000
10% offered a salary of more than £67,500 £72,500 £70,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-1.29% +2.66%
RF Engineer
UK

RF Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

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

England RF Engineer Jobs Demand Trend

RF Engineer
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing RF Engineer across the England region.

England RF Engineer Salary Trend

RF Engineer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing RF Engineer across the England region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

England RF Engineer Salary Histogram

RF Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing RF Engineer within the England region over the 3 months to 19 June 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
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Job
Vacancies
South East +8 8 £42,500 -10.52% 3
East of England 0 8 £47,500 +18.75% 2
London +35 1 £47,500 +2.70%
RF Engineer
UK

RF Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the England 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 IT job ads sampled with RF Engineer in their job title.

1 11 (34.38%) Wireless
2 8 (25.00%) Degree
3 7 (21.88%) Telecoms
3 7 (21.88%) Wi-Fi
3 7 (21.88%) GSM
4 6 (18.75%) Electronics
5 5 (15.63%) TETRA
5 5 (15.63%) LTE
6 4 (12.50%) Handset
6 4 (12.50%) Windows
6 4 (12.50%) Bluetooth
6 4 (12.50%) Internet
7 3 (9.375%) TCP/IP
7 3 (9.375%) EMC
7 3 (9.375%) MATLAB
7 3 (9.375%) MySQL
7 3 (9.375%) SQL Server
7 3 (9.375%) Manufacturing
8 2 (6.250%) SC Cleared
8 2 (6.250%) Security Cleared
8 2 (6.250%) Monte Carlo Method
8 2 (6.250%) TDMA
8 2 (6.250%) 2G
8 2 (6.250%) Streaming Video
8 2 (6.250%) JavaScript
8 2 (6.250%) VBScript
8 2 (6.250%) XHTML
8 2 (6.250%) LAN
8 2 (6.250%) UMTS
8 2 (6.250%) WAN

RF Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the England 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 IT job ads sampled with RF Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 2 (6.250%) XHTML
1 2 (6.250%) WAP
1 2 (6.250%) XML
1 2 (6.250%) CGI
Applications
1 1 (3.125%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 11 (34.38%) Wireless
2 7 (21.88%) Wi-Fi
2 7 (21.88%) GSM
3 5 (15.63%) TETRA
3 5 (15.63%) LTE
4 4 (12.50%) Bluetooth
4 4 (12.50%) Internet
5 3 (9.375%) TCP/IP
6 2 (6.250%) TDMA
6 2 (6.250%) 2G
6 2 (6.250%) LAN
6 2 (6.250%) UMTS
6 2 (6.250%) WAN
6 2 (6.250%) DECT
6 2 (6.250%) GPRS
6 2 (6.250%) HTTP
6 2 (6.250%) 3G
7 1 (3.125%) 802.11
7 1 (3.125%) WCDMA
7 1 (3.125%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (9.375%) MySQL
1 3 (9.375%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (3.125%) LabVIEW
1 1 (3.125%) Team Foundation Server
1 1 (3.125%) Rational DOORS
General
1 7 (21.88%) Telecoms
2 6 (18.75%) Electronics
3 3 (9.375%) Manufacturing
4 1 (3.125%) Back Office
4 1 (3.125%) Aerospace
4 1 (3.125%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 4 (12.50%) Handset
2 2 (6.250%) Streaming Video
3 1 (3.125%) Computer Science
3 1 (3.125%) MMIC
Operating Systems
1 4 (12.50%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (6.250%) Monte Carlo Method
2 1 (3.125%) CAD
2 1 (3.125%) Quality Management
2 1 (3.125%) Scrum
2 1 (3.125%) Agile Software Development
2 1 (3.125%) Validation
2 1 (3.125%) Product Management
2 1 (3.125%) Requirements Analysis
2 1 (3.125%) Resource Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (9.375%) MATLAB
2 2 (6.250%) JavaScript
2 2 (6.250%) VBScript
3 1 (3.125%) VB
Qualifications
1 8 (25.00%) Degree
2 2 (6.250%) SC Cleared
2 2 (6.250%) Security Cleared
3 1 (3.125%) ISEB
3 1 (3.125%) PhD
3 1 (3.125%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.125%) QA
Systems Management
1 2 (6.250%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 3 (9.375%) EMC
2 2 (6.250%) Ericsson
3 1 (3.125%) Microsoft
3 1 (3.125%) Actix
3 1 (3.125%) Mentor Graphics
3 1 (3.125%) AirMagnet
Bristol, South West
I am currently seeking a permanent RF Engineer for a market leading company based in Bristol. As s Senior RF Engineer you will be designing complete RF (100...
Computer Futures
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 28 May 2013
Bristol, South West
I am currently seeking a permanent RF Engineer for a market leading company based in Bristol. As s Senior RF Engineer you will be designing complete RF (100...
Computer Futures
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 28 May 2013
Basingstoke, Hampshire
Principal RF Engineer / RF Engineer / RF Design Engineer My client, a leader in the development of cutting edge software is looking for an RF Engineer / RF Design Engineer...
NES Global Talent
Salary: £55000 to £60000 per annum - Car Allowance
Posted: 13 June 2013
Cambridgeshire, East Anglia
The role will involve project management to a greater or lesser degree in accordance with the successful candidate's preference... Education The Ideal candidate will have an excellent...
Computer Futures
Salary: £45000 - £55000 per annum
Posted: 5 June 2013
Hampshire
Schematic and PCB layout design skills for complex RF multilayer designs (Preferably Mentor Graphics - PADS) Highly skilled in the use of frequency and time domain test equipment including...
Cobham
Salary: attractive benefits
Posted: 3 June 2013
Basingstoke, Hampshire
Evolution Recruitment Solutions
Salary: Competitive + Benefits + Bonus
Posted: 14 June 2013
Bristol, South West
Computer Futures
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 28 May 2013
Bristol, South West
Computer Futures
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 29 May 2013
Bristol, South West
Computer Futures
Salary: £4000 - £45000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 7 June 2013
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