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The table below looks at the demand for the RF Engineer role in IT jobs within the Hampshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Radio Frequency Engineer
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank177167
Rank change on same period last yearDown-10
Matching permanent IT job ads2131
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.013 %
As % of the category below0.384 %0.502 %
Salaries quoted1821
Average minimum salary£32,247£33,905
Average salary£34,729£37,190
% change on same period last year-6.61 %
Average maximum salary£37,211£40,476
UK excluding London average salary£36,724£36,443
% change on same period last year+0.77 %
Hampshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Hampshire
Matching permanent IT job ads54686176
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled3.165 %2.658 %
Salaries quoted45985150
Average minimum salary£35,019£34,855
Average salary£38,181£37,932
% change on same period last year+0.65 %
Average maximum salary£41,343£41,010
UK excluding London average salary£38,208£39,261
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
RF Engineer South EastRF Engineer
South East

RF Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Hampshire RF Engineer Demand Trend

RF Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Hampshire RF Engineer Salary Trend

RF Engineer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing RF Engineer across the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Hampshire 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 Hampshire region over the 3 months to 10 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
BasingstokeDown-133£29,000-27.49 %
PortsmouthDown-21£45,000-
FarnboroughNew entry-1£30,000-
SouthamptonNew entry-1£45,000-
RF Engineer South EastRF Engineer
South East

RF Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Hampshire 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.

122 (56.41 %)Degree
210 (25.64 %)Electronics
39 (23.08 %)Telecoms
39 (23.08 %)Manufacturing
48 (20.51 %)3G
57 (17.95 %)WCDMA
57 (17.95 %)Genesys
57 (17.95 %)Business Development
57 (17.95 %)Agilent
66 (15.38 %)EMC
66 (15.38 %)GSM
75 (12.82 %)2G
84 (10.26 %)ASIC
84 (10.26 %)Construction
84 (10.26 %)Handset
93 (7.692 %)UMTS
93 (7.692 %)Project Management
93 (7.692 %)Marketing
102 (5.128 %)2.5G
111 (2.564 %)Chemicals
111 (2.564 %)Wireless
111 (2.564 %)Ericsson
111 (2.564 %)WLAN
111 (2.564 %)CAD
111 (2.564 %)MATLAB
111 (2.564 %)C
111 (2.564 %)LabVIEW
111 (2.564 %)Police
111 (2.564 %)STB
111 (2.564 %)Mathematics

RF Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Hampshire 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.

Hampshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (2.564 %)MATLAB
Hampshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (20.51 %)3G
27 (17.95 %)WCDMA
36 (15.38 %)GSM
45 (12.82 %)2G
53 (7.692 %)UMTS
62 (5.128 %)2.5G
71 (2.564 %)WLAN
71 (2.564 %)Wireless
Hampshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (2.564 %)LabVIEW
Hampshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (25.64 %)Electronics
29 (23.08 %)Telecoms
29 (23.08 %)Manufacturing
34 (10.26 %)Construction
43 (7.692 %)Marketing
51 (2.564 %)Police
51 (2.564 %)Chemicals
Hampshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (10.26 %)ASIC
14 (10.26 %)Handset
21 (2.564 %)STB
21 (2.564 %)Mathematics
21 (2.564 %)Physics
21 (2.564 %)Chemistry
21 (2.564 %)Biology
Hampshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (17.95 %)Business Development
23 (7.692 %)Project Management
31 (2.564 %)CAD
31 (2.564 %)System Testing
Hampshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (2.564 %)C
Hampshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
122 (56.41 %)Degree
Hampshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (17.95 %)Genesys
17 (17.95 %)Agilent
26 (15.38 %)EMC
31 (2.564 %)Ericsson