The first table below looks at the demand for the RF Design Engineer role in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited RF Design 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.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Radio Frequency Design Engineer
Rank 853 876 864
Rank change year-on-year
+23 -12
Permanent jobs requiring an RF Design Engineer 7 11 7
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 0.006% 0.009% 0.006%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.007% 0.010% 0.006%
Number of salaries quoted 6 9 4
Average salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-9.09% +10.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £48,750 £46,500 £40,450
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £57,500 £62,000
UK excluding London average salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year
-9.09% +10.00%
All Job Titles
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
102582 114838 114977
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 94.43% 94.76% 94.22%
Number of salaries quoted 85352 98508 97090
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £42,500
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £27,500 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £67,500 £72,500 £70,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%

RF Design Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

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

RF Design Engineer Jobs Demand Trend

RF Design Engineer
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing RF Design Engineer within the UK.

RF Design Engineer Salary Trend

RF Design Engineer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing RF Design Engineer over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 within the UK.

RF Design Engineer Salary Histogram

RF Design Engineer
Top 8 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing RF Design 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
England +5 7 £50,000 -9.09%
South East -4 4 £65,000 +33.33%
East of England +6 3 £50,000 -13.04%
Hertfordshire +5 3 £50,000 -13.04%
Kent - 3 £65,000 -
Hampshire - 1 £47,500 -
Borehamwood - 1 £50,000 -
Basingstoke - 1 £47,500 -

RF Design Engineer
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK that cited RF Design 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 Design Engineer in their job title.

1 4 (33.33%) Degree
2 3 (25.00%) EMC
2 3 (25.00%) Electronics
3 2 (16.67%) Wi-Fi
3 2 (16.67%) Wireless
3 2 (16.67%) SC Cleared
3 2 (16.67%) Security Cleared
3 2 (16.67%) OFDM
3 2 (16.67%) MMIC
3 2 (16.67%) TETRA
4 1 (8.333%) Rational DOORS
4 1 (8.333%) Signal Processing
4 1 (8.333%) 4G
4 1 (8.333%) LTE
4 1 (8.333%) Requirements Analysis
4 1 (8.333%) Marketing
4 1 (8.333%) Verilog
4 1 (8.333%) Cadence
4 1 (8.333%) IC Design
4 1 (8.333%) WiMAX
4 1 (8.333%) Bluetooth
4 1 (8.333%) Broadband
4 1 (8.333%) GSM
4 1 (8.333%) Aerospace
4 1 (8.333%) Manufacturing
4 1 (8.333%) Handset

RF Design Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK that cited RF Design 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 Design Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Communications & Networking
1 2 (16.67%) Wi-Fi
1 2 (16.67%) Wireless
1 2 (16.67%) OFDM
1 2 (16.67%) TETRA
2 1 (8.333%) 4G
2 1 (8.333%) LTE
2 1 (8.333%) WiMAX
2 1 (8.333%) Bluetooth
2 1 (8.333%) Broadband
2 1 (8.333%) GSM
Development Applications
1 1 (8.333%) Rational DOORS
General
1 3 (25.00%) Electronics
2 1 (8.333%) Marketing
2 1 (8.333%) Aerospace
2 1 (8.333%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 2 (16.67%) MMIC
2 1 (8.333%) Verilog
2 1 (8.333%) Handset
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (8.333%) Signal Processing
1 1 (8.333%) Requirements Analysis
1 1 (8.333%) IC Design
Qualifications
1 4 (33.33%) Degree
2 2 (16.67%) SC Cleared
2 2 (16.67%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 3 (25.00%) EMC
2 1 (8.333%) Cadence
Cambs / Essex, East Anglia
Following your good degree in electronics or physics, you will have had at least 2 years of professional experience in RF circuit design and be keen to join...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £40k + benefits
Posted: 23 April 2013
Cambs / Essex, East Anglia
Think of anything with an antenna and it could be a project in which you will play a key part, from a consumer set top box to a...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £55k + benefits
Posted: 23 April 2013
Manchester, North West
Specification: - Degree qualified (ideally to Master's level) in electronics / computer science or similar discipline. - Fully competent in analogue design and verification techniques, with extensive commercial experience using...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to c£65k + extensive benefits
Posted: 23 April 2013
Wiltshire, South West
Summary: SoC, IC Design, RF and Analogue design and simulation, Wireless, Wiltshire, to £60k + benefits... Cadence Spectre. - Knowledge of simulation and mathematical tools such as MathCad, MATLAB and...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £60k + benefits
Posted: 23 April 2013