The first table below looks at the demand for the RF 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 Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 17 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 currently tracked.

Location
3 months to
17 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Radio Frequency Engineer
Rank 863 849 859
Rank change year-on-year
-14 +10
Permanent jobs requiring an RF Engineer 18 35 31
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 0.016% 0.029% 0.024%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.017% 0.031% 0.026%
Number of salaries quoted 16 27 25
Average salary £42,500 £43,500 £50,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-2.29% -13.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £35,250 £25,000 £36,200
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £56,000 £67,500
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £43,500 £51,250
% change year-on-year
-2.29% -15.12%
All Job Titles
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
104395 114295 119568
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 94.41% 94.98% 94.14%
Number of salaries quoted 86968 98064 101411
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 Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of permanent IT 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
Salary Trend

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

RF Engineer Salary Trend

RF Engineer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing RF Engineer over the 3 months to 17 June 2013 within the UK.

RF Engineer Salary Histogram

RF Engineer
Top 19 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 UK over the 3 months to 17 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
Find
Job
Vacancies
England +18 17 £42,500 -2.29% 12
East of England +12 8 £47,500 +11.76% 2
South East +8 7 £42,500 -10.52% 4
Hertfordshire +11 5 £50,000 +14.94%
Surrey +15 3 £42,500 -19.04% 1
Cambridgeshire +10 3 £45,000 -16.27% 2
Cambridge +4 3 £45,000 -21.73% 1
Hampshire -3 2 £40,000 +60.00% 3
Baldock - 2 £38,000 -
London +39 1 £47,500 +2.70%
Berkshire -5 1 £31,000 -38.00%
West Sussex -9 1 - -
North East - 1 £41,500 -
Tyne and Wear - 1 £41,500 -
Newbury - 1 £31,000 -
Newcastle upon Tyne - 1 £41,500 -
Basingstoke - 1 - - 2
Borehamwood - 1 £50,000 -
Fareham - 1 £40,000 -

RF Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 June 2013, IT 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 IT job ads sampled with RF Engineer in their job title.

1 11 (30.56%) Wireless
2 9 (25.00%) LTE
3 8 (22.22%) Degree
4 7 (19.44%) Telecoms
4 7 (19.44%) Wi-Fi
4 7 (19.44%) GSM
5 6 (16.67%) Electronics
6 5 (13.89%) TETRA
7 4 (11.11%) Handset
7 4 (11.11%) Windows
7 4 (11.11%) Bluetooth
7 4 (11.11%) Internet
8 3 (8.333%) TCP/IP
8 3 (8.333%) EMC
8 3 (8.333%) MATLAB
8 3 (8.333%) MySQL
8 3 (8.333%) SQL Server
8 3 (8.333%) Manufacturing
9 2 (5.556%) SC Cleared
9 2 (5.556%) Security Cleared
9 2 (5.556%) Monte Carlo Method
9 2 (5.556%) Mentor Graphics
9 2 (5.556%) Streaming Video
9 2 (5.556%) 2G
9 2 (5.556%) JavaScript
9 2 (5.556%) VBScript
9 2 (5.556%) XHTML
9 2 (5.556%) LAN
9 2 (5.556%) UMTS
9 2 (5.556%) WAN

RF Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 June 2013, IT 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 IT job ads sampled with RF Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 2 (5.556%) XML
1 2 (5.556%) XHTML
1 2 (5.556%) WAP
1 2 (5.556%) CGI
Applications
1 1 (2.778%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 11 (30.56%) Wireless
2 9 (25.00%) LTE
3 7 (19.44%) Wi-Fi
3 7 (19.44%) GSM
4 5 (13.89%) TETRA
5 4 (11.11%) Bluetooth
5 4 (11.11%) Internet
6 3 (8.333%) TCP/IP
7 2 (5.556%) HTTP
7 2 (5.556%) 3G
7 2 (5.556%) 2G
7 2 (5.556%) DECT
7 2 (5.556%) GPRS
7 2 (5.556%) LAN
7 2 (5.556%) UMTS
7 2 (5.556%) WAN
8 1 (2.778%) WCDMA
8 1 (2.778%) Broadband
8 1 (2.778%) CDMA
8 1 (2.778%) TDMA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (8.333%) MySQL
1 3 (8.333%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (2.778%) LabVIEW
1 1 (2.778%) Team Foundation Server
1 1 (2.778%) Rational DOORS
General
1 7 (19.44%) Telecoms
2 6 (16.67%) Electronics
3 3 (8.333%) Manufacturing
4 1 (2.778%) Back Office
4 1 (2.778%) Aerospace
4 1 (2.778%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 4 (11.11%) Handset
2 2 (5.556%) Streaming Video
3 1 (2.778%) Computer Science
3 1 (2.778%) MMIC
Operating Systems
1 4 (11.11%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (5.556%) Monte Carlo Method
2 1 (2.778%) Product Management
2 1 (2.778%) CAD
2 1 (2.778%) Quality Management
2 1 (2.778%) Validation
2 1 (2.778%) Scrum
2 1 (2.778%) Agile Software Development
2 1 (2.778%) Requirements Analysis
2 1 (2.778%) Resource Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (8.333%) MATLAB
2 2 (5.556%) JavaScript
2 2 (5.556%) VBScript
3 1 (2.778%) VB
Qualifications
1 8 (22.22%) Degree
2 2 (5.556%) SC Cleared
2 2 (5.556%) Security Cleared
3 1 (2.778%) PhD
3 1 (2.778%) ISEB
3 1 (2.778%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.778%) QA
Systems Management
1 2 (5.556%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 3 (8.333%) EMC
2 2 (5.556%) Ericsson
2 2 (5.556%) Mentor Graphics
3 1 (2.778%) AirMagnet
3 1 (2.778%) Actix
3 1 (2.778%) Microsoft
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
Leicestershire
You'll be able to design to EMC and have some experience with analogue and digital, this is not a core requirement... Technical Skills… *RF Design *RF Test *...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £30000.00 - £50000.00 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 11 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
Cobham
Salary: attractive benefits
Posted: 3 June 2013
Basingstoke, Hampshire
Evolution Recruitment Solutions
Salary: Competitive + Benefits + Bonus
Posted: 14 June 2013
Surrey
Roc Search
Salary: £50000 - £60000 per annum
Posted: 12 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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