Radio Frequency Engineer
UK > England
The median Radio Frequency Engineer daily rate in England is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 August 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 489 | 503 | 612 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +14 | +109 | +170 |
| Contract jobs requiring an RF Engineer | 14 | 28 | 9 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | 0.051% | 0.084% | 0.020% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.055% | 0.090% | 0.021% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 10 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £325 | £383 |
| 25th Percentile | £575 | £347 | £394 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £450 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +33.33% | +5.88% | +6.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £784 | £438 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £794 | - |
| UK median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.88% | +6.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 9 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £65.63 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £54.75 | £68.44 |
| Median hourly rate | £81.00 | £80.00 | £70.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.25% | +14.29% | +27.27% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £70.31 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £70.88 |
| UK median hourly rate | £81.00 | £80.00 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.25% | +14.29% | +27.27% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title | 25,321 | 30,942 | 42,278 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.61% | 92.85% | 94.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 16,397 | 20,300 | 29,786 |
| 10th Percentile | £285 | £300 | £306 |
| 25th Percentile | £402 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £512 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.48% | -4.55% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £652 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £535 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -1.87% | -0.93% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,322 | 1,795 | 1,328 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.51 | £14.16 | £14.72 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.44 | £21.25 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £45.00 | £41.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -44.11% | +8.43% | +61.60% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.00 | £66.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £75.00 | £78.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £25.15 | £43.00 | £41.80 |
| % change year-on-year | -41.51% | +2.87% | +62.77% |
RF Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured RF Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
RF Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing RF Engineer in England.
RF Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing RF Engineer in England.
RF Engineer
Contract Job Locations in England
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 England region over the 6 months to 11 August 2025. 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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| East of England | +10 | 9 | £600 | +41.18% | 10 |
| South East | +28 | 3 | - | - | 13 |
| London | +12 | 2 | - | - | 9 |
| RF Engineer UK |
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RF Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 11 August 2025, 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 across the England region featuring RF Engineer in the job title.
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RF Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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: