RF Test Engineer Contracts

Radio Frequency Test Engineer
UK

As of 22 July 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Radio Frequency Test Engineer daily rate in the UK.

6 months to
22 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 544 571 -
Rank change year-on-year +27 - -
Contract jobs requiring an RF Test Engineer 2 5 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.006% 0.012% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.007% 0.013% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 3 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £325 -
UK excluding London median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title 29,944 38,437 52,467
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.62% 93.04% 94.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 19,029 24,865 36,295
10th Percentile £284 £294 £308
25th Percentile £400 £410 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £536
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -2.02% -0.31%
75th Percentile £623 £638 £650
90th Percentile £730 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - +2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,430 2,436 1,571
10th Percentile £13.75 £13.49 £14.57
25th Percentile £17.30 £18.00 £19.00
Median hourly rate £25.15 £40.00 £43.75
Median % change year-on-year -37.13% -8.57% +70.37%
75th Percentile £55.00 £64.25 £65.00
90th Percentile £73.75 £74.47 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £41.81 £40.00
% change year-on-year -39.85% +4.53% +90.48%

RF Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured RF Test Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for RF Test Engineer in the UK

RF Test Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing RF Test Engineer.

Daily rate trend for RF Test Engineer in the UK

RF Test Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing RF Test Engineer.

Hourly rate trend for RF Test Engineer in the UK

RF Test Engineer
Top 2 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing RF Test Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 22 July 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
England +35 2 - - 23
London +30 2 - - 3

RF Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 22 July 2025, RF Test 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 featuring RF Test Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Data Protection Act
1 2 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 2 (100.00%) LTE
1 2 (100.00%) 4G
1 2 (100.00%) 5G
2 1 (50.00%) Keysight
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) CI/CD
2 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Test Automation
2 1 (50.00%) Agilent
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Python

RF Test Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) 4G
1 2 (100.00%) 5G
1 2 (100.00%) LTE
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Data Protection
2 1 (50.00%) CI/CD
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Agilent
1 1 (50.00%) Keysight