Senior RF Engineer Contract Job Trends

Senior Radio Frequency Engineer
UK

The median Senior Radio Frequency Engineer daily rate in the UK is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 583 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Senior RF Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.003% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.003% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £413 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 - -
75th Percentile £438 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 33,773 29,297 39,613
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.35% 92.69% 93.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,365 17,961 26,425
10th Percentile £300 £288 £280
25th Percentile £405 £408 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £618 £638 £638
90th Percentile £720 £738 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £477 £500
% change year-on-year -0.42% -4.60% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,972 883 1,665
10th Percentile £14.38 £15.51 £14.16
25th Percentile £18.25 £21.05 £18.93
Median hourly rate £26.30 £32.50 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -19.08% -23.53% +25.00%
75th Percentile £60.00 £62.37 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £73.75 £76.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £31.08 £45.00
% change year-on-year -19.08% -30.93% +55.17%

Senior RF Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Senior RF Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Senior RF Engineer job vacancy trend in the UK

Senior RF Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior RF Engineer job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior RF Engineer job vacancies in the UK

Senior RF Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior RF Engineer job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior RF Engineer job vacancies in the UK

Senior RF Engineer Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Senior RF Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Senior RF Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) UVM

Senior RF Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Algorithms
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) UVM