RF Engineer Job Trends in the East of England

Radio Frequency Engineer
England > East of England

The median Radio Frequency Engineer salary in the East of England is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 103 160 124
Rank change year-on-year +57 -36 +102
Permanent jobs requiring an RF Engineer 56 21 12
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 1.35% 0.58% 0.56%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.51% 0.65% 0.60%
Number of salaries quoted 38 21 10
10th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £51,750
25th Percentile - £52,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £57,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £85,875 - £59,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -8.33%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
East of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the East of 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the East of England with a recognized job title 3,707 3,223 2,016
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.39% 89.63% 94.69%
Number of salaries quoted 2,230 1,492 1,487
10th Percentile £27,500 £28,000 £26,325
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £83,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%

RF Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

RF Engineer job vacancy trend in the East of England

RF Engineer
Salary Trend in the East of England

Salary distribution trend for RF Engineer job vacancies in the East of England.

Salary distribution trend for RF Engineer job vacancies in the East of England

RF Engineer
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing RF Engineer in the East of England over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Salary histogram for RF Engineer in the East of England

RF Engineer
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing RF Engineer within the East of England region over the 6 months to 31 December 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Cambridgeshire +24 31 £65,000 +18.18% 4
Hertfordshire - 22 £55,000 - 3
Norfolk +7 3 - -
RF Engineer
England

RF Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England

For the 6 months to 31 December 2025, RF Engineer 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 permanent job ads across the East of England region featuring RF Engineer in the job title.

1 8 (14.29%) Systems Engineering
1 8 (14.29%) Technical Leadership
2 7 (12.50%) Wireless
3 3 (5.36%) AI
3 3 (5.36%) Data Science
3 3 (5.36%) Digital Signal Processing
3 3 (5.36%) Machine Learning
3 3 (5.36%) Signal Processing
3 3 (5.36%) Test Automation
4 2 (3.57%) GSM
4 2 (3.57%) LTE
4 2 (3.57%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (3.57%) TETRA
5 1 (1.79%) 4G
5 1 (1.79%) 5G
5 1 (1.79%) Broadband
5 1 (1.79%) Collaborative Working
5 1 (1.79%) Configuration Management
5 1 (1.79%) Degree
5 1 (1.79%) Eclipse
5 1 (1.79%) EMC
5 1 (1.79%) Firmware
5 1 (1.79%) Git
5 1 (1.79%) Java
5 1 (1.79%) JIRA
5 1 (1.79%) Linux
5 1 (1.79%) Master's Degree
5 1 (1.79%) Microsoft
5 1 (1.79%) MISRA
5 1 (1.79%) Performance Testing

RF Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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:

Communications & Networking
1 7 (12.50%) Wireless
2 2 (3.57%) GSM
2 2 (3.57%) LTE
2 2 (3.57%) TETRA
3 1 (1.79%) 4G
3 1 (1.79%) 5G
3 1 (1.79%) Broadband
3 1 (1.79%) Wi-Fi
Development Applications
1 1 (1.79%) Eclipse
1 1 (1.79%) Git
1 1 (1.79%) JIRA
1 1 (1.79%) Rational DOORS
General
1 7 (12.50%) Social Skills
2 5 (8.93%) Marketing
3 2 (3.57%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (3.57%) Retail
3 2 (3.57%) Telecoms
4 1 (1.79%) Electronics
Miscellaneous
1 1 (1.79%) FPGA
1 1 (1.79%) GNSS
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.79%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (14.29%) Systems Engineering
1 8 (14.29%) Technical Leadership
2 3 (5.36%) AI
2 3 (5.36%) Data Science
2 3 (5.36%) Digital Signal Processing
2 3 (5.36%) Machine Learning
2 3 (5.36%) Signal Processing
2 3 (5.36%) Test Automation
3 2 (3.57%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (1.79%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (1.79%) Performance Testing
4 1 (1.79%) Process Improvement
4 1 (1.79%) Product Roadmap
4 1 (1.79%) Requirements Analysis
4 1 (1.79%) Roadmaps
4 1 (1.79%) SDLC
4 1 (1.79%) Software Engineering
4 1 (1.79%) Technology Roadmap
4 1 (1.79%) Validation
4 1 (1.79%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.79%) Java
Qualifications
1 1 (1.79%) Degree
1 1 (1.79%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.79%) MISRA
System Software
1 1 (1.79%) Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (1.79%) EMC
1 1 (1.79%) Microsoft