RF Engineer Jobs in England

Radio Frequency Engineer
UK > England

The median Radio Frequency Engineer salary in England is £55,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 10 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 710 911 1001
Rank change year-on-year +201 +90 -230
Permanent jobs requiring an RF Engineer 121 18 129
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.14% 0.020% 0.097%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.15% 0.022% 0.10%
Number of salaries quoted 61 7 29
10th Percentile £45,000 £39,226 -
25th Percentile £50,000 £43,125 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -30.00% +30.43%
75th Percentile £60,000 £60,625 -
90th Percentile £67,500 £69,000 -
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £75,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -30.00% +30.43%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in England with a recognized job title 81,130 82,270 127,705
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.48% 91.46% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 60,549 52,263 74,733
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,250 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,857 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

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.

Job vacancy trend for RF Engineer in England

RF Engineer
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing RF Engineer in England.

Salary trend for RF Engineer in England

RF Engineer
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing RF Engineer in England over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.

Salary histogram for RF Engineer in England

RF Engineer
Job Locations in 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 England region over the 6 months to 10 May 2024. 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
East of England +70 59 £55,000 - 34
South West +11 34 £55,000 +4.76% 14
South East +25 22 £65,000 +23.81% 19
London +118 4 £80,000 +3.23% 10
Midlands - 1 - - 3
North West - 1 - - 2
West Midlands - 1 - - 1
North of England - 1 - - 10
RF Engineer
UK

RF Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 10 May 2024, RF Engineer 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 permanent job ads across the England region featuring RF Engineer in the job title.

1 49 (40.50%) Degree
2 38 (31.40%) Electronics
3 35 (28.93%) Manufacturing
4 28 (23.14%) Software Testing
5 27 (22.31%) Analytical Skills
6 26 (21.49%) Social Skills
7 24 (19.83%) IoT
7 24 (19.83%) CAD
7 24 (19.83%) TCP/IP
8 23 (19.01%) Aerospace
9 20 (16.53%) Problem-Solving
10 19 (15.70%) Firmware
11 17 (14.05%) Test Automation
11 17 (14.05%) Security Cleared
12 16 (13.22%) WAN
12 16 (13.22%) B2B
12 16 (13.22%) 5G
12 16 (13.22%) SD-WAN
12 16 (13.22%) Test Assurance
13 14 (11.57%) Validation
14 13 (10.74%) Customer Engagement
14 13 (10.74%) Project Delivery
14 13 (10.74%) Requirements Gathering
15 11 (9.09%) Mentoring
16 10 (8.26%) Presentation Skills
17 9 (7.44%) GNSS
17 9 (7.44%) Verification and Validation
18 8 (6.61%) EMC
18 8 (6.61%) Kalman Filter
18 8 (6.61%) Project Planning

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:

Applications
1 3 (2.48%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (0.83%) LabWindows
Communications & Networking
1 24 (19.83%) TCP/IP
2 16 (13.22%) 5G
2 16 (13.22%) SD-WAN
2 16 (13.22%) WAN
3 4 (3.31%) 4G
3 4 (3.31%) Wireless
4 3 (2.48%) Software-Defined Radio
5 1 (0.83%) Microwave Backhaul
5 1 (0.83%) Mobile Backhaul
Development Applications
1 4 (3.31%) LabVIEW
General
1 38 (31.40%) Electronics
2 35 (28.93%) Manufacturing
3 27 (22.31%) Analytical Skills
4 26 (21.49%) Social Skills
5 23 (19.01%) Aerospace
6 10 (8.26%) Presentation Skills
7 8 (6.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 5 (4.13%) Telecoms
9 3 (2.48%) Aeronautics
9 3 (2.48%) Finance
9 3 (2.48%) Retail
10 2 (1.65%) Military
11 1 (0.83%) Avionics
Miscellaneous
1 24 (19.83%) IoT
2 9 (7.44%) GNSS
3 4 (3.31%) Algorithms
3 4 (3.31%) FPGA
4 3 (2.48%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (1.65%) Acoustics
Operating Systems
1 4 (3.31%) Windows
2 3 (2.48%) Unix
3 1 (0.83%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (23.14%) Software Testing
2 24 (19.83%) CAD
3 20 (16.53%) Problem-Solving
4 17 (14.05%) Test Automation
5 16 (13.22%) B2B
5 16 (13.22%) Test Assurance
6 14 (11.57%) Validation
7 13 (10.74%) Customer Engagement
7 13 (10.74%) Project Delivery
7 13 (10.74%) Requirements Gathering
8 11 (9.09%) Mentoring
9 9 (7.44%) Verification and Validation
10 8 (6.61%) Kalman Filter
10 8 (6.61%) Project Planning
10 8 (6.61%) Schematic Capture
10 8 (6.61%) Technical Leadership
11 7 (5.79%) Bill of Materials
12 6 (4.96%) Digital Signal Processing
12 6 (4.96%) Feasibility Study
12 6 (4.96%) Requirements Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (3.31%) Python
2 3 (2.48%) MATLAB
3 1 (0.83%) C#
3 1 (0.83%) C++
3 1 (0.83%) Java
Qualifications
1 49 (40.50%) Degree
2 17 (14.05%) Security Cleared
3 7 (5.79%) BPSS Clearance
4 4 (3.31%) DV Cleared
4 4 (3.31%) Master's Degree
5 3 (2.48%) HND
System Software
1 19 (15.70%) Firmware
2 8 (6.61%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 8 (6.61%) EMC