Software-Defined Radio Jobs in England

Software-Defined Radio
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England requiring Software-Defined Radio skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Software-Defined Radio over the 6 months leading up to 22 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 636 787 896
Rank change year-on-year +151 +109 +215
Permanent jobs citing Software-Defined Radio 39 48 22
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.080% 0.055% 0.025%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.46% 0.40% 0.16%
Number of salaries quoted 8 16 19
10th Percentile £58,775 - £45,350
25th Percentile £67,813 £45,000 £63,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £55,750 £85,000
Median % change year-on-year +34.53% -34.41% +75.26%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £75,000 £55,750 £85,000
% change year-on-year +34.53% -34.41% +183.33%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
England

Software-Defined Radio falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 8,567 12,042 13,970
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 17.62% 13.91% 15.89%
Number of salaries quoted 3,573 8,506 7,141
10th Percentile £25,087 £26,250 £27,750
25th Percentile £30,625 £32,500 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,500 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.11% -5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £62,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £77,500 £87,500
UK median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £50,500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.94% -3.81%

Software-Defined Radio
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Software-Defined Radio as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Software-Defined Radio in England

Software-Defined Radio
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software-Defined Radio in England.

Salary trend for Software-Defined Radio in England

Software-Defined Radio
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software-Defined Radio in England over the 6 months to 22 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Software-Defined Radio in England

Software-Defined Radio
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software-Defined Radio within the England region over the 6 months to 22 May 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
South East +117 31 - - 15
North of England +43 5 £75,000 +45.63%
North West -3 5 £75,000 +45.63%
East of England +26 3 £67,500 -15.63% 18
Software-Defined Radio
UK

Software-Defined Radio
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 (7.69%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 18 (46.15%) Wireless
2 1 (2.56%) GSM
2 1 (2.56%) LTE
2 1 (2.56%) Radio Access Network
2 1 (2.56%) UMTS
Development Applications
1 1 (2.56%) Git
General
1 16 (41.03%) Finance
2 5 (12.82%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (2.56%) Electronics
3 1 (2.56%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 20 (51.28%) Radio Engineer
2 18 (46.15%) Software Engineer
3 16 (41.03%) Systems Engineer
4 15 (38.46%) Embedded Engineer
5 13 (33.33%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 6 (15.38%) Senior
7 5 (12.82%) Senior Software Engineer
8 3 (7.69%) Firmware Engineer
9 1 (2.56%) Architect
9 1 (2.56%) Design Engineer
9 1 (2.56%) DSP Engineer
9 1 (2.56%) Electronics Design Engineer
9 1 (2.56%) Electronics Engineer
9 1 (2.56%) Senior DSP Engineer
9 1 (2.56%) Senior Embedded Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 20 (51.28%) FPGA
2 19 (48.72%) Embedded Systems
3 16 (41.03%) e-Learning
4 13 (33.33%) MicroBlaze
4 13 (33.33%) RISC-V
5 5 (12.82%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (2.56%) Linux Command Line
6 1 (2.56%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 14 (35.90%) Linux
2 13 (33.33%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (94.87%) Signal Processing
2 36 (92.31%) Digital Signal Processing
3 31 (79.49%) Innovative Thinking
4 18 (46.15%) Software Engineering
5 15 (38.46%) Physics
6 14 (35.90%) Agile
7 5 (12.82%) Creative Thinking
7 5 (12.82%) Problem-Solving
8 4 (10.26%) Software Testing
8 4 (10.26%) Validation
9 3 (7.69%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 3 (7.69%) Integration Testing
9 3 (7.69%) Mathematical Modelling
9 3 (7.69%) Mathematics
9 3 (7.69%) Verification and Validation
10 1 (2.56%) FPGA Design
10 1 (2.56%) Image Processing
10 1 (2.56%) Issue Tracking
10 1 (2.56%) System Testing
10 1 (2.56%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 18 (46.15%) MATLAB
2 14 (35.90%) C
2 14 (35.90%) C++
3 1 (2.56%) Bash
3 1 (2.56%) Python
Qualifications
1 31 (79.49%) SC Cleared
1 31 (79.49%) Security Cleared
2 1 (2.56%) Degree
System Software
1 33 (84.62%) Firmware
2 28 (71.79%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 9 (23.08%) Xilinx
2 1 (2.56%) EMC
2 1 (2.56%) Intel