RF Design Engineer Job Trends

Radio Frequency Design Engineer
UK

The median Radio Frequency Design Engineer salary in the UK is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 January 2026.

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

6 months to
5 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 641 - 718
Rank change year-on-year - - +280
Permanent jobs requiring an RF Design Engineer 9 0 7
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.015% - 0.013%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.017% - 0.014%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £52,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - £75,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +4.90%
75th Percentile £67,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 - £75,000
% change year-on-year - - +4.90%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

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

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 53,595 50,414 50,501
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.55% 92.94% 95.23%
Number of salaries quoted 33,001 26,357 38,868
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,199 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £44,956 £42,439
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £58,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +2.56% -2.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,458 £77,500
90th Percentile £93,750 £97,500 £96,539
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

RF Design Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

RF Design Engineer job vacancy trend in the UK

RF Design Engineer
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for RF Design Engineer job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for RF Design Engineer job vacancies in the UK

RF Design Engineer
Top 8 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing RF Design Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 5 January 2026. 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
England - 9 £60,000 - 6
UK excluding London - 9 £60,000 - 6
South East - 4 - - 2
Midlands - 4 £60,000 - 1
West Midlands - 3 - -
North of England - 1 - - 2
East Midlands - 1 £60,000 - 1
North East - 1 - -

RF Design Engineer Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 5 January 2026, RF Design 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 featuring RF Design Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (33.33%) DV Cleared
1 3 (33.33%) Security Cleared
2 2 (22.22%) Degree
3 1 (11.11%) AutoCAD
3 1 (11.11%) CAD
3 1 (11.11%) Customer Requirements
3 1 (11.11%) Design for Manufacturing
3 1 (11.11%) HNC
3 1 (11.11%) Microsoft
3 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (11.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (11.11%) Prototyping
3 1 (11.11%) SOLIDWORKS
3 1 (11.11%) Wireless
3 1 (11.11%) Wireless Security

RF Design 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:

Applications
1 1 (11.11%) AutoCAD
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (11.11%) SOLIDWORKS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (11.11%) Wireless
1 1 (11.11%) Wireless Security
General
1 1 (11.11%) Social Skills
1 1 (11.11%) Telecoms
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (11.11%) CAD
1 1 (11.11%) Customer Requirements
1 1 (11.11%) Design for Manufacturing
1 1 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (11.11%) Prototyping
Qualifications
1 3 (33.33%) DV Cleared
1 3 (33.33%) Security Cleared
2 2 (22.22%) Degree
3 1 (11.11%) HNC
Vendors
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft