RF Design Engineer Jobs

Radio Frequency Design Engineer
UK

As of 20 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Radio Frequency Design Engineer salary in the UK.

6 months to
20 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 710 887 951
Rank change year-on-year +177 +64 +229
Permanent jobs requiring an RF Design Engineer 2 20 8
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.004% 0.020% 0.008%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.004% 0.021% 0.009%
Number of salaries quoted 0 6 2
10th Percentile - - £47,875
25th Percentile - £62,500 £48,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £65,000 £53,750
Median % change year-on-year - +20.93% -28.33%
75th Percentile - £73,125 £60,313
90th Percentile - £75,000 £61,625
UK excluding London median annual salary - £65,000 £53,750
% change year-on-year - +20.93% -28.33%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 50,981 94,642 91,089
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.74% 94.70% 91.53%
Number of salaries quoted 27,187 67,606 57,639
10th Percentile £29,500 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £71,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,564 £50,000 £53,059
% change year-on-year +3.13% -5.76% +6.12%

RF Design Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured RF Design Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for RF Design Engineer in the UK

RF Design Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for RF Design Engineer in the UK

RF Design Engineer
Top 3 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 20 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
UK excluding London +148 2 - - 16
England +134 2 - - 16
South East +76 2 - - 3

RF Design Engineer Skill Set
Top 27 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 20 May 2025, RF Design 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 featuring RF Design Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Integration Testing
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (50.00%) Rapid Prototyping
1 1 (50.00%) Hazard Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Kalman Filter
1 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Wideband
1 1 (50.00%) Prototyping
1 1 (50.00%) Master's Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (50.00%) Analogue Electronics
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (50.00%) Python
1 1 (50.00%) EMC
1 1 (50.00%) MATLAB
1 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (50.00%) Electronics
1 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing

RF Design Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) Wideband
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Electronics
1 1 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Analogue Electronics
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) Hazard Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Integration Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Kalman Filter
1 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Prototyping
1 1 (50.00%) Rapid Prototyping
1 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (50.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (50.00%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) MATLAB
1 1 (50.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Master's Degree
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) EMC