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 19 September 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 664 | 783 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +119 | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring an RF Design Engineer | 10 | 8 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.020% | 0.010% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.023% | 0.011% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £52,500 | £62,500 | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £65,000 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.69% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £67,500 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £65,000 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -7.69% | - | - |
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 | 44,309 | 74,419 | 56,988 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.65% | 95.24% | 94.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,050 | 44,613 | 44,179 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,250 | £30,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £40,000 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -8.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £73,750 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £92,500 | £97,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £47,500 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -4.76% | - |
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.
RF Design Engineer
Salary Trend
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 19 September 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 |
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| England | +109 | 10 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 4 |
| UK excluding London | +106 | 10 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 4 |
| South East | +40 | 5 | - | - | |
| Midlands | - | 4 | £60,000 | - | 2 |
| West Midlands | - | 3 | - | - | 2 |
| North East | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| North of England | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | £60,000 | - |
RF Design Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 19 September 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.
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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: