RF Test Engineer Jobs

Radio Frequency Test Engineer
UK

The median Radio Frequency Test Engineer salary in the UK is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 August 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 733 803 -
Rank change year-on-year +70 - -
Permanent jobs requiring an RF Test Engineer 9 37 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.015% 0.043% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.017% 0.045% -
Number of salaries quoted 3 26 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 -
75th Percentile £53,750 £50,000 -
90th Percentile £57,500 £52,500 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £40,000 -
% change year-on-year +12.50% - -

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 54,398 81,898 71,348
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.45% 95.02% 91.97%
Number of salaries quoted 30,008 53,852 50,369
10th Percentile £26,968 £30,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £44,101
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% -
75th Percentile £73,000 £71,796 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £90,822 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year - -6.54% +1.90%

RF Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for RF Test Engineer in the UK

RF Test Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for RF Test Engineer in the UK

RF Test Engineer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing RF Test Engineer over the 6 months to 6 August 2025.

Salary histogram for RF Test Engineer in the UK

RF Test Engineer
Top 6 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing RF Test Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 6 August 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 +61 9 £45,000 +12.50% 13
England +43 9 £45,000 - 16
East of England -8 6 - - 3
South East +19 2 £52,500 +16.67% 7
West Midlands - 1 £45,000 - 3
Midlands - 1 £45,000 - 3

RF Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 6 August 2025, RF Test 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 Test Engineer in the job title.

1 6 (66.67%) Retail
2 2 (22.22%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (11.11%) Social Skills
3 1 (11.11%) Zero Defects
3 1 (11.11%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (11.11%) IoT
3 1 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (11.11%) Regulatory Compliance
3 1 (11.11%) Integration Testing
3 1 (11.11%) HNC
3 1 (11.11%) HND
3 1 (11.11%) Electronics
3 1 (11.11%) Automotive

RF Test 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:

General
1 6 (66.67%) Retail
2 1 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (11.11%) Automotive
2 1 (11.11%) Electronics
2 1 (11.11%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (11.11%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (11.11%) IoT
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (22.22%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (11.11%) Integration Testing
2 1 (11.11%) Regulatory Compliance
2 1 (11.11%) Zero Defects
Qualifications
1 1 (11.11%) HNC
1 1 (11.11%) HND