Hybrid/Remote RF Design Engineer Job Trends
Radio Frequency Design Engineer
UK > Work from Home
The median Radio Frequency Design Engineer salary for remote/hybrid work is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 10 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 464 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent RF Design Engineer jobs | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 0.016% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.017% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £67,500 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £80,500 | - | - |
| UK median annual salary | £82,500 | £60,000 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +37.50% | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Work from Home
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts with remote/hybrid work options and matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 10 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent remote/hybrid job adverts matching a recognised job title | 24,039 | 14,837 | 19,019 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 94.13% | 94.05% | 96.64% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 15,998 | 8,948 | 11,814 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £29,250 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £40,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -8.33% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £76,250 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £95,000 | £97,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £59,999 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.28% | -8.70% | -4.17% |
RF Design Engineer Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent RF Design Engineer job postings offering remote/hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
RF Design Engineer Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Salary distribution trend for remote/hybrid RF Design Engineer job vacancies.
RF Design Engineer Skill Set Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 10 November 2026, RF Design Engineer job ads cited 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 RF Design Engineer jobs with remote/hybrid work options.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kalman Filter | 75.0% | 3 |
| 2 | Agile | 50.0% | 2 |
| 2 | Degree | 50.0% | 2 |
| 2 | DV Cleared | 50.0% | 2 |
| 2 | Hazard Analysis | 50.0% | 2 |
| 2 | Mentoring | 50.0% | 2 |
| 2 | Problem-Solving | 50.0% | 2 |
| 2 | Project Delivery | 50.0% | 2 |
| 2 | SC Cleared | 50.0% | 2 |
| 2 | Security Cleared | 50.0% | 2 |
| 2 | Wideband | 50.0% | 2 |
| 12 | 5G | 25.0% | 1 |
| 12 | EMC | 25.0% | 1 |
| 12 | GSM | 25.0% | 1 |
| 12 | LTE | 25.0% | 1 |
| 12 | Regulatory Compliance | 25.0% | 1 |
| 12 | Software-Defined Radio | 25.0% | 1 |
| 12 | UMTS | 25.0% | 1 |
| 12 | Wireless | 25.0% | 1 |
RF Design Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radio Design Engineer | 50.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Senior RF Design Engineer | 50.0% | 2 |
| 3 | Senior Electronics Design Engineer | 25.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Senior Systems Engineer | 25.0% | 1 |