Hybrid/Remote Senior RF Engineer Job Trends

Senior Radio Frequency Engineer
UK > Work from Home

The median Senior Radio Frequency Engineer salary for remote/hybrid work is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 January 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 370 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior RF Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.007% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.007% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £70,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 - -
75th Percentile £90,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £67,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +22.73% - -8.33%

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 vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 13,996 15,789 20,881
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.63% 96.08% 95.95%
Number of salaries quoted 9,087 9,529 17,098
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £35,750
25th Percentile £42,250 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £61,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% -4.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £98,474 £96,539
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

Senior RF Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior RF Engineer' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Senior RF Engineer job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Senior RF Engineer
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for remote Senior RF Engineer job vacancies.

Salary distribution trend for remote Senior RF Engineer job vacancies

Senior RF Engineer Skill Set
Top 26 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 12 January 2026, Senior RF 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Senior RF Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Anomaly Detection
1 1 (100.00%) Batch Processing
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Data Collection
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Signal Processing
1 1 (100.00%) Experimental Design
1 1 (100.00%) Kalman Filter
1 1 (100.00%) LTE
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) NumPy
1 1 (100.00%) Open Source
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Prototyping
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) PyTorch
1 1 (100.00%) SciPy
1 1 (100.00%) Signal Processing
1 1 (100.00%) Software-Defined Radio
1 1 (100.00%) Statistical Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (100.00%) Wireless
1 1 (100.00%) ZeroMQ

Senior RF Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) LTE
1 1 (100.00%) Software-Defined Radio
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (100.00%) Wireless
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) NumPy
1 1 (100.00%) PyTorch
1 1 (100.00%) SciPy
1 1 (100.00%) ZeroMQ
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) FPGA
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Anomaly Detection
1 1 (100.00%) Batch Processing
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Data Collection
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Signal Processing
1 1 (100.00%) Experimental Design
1 1 (100.00%) Kalman Filter
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Open Source
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Prototyping
1 1 (100.00%) Signal Processing
1 1 (100.00%) Statistical Modelling
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft