Abstract: The development of chemical sensor devices operating in non-contact mode is of primary interest due to the demand from various industries for a fast, simple and inexpensive determination of chemical composition in different media in a non-invasive way. One of the promising directions for the development of analytical devices with such characteristics is the use of high-frequency electrical signals. The paper discusses the evolution of high-frequency contactless conductometry method, likewise other methods and devices operating on similar physical principles (dielectric spectroscopy, microwave sensors, C4D detectors). © Pleiades Publishing, Ltd. 2024. ISSN 1061-9348, Journal of Analytical Chemistry, 2024, Vol. 79, No. 6, pp. 654–662. Pleiades Publishing, Ltd., 2024.