Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for CAD skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited CAD over the 6 months to 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 389 561 865
Rank change year-on-year +172 +304 -105
Permanent jobs citing CAD 670 446 388
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.65% 0.46% 0.23%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.78% 0.48% 0.24%
Number of salaries quoted 405 113 240
10th Percentile £26,000 £22,000 £34,725
25th Percentile £32,500 £26,250 £35,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £40,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% +20.00%
75th Percentile £57,500 £61,250 £53,000
90th Percentile £67,000 £72,500 £67,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £36,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +23.29% -18.89% +20.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

CAD is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 86,445 93,025 160,114
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 84.24% 95.56% 95.90%
Number of salaries quoted 60,550 54,985 83,280
10th Percentile £29,250 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.84% +1.67% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

CAD
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing CAD as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for CAD in the UK

CAD
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CAD.

Salary trend for CAD in the UK

CAD
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing CAD over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Salary histogram for CAD in the UK

CAD
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CAD within the UK over the 6 months to 28 May 2024. 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
England +184 634 £45,000 +23.29% 779
UK excluding London +96 586 £45,000 +23.29% 713
Midlands +51 200 £40,000 - 183
East of England +83 129 £50,000 +104.08% 93
South East -41 108 £43,260 +39.55% 154
West Midlands +3 105 £45,000 +28.57% 114
East Midlands +57 95 £40,000 -15.79% 69
North of England +88 80 £41,235 +12.97% 160
Work from Home +58 78 £50,000 -4.76% 130
London +184 63 £50,000 -28.57% 72
South West +2 50 £44,250 -23.04% 107
Yorkshire +99 44 £35,000 +59.09% 52
North West +24 34 £47,500 -32.14% 84
Northern Ireland - 9 £27,000 - 4
Wales -11 6 £28,000 -49.09% 17
Scotland -60 4 - - 34
North East - 2 £32,500 - 24

CAD
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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (0.45%) Microsoft Exchange
1 3 (0.45%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.30%) CMS
2 2 (0.30%) Exchange Server 2003
2 2 (0.30%) Exchange Server 2007
2 2 (0.30%) Exchange Server 2010
2 2 (0.30%) Exchange Server 2013
2 2 (0.30%) Skype for Business
3 1 (0.15%) Apache
3 1 (0.15%) ArcGIS
3 1 (0.15%) IIS
3 1 (0.15%) WebSphere
Applications
1 158 (23.58%) Microsoft Office
2 119 (17.76%) Microsoft Excel
3 87 (12.99%) AutoCAD
4 32 (4.78%) Revit
5 27 (4.03%) SOLIDWORKS
6 15 (2.24%) Microsoft Project
7 13 (1.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 10 (1.49%) Solid Edge
9 8 (1.19%) Autodesk Inventor
9 8 (1.19%) Photoshop
10 7 (1.04%) MS Visio
11 6 (0.90%) Adobe Illustrator
11 6 (0.90%) Siemens NX
12 5 (0.75%) InDesign
13 4 (0.60%) OrCAD
14 3 (0.45%) Simulink
15 2 (0.30%) CATIA
15 2 (0.30%) Fusion 360
15 2 (0.30%) PTC Creo
15 2 (0.30%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 15 (2.24%) Teamcenter
2 1 (0.15%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 18 (2.69%) AWS
2 7 (1.04%) SaaS
3 5 (0.75%) Microsoft 365
4 4 (0.60%) Azure
5 3 (0.45%) Entra ID
5 3 (0.45%) Power Platform
6 2 (0.30%) GCP
7 1 (0.15%) Amazon Cognito
7 1 (0.15%) Amazon EC2
7 1 (0.15%) Amazon Neptune
7 1 (0.15%) Amazon S3
7 1 (0.15%) AWS CodePipeline
7 1 (0.15%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (0.15%) GitHub
7 1 (0.15%) IaaS
7 1 (0.15%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 27 (4.03%) TCP/IP
2 5 (0.75%) Wireless
3 4 (0.60%) 3G
3 4 (0.60%) 4G
3 4 (0.60%) GPRS
3 4 (0.60%) Modbus
3 4 (0.60%) Network Security
4 3 (0.45%) Bluetooth
4 3 (0.45%) Firewall
4 3 (0.45%) FlexRay
4 3 (0.45%) MPLS
4 3 (0.45%) Structured Cabling
4 3 (0.45%) VoIP
4 3 (0.45%) Wi-Fi
4 3 (0.45%) WLAN
5 2 (0.30%) DHCP
5 2 (0.30%) DNS
5 2 (0.30%) SAN
5 2 (0.30%) VLAN
5 2 (0.30%) VPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (1.64%) SQL Server
2 5 (0.75%) Metadata
3 3 (0.45%) PostgreSQL
3 3 (0.45%) Power BI
4 2 (0.30%) Electronic Patient Records
4 2 (0.30%) GIS
5 1 (0.15%) DynamoDB
5 1 (0.15%) Geospatial Data
5 1 (0.15%) QGIS
5 1 (0.15%) SAP HANA
5 1 (0.15%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 6 (0.90%) Subversion
2 5 (0.75%) JIRA
2 5 (0.75%) LabVIEW
3 4 (0.60%) Eclipse
4 2 (0.30%) Git
4 2 (0.30%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.15%) Chocolatey
5 1 (0.15%) Jenkins
General
1 143 (21.34%) Analytical Skills
2 129 (19.25%) Finance
2 129 (19.25%) Manufacturing
3 118 (17.61%) Retail
4 117 (17.46%) Marketing
5 106 (15.82%) Social Skills
6 42 (6.27%) Aerospace
7 39 (5.82%) Electronics
8 31 (4.63%) Legal
9 30 (4.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 24 (3.58%) Games
11 19 (2.84%) Organisational Skills
12 15 (2.24%) Automotive
13 11 (1.64%) Fire and Rescue
14 10 (1.49%) Public Sector
15 9 (1.34%) Telecoms
16 8 (1.19%) Local Government
16 8 (1.19%) Presentation Skills
17 7 (1.04%) Pharmaceutical
18 6 (0.90%) Banking
Job Titles
1 99 (14.78%) Senior
2 80 (11.94%) Programmer
3 57 (8.51%) Project Manager
4 50 (7.46%) Architect
5 48 (7.16%) Developer
6 46 (6.87%) Designer
7 40 (5.97%) Development Manager
8 32 (4.78%) CAD Designer
9 31 (4.63%) Junior
9 31 (4.63%) Software Engineer
10 29 (4.33%) CAD Technician
11 28 (4.18%) Hardware Engineer
11 28 (4.18%) Solutions Architect
12 27 (4.03%) Lead
13 25 (3.73%) Senior Hardware Engineer
14 24 (3.58%) Analyst
14 24 (3.58%) Business Architect
14 24 (3.58%) Business Solution Architect
15 23 (3.43%) RF Engineer
15 23 (3.43%) Senior RF Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (3.43%) XML
2 21 (3.13%) .NET
3 17 (2.54%) JSON
3 17 (2.54%) JSON Schema
3 17 (2.54%) KML
4 14 (2.09%) DirectX
4 14 (2.09%) OpenGL
4 14 (2.09%) Regular Expression
5 13 (1.94%) ASP.NET
6 12 (1.79%) Node.js
6 12 (1.79%) XML Schema
7 9 (1.34%) ASP.NET Core
7 9 (1.34%) HTML
7 9 (1.34%) Itk
8 8 (1.19%) React
9 6 (0.90%) .NET Core
9 6 (0.90%) Unreal Engine
10 5 (0.75%) AngularJS
10 5 (0.75%) Web Services
11 4 (0.60%) CSS
Miscellaneous
1 38 (5.67%) Self-Motivation
2 30 (4.48%) Driving Licence
2 30 (4.48%) IoT
3 16 (2.39%) Home Automation
3 16 (2.39%) Smart Home
4 15 (2.24%) Housing Association
5 12 (1.79%) Renewable Energy
6 10 (1.49%) 3D Graphics
6 10 (1.49%) Animation
7 8 (1.19%) Enterprise Software
7 8 (1.19%) Graphic Design
7 8 (1.19%) Robotics
7 8 (1.19%) Virtual Team
8 6 (0.90%) Analytical Mindset
9 5 (0.75%) Analogue Electronics
9 5 (0.75%) Legacy Applications
9 5 (0.75%) Management Information System
10 4 (0.60%) ARM Cortex
10 4 (0.60%) NB-IoT
10 4 (0.60%) Ray Tracing
Operating Systems
1 26 (3.88%) Linux
2 23 (3.43%) Windows
3 7 (1.04%) Windows Server
4 4 (0.60%) Windows Server 2019
5 3 (0.45%) Android
5 3 (0.45%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.30%) Windows Server 2003
6 2 (0.30%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 129 (19.25%) Agile
2 111 (16.57%) Customer Requirements
3 108 (16.12%) Logistics
4 97 (14.48%) Data Management
5 92 (13.73%) Business Development
5 92 (13.73%) Commercial Awareness
6 91 (13.58%) Facilities Management
7 89 (13.28%) Financial Modelling
8 87 (12.99%) Problem-Solving
9 85 (12.69%) Project Management
10 52 (7.76%) Customer Service
11 43 (6.42%) Mathematics
11 43 (6.42%) Time Management
12 42 (6.27%) Software Engineering
13 34 (5.07%) PLM
14 29 (4.33%) 3D Modelling
15 28 (4.18%) Software Testing
16 22 (3.28%) ERP
17 21 (3.13%) Computer Science
18 20 (2.99%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 43 (6.42%) C#
2 38 (5.67%) C++
3 30 (4.48%) C
4 13 (1.94%) JavaScript
4 13 (1.94%) SQL
5 12 (1.79%) TypeScript
6 8 (1.19%) MATLAB
6 8 (1.19%) PowerShell
7 7 (1.04%) Java
8 6 (0.90%) Python
8 6 (0.90%) T-SQL
9 5 (0.75%) Shell Script
10 4 (0.60%) Assembly Language
10 4 (0.60%) PHP
11 3 (0.45%) Embedded C
12 1 (0.15%) Bash
12 1 (0.15%) Fortran
12 1 (0.15%) Ladder Logic
12 1 (0.15%) Perl
Qualifications
1 126 (18.81%) Degree
2 47 (7.01%) Security Cleared
3 31 (4.63%) HND
4 26 (3.88%) HNC
5 13 (1.94%) PhD
6 11 (1.64%) DV Cleared
7 8 (1.19%) SC Cleared
8 7 (1.04%) Master's Degree
8 7 (1.04%) Microsoft Certification
9 6 (0.90%) BPSS Clearance
9 6 (0.90%) CTC Cleared
10 5 (0.75%) Computer Science Degree
10 5 (0.75%) MCAD
11 3 (0.45%) Chartered Engineer
12 1 (0.15%) AWS Certification
12 1 (0.15%) CCNP
12 1 (0.15%) Cisco Certification
12 1 (0.15%) ITIL Certification
12 1 (0.15%) MCSA
12 1 (0.15%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (1.79%) GDPR
2 6 (0.90%) NCSC
3 5 (0.75%) ISO 9001
3 5 (0.75%) QA
4 4 (0.60%) Cyber Essentials
4 4 (0.60%) IEC 61131
4 4 (0.60%) JTAG
5 1 (0.15%) Accessibility
System Software
1 6 (0.90%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.60%) Firmware
3 2 (0.30%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.15%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 18 (2.69%) Ansible
2 3 (0.45%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 1 (0.15%) SCCM
3 1 (0.15%) SCOM
3 1 (0.15%) Terraform
Vendors
1 164 (24.48%) Microsoft
2 21 (3.13%) SAP
3 13 (1.94%) Siemens
4 12 (1.79%) Google
5 11 (1.64%) ANSYS
6 10 (1.49%) Progress
7 9 (1.34%) EMC
8 8 (1.19%) Adobe
9 5 (0.75%) ServiceNow
9 5 (0.75%) Vectorworks
10 3 (0.45%) Autodesk
10 3 (0.45%) Bloomberg
11 2 (0.30%) Acronis
11 2 (0.30%) Dell
11 2 (0.30%) EqualLogic
11 2 (0.30%) IFS
11 2 (0.30%) Mitel
11 2 (0.30%) PTC
11 2 (0.30%) Symantec
11 2 (0.30%) Synology