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This section looks at the demand for Autodesk AutoCAD skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited AutoCAD over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAutodesk AutoCAD
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank135125
Rank change on same period last yearDown-10
Matching contract IT job ads813
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.013 %
As % of the category below1.728 %2.554 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£275£179
% change on same period last year+53.33 %
Hourly rates quoted14
Average minimum hourly rate£20.00£18.44
Average hourly rate£22.50£20.69
% change on same period last year+8.76 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.00£22.94
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.68£21.50
% change on same period last year-8.46 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
North West
Matching contract IT job ads463509
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.617 %0.515 %
Daily rates quoted67113
Average minimum daily rate£276£215
Average daily rate£292£225
% change on same period last year+30.05 %
Average maximum daily rate£308£234
UK excluding London average daily rate£299£285
% change on same period last year+4.94 %
Hourly rates quoted105106
Average minimum hourly rate£14.00£15.61
Average hourly rate£15.64£16.80
% change on same period last year-6.85 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.29£17.99
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.01£18.99
% change on same period last year-5.13 %
AutoCAD EnglandAutoCAD
England

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

AutoCAD
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing AutoCAD across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.

North West AutoCAD Demand Trend

AutoCAD
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing AutoCAD across the North West region.

North West AutoCAD Daily Rate Trend

AutoCAD
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing AutoCAD across the North West region.

North West AutoCAD Hourly Rate Trend

AutoCAD
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing AutoCAD within the North West region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ManchesterDown-104--
CheshireDown-111--
AutoCAD EnglandAutoCAD
England

AutoCAD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing AutoCAD also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited AutoCAD.

19 (52.94 %)CAD
27 (41.18 %)MS Visio
36 (35.29 %)MS Office
45 (29.41 %)Microsoft
45 (29.41 %)Electronics
53 (17.65 %)Exchange Server 2003
53 (17.65 %)3ds Max
53 (17.65 %)Adobe
53 (17.65 %)EMC
53 (17.65 %)MS Excel
53 (17.65 %)MS Exchange
62 (11.76 %)HNC
62 (11.76 %)Windows
62 (11.76 %)Linux
62 (11.76 %)C
62 (11.76 %)FrameMaker
62 (11.76 %)Electric
62 (11.76 %)Telecoms
62 (11.76 %)RNC
62 (11.76 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
62 (11.76 %)Exchange Server 2007
71 (5.882 %)CATIA
71 (5.882 %)InDesign
71 (5.882 %)PDM
71 (5.882 %)Automotive
71 (5.882 %)Chemicals
71 (5.882 %)Construction
71 (5.882 %)GIS
71 (5.882 %)Firewall
71 (5.882 %)Law

AutoCAD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing AutoCAD also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited AutoCAD. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (17.65 %)MS Exchange
13 (17.65 %)Exchange Server 2003
22 (11.76 %)Exchange Server 2007
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (41.18 %)MS Visio
26 (35.29 %)MS Office
33 (17.65 %)MS Excel
33 (17.65 %)3ds Max
42 (11.76 %)FrameMaker
51 (5.882 %)CATIA
51 (5.882 %)InDesign
51 (5.882 %)SmartSuite
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (11.76 %)RNC
21 (5.882 %)LAN
21 (5.882 %)VPN
21 (5.882 %)Firewall
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (5.882 %)GIS
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (29.41 %)Electronics
22 (11.76 %)Telecoms
22 (11.76 %)Electric
31 (5.882 %)Law
31 (5.882 %)Manufacturing
31 (5.882 %)Publishing
31 (5.882 %)Military
31 (5.882 %)Automotive
31 (5.882 %)Chemicals
31 (5.882 %)Construction
31 (5.882 %)Pharmaceutical
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (29.41 %)Design Engineer
24 (23.53 %)CAD Designer
33 (17.65 %)Desktop Manager
33 (17.65 %)Desktop Support Manager
33 (17.65 %)Desktop Support
33 (17.65 %)IT Manager
33 (17.65 %)Support Manager
33 (17.65 %)IT Support Manager
42 (11.76 %)Electronics Engineer
42 (11.76 %)Hardware Engineer
42 (11.76 %)Hardware Design Engineer
42 (11.76 %)Draughtsman
51 (5.882 %)Electrical Engineer
51 (5.882 %)Project Engineer
51 (5.882 %)Server Support
51 (5.882 %)CAD Technician
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (11.76 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (11.76 %)Windows
12 (11.76 %)Linux
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (52.94 %)CAD
21 (5.882 %)Migration
21 (5.882 %)PDM
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (11.76 %)C
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (11.76 %)HNC
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (29.41 %)Microsoft
23 (17.65 %)Adobe
23 (17.65 %)EMC
31 (5.882 %)Lotus
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