The first table below looks at the demand for AutoCAD skills in IT contracts advertised for the North West region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited AutoCAD over the 3 months to 22 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Applications category for the North West region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Autodesk AutoCAD
Rank 120 - 125
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Contract jobs citing AutoCAD 3 0 1
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West 0.127% - 0.033%
As % of the Applications category 0.923% - 0.310%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
Average daily rate £400 - £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £188 £238 £500
% change year-on-year
-21.05% -52.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
Average hourly rate £15.50 - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £16.75 £25.25 £21.00
% change year-on-year
-33.66% +20.23%
All Applications
North West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Applications category
325 334 323
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West 13.81% 10.52% 10.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 124 133 154
Average daily rate £295 £308 £310
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-4.06% -0.80%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £125 £138 £150
10% offered a daily rate of more than £425 £430 £425
UK excluding London average daily rate £305 £300 £300
% change year-on-year
+1.66% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 51 48 42
Average hourly rate £19.52 £17.51 £12.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+11.47% +40.08%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £10.06 £12.68 £8.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £101.05 £23.75 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £15.50 £16.00 £16.00
% change year-on-year
-3.12% -
AutoCAD
England

AutoCAD
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total 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 Jobs Demand Trend

AutoCAD
Daily Rate Trend

This 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

This 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

The table below 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 22 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Cheshire - 2 - -
Manchester - 1 £400 -
AutoCAD
England

AutoCAD
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, 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.

1 3 (75.00%) Degree
2 2 (50.00%) SAP
2 2 (50.00%) Mapinfo
2 2 (50.00%) CAD
2 2 (50.00%) GIS
2 2 (50.00%) ArcGIS
3 1 (25.00%) Finance
3 1 (25.00%) Law
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (25.00%) Information Security
3 1 (25.00%) Project Management
3 1 (25.00%) Internet
3 1 (25.00%) MS Project
3 1 (25.00%) MS Office
3 1 (25.00%) ITIL
3 1 (25.00%) PRINCE2
3 1 (25.00%) MS Excel
3 1 (25.00%) MS Access
3 1 (25.00%) Microsoft
3 1 (25.00%) Adobe
3 1 (25.00%) Supplier Management
3 1 (25.00%) APMP
3 1 (25.00%) Change Control

AutoCAD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, 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.

Application Platforms
1 2 (50.00%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 1 (25.00%) MS Project
1 1 (25.00%) MS Office
1 1 (25.00%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 1 (25.00%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (50.00%) GIS
2 1 (25.00%) MS Access
General
1 1 (25.00%) Finance
1 1 (25.00%) Law
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) GIS Technician
2 1 (25.00%) Senior Project Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Project Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Senior Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Information Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Information Security Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Security Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Security Project Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Information Security Project Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) CAD
2 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (25.00%) Information Security
2 1 (25.00%) Project Management
2 1 (25.00%) ITIL
2 1 (25.00%) PRINCE2
2 1 (25.00%) Supplier Management
2 1 (25.00%) Change Control
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) Degree
2 1 (25.00%) APMP
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) SAP
1 2 (50.00%) Mapinfo
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (25.00%) Adobe
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