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The table below looks at the demand for Computer-Aided Design (CAD) skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited CAD over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkComputer-Aided Design (CAD)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank120133
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching contract IT job ads911
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.011 %
As % of the category below0.491 %0.549 %
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£365£187
% change on same period last year+95.32 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£19.00-
Average hourly rate£20.75-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£22.50-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.21£25.40
% change on same period last year+7.10 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
North West
Matching contract IT job ads18322005
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.476 %1.977 %
Daily rates quoted462540
Average minimum daily rate£341£339
Average daily rate£362£357
% change on same period last year+1.48 %
Average maximum daily rate£384£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£375
% change on same period last year+0.59 %
Hourly rates quoted162136
Average minimum hourly rate£25.62£25.23
Average hourly rate£27.34£27.15
% change on same period last year+0.70 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.06£29.06
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.41£30.41
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
CAD EnglandCAD
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.

CAD
Demand Trend

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

North West CAD Demand Trend

CAD
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West CAD Daily Rate Trend

CAD
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West CAD Hourly Rate Trend

CAD
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CAD within the North West region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
ManchesterNew entry-2--
CheshireNew entry-1--
CAD EnglandCAD
England

CAD
Top 28 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing CAD 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 CAD.

19 (47.37 %)AutoCAD
27 (36.84 %)Manufacturing
35 (26.32 %)MS Office
44 (21.05 %)Automotive
44 (21.05 %)Security Cleared
53 (15.79 %)Microsoft
53 (15.79 %)CATIA
62 (10.53 %)Electric
62 (10.53 %)Government
62 (10.53 %)3ds Max
62 (10.53 %)Exchange Server 2003
62 (10.53 %)EMC
62 (10.53 %)HNC
62 (10.53 %)MS Excel
62 (10.53 %)ERP
62 (10.53 %)MS Visio
62 (10.53 %)MS Exchange
62 (10.53 %)Telecoms
62 (10.53 %)SC Cleared
62 (10.53 %)BC Cleared
71 (5.263 %)Avionics
71 (5.263 %)Electronics
71 (5.263 %)C
71 (5.263 %)Chemicals
71 (5.263 %)Pharmaceutical
71 (5.263 %)SolidWorks
71 (5.263 %)Military
71 (5.263 %)PDM

CAD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing CAD 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 CAD. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (10.53 %)MS Exchange
12 (10.53 %)Exchange Server 2003
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (47.37 %)AutoCAD
25 (26.32 %)MS Office
33 (15.79 %)CATIA
42 (10.53 %)MS Excel
42 (10.53 %)MS Visio
42 (10.53 %)3ds Max
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (36.84 %)Manufacturing
24 (21.05 %)Automotive
32 (10.53 %)Electric
32 (10.53 %)Government
32 (10.53 %)Telecoms
41 (5.263 %)Military
41 (5.263 %)Avionics
41 (5.263 %)Chemicals
41 (5.263 %)Pharmaceutical
41 (5.263 %)Electronics
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (31.58 %)Design Engineer
24 (21.05 %)CAD Designer
33 (15.79 %)CAD Engineer
42 (10.53 %)Desktop Manager
42 (10.53 %)CAD Design Engineer
42 (10.53 %)Desktop Support Manager
42 (10.53 %)Draughtsman
42 (10.53 %)Support Manager
42 (10.53 %)IT Support Manager
42 (10.53 %)Business Analyst
42 (10.53 %)Desktop Support
42 (10.53 %)Analyst
42 (10.53 %)IT Manager
51 (5.263 %)Server Support
51 (5.263 %)Mechanical Design Engineer
51 (5.263 %)CAD Technician
51 (5.263 %)Mechanical Engineer
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (21.05 %)Security Cleared
22 (10.53 %)ERP
22 (10.53 %)SC Cleared
22 (10.53 %)BC Cleared
31 (5.263 %)PDM
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (5.263 %)C
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (10.53 %)HNC
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (15.79 %)Microsoft
22 (10.53 %)EMC
31 (5.263 %)SolidWorks