CAD Contracts in the UK excluding London

Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for CAD skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited CAD over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 292 390 458
Rank change year-on-year +98 +68 -91
Contract jobs citing CAD 93 66 47
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.45% 0.28% 0.15%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.54% 0.31% 0.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 16 41 28
10th Percentile £254 £200 £278
25th Percentile £322 £308 £417
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £350 £495
Median % change year-on-year +28.57% -29.29% +86.09%
75th Percentile £475 £375 £500
90th Percentile £1,165 £500 £568
UK median daily rate £377 £350 £490
% change year-on-year +7.71% -28.57% +42.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 51 12 12
10th Percentile £23.63 £17.52 £21.45
25th Percentile £35.65 £28.98 £23.27
Median hourly rate £45.00 £41.08 £34.25
Median % change year-on-year +9.55% +19.93% +59.30%
75th Percentile £51.25 £50.49 £40.41
90th Percentile - £59.50 £45.79
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £40.00 £36.00
% change year-on-year - +11.11% +67.44%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

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

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 17,341 21,054 27,253
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 84.49% 89.57% 88.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,323 14,598 19,040
10th Percentile £250 £256 £232
25th Percentile £375 £400 £386
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +8.57%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £575
90th Percentile £688 £688 £650
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,053 1,291 1,337
10th Percentile £12.31 £11.00 £12.23
25th Percentile £15.17 £15.50 £14.00
Median hourly rate £38.00 £35.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +8.57% +75.00% -6.98%
75th Percentile £60.75 £65.00 £46.12
90th Percentile £72.82 £73.75 £60.00
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year +1.39% +44.00% +2.04%

CAD
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing CAD as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for CAD in the UK excluding London

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CAD in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for CAD in the UK excluding London

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Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CAD in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for CAD in the UK excluding London

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing CAD in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for CAD in the UK excluding London

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing CAD in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for CAD in the UK excluding London

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Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CAD within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 8 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South West +51 41 £363 - 104
South East +18 20 £475 +11.76% 167
Midlands +11 14 £450 +36.36% 183
West Midlands +23 13 £450 +28.57% 116
Scotland +48 10 £675 +280.28% 30
East of England +7 6 - - 99
North of England +29 2 - - 126
North West +23 1 - - 72
East Midlands +2 1 - - 67
Yorkshire - 1 - - 39
CAD
UK

CAD
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 6 (6.45%) CMS
Applications
1 19 (20.43%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (17.20%) Acrobat
3 10 (10.75%) Adobe Illustrator
4 9 (9.68%) Autodesk Inventor
5 6 (6.45%) AutoCAD
5 6 (6.45%) Photoshop
5 6 (6.45%) PTC Creo
5 6 (6.45%) Siemens NX
6 4 (4.30%) Simulink
6 4 (4.30%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (3.23%) Revit
7 3 (3.23%) Windchill
8 2 (2.15%) Microsoft Excel
9 1 (1.08%) MicroStation
Business Applications
1 3 (3.23%) Teamcenter
2 1 (1.08%) SmartPlant
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.08%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (9.68%) Data Mining
General
1 47 (50.54%) Social Skills
2 22 (23.66%) Manufacturing
3 18 (19.35%) Aerospace
4 10 (10.75%) Analytical Skills
5 8 (8.60%) Multimedia
6 5 (5.38%) Public Sector
7 4 (4.30%) Finance
7 4 (4.30%) Publishing
8 3 (3.23%) Organisational Skills
9 2 (2.15%) Electronics
9 2 (2.15%) French Language
9 2 (2.15%) German Language
9 2 (2.15%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (2.15%) Telecoms
10 1 (1.08%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 27 (29.03%) Author
1 27 (29.03%) Technical Author
2 11 (11.83%) CAD Technician
3 10 (10.75%) Architect
4 9 (9.68%) Data Architect
4 9 (9.68%) Technical Illustrator
5 6 (6.45%) Senior
6 5 (5.38%) Project Manager
7 4 (4.30%) CAD Engineer
8 3 (3.23%) Coordinator
8 3 (3.23%) Programmer
8 3 (3.23%) Senior Technician
8 3 (3.23%) Technical Writer
9 2 (2.15%) Applications Engineer
9 2 (2.15%) Consultant
9 2 (2.15%) Data Consultant
9 2 (2.15%) Project Controller
10 1 (1.08%) Design Engineer
10 1 (1.08%) Documentation Specialist
10 1 (1.08%) Documentation Writer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (26.88%) XML
2 12 (12.90%) SGML
Miscellaneous
1 20 (21.51%) Animation
2 6 (6.45%) Legacy Systems
3 4 (4.30%) Self-Motivation
4 3 (3.23%) 3D Graphics
5 2 (2.15%) Driving Licence
5 2 (2.15%) Life Science
6 1 (1.08%) Analogue Electronics
6 1 (1.08%) CCTV
6 1 (1.08%) Management Information System
6 1 (1.08%) STB
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.08%) Linux
1 1 (1.08%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (20.43%) 3D Modelling
2 16 (17.20%) Data Management
3 11 (11.83%) Problem-Solving
3 11 (11.83%) Project Delivery
4 7 (7.53%) Computer Science
5 6 (6.45%) Content Management
5 6 (6.45%) Migration
5 6 (6.45%) Project Management
5 6 (6.45%) Systems Engineering
6 4 (4.30%) 3D Animation
6 4 (4.30%) Analytical Modelling
6 4 (4.30%) Desktop Publishing
6 4 (4.30%) Physics
6 4 (4.30%) Systems Analysis
6 4 (4.30%) Threat Modelling
6 4 (4.30%) Validation
7 3 (3.23%) Business Case
7 3 (3.23%) Data Collection
7 3 (3.23%) Requirements Gathering
7 3 (3.23%) Supplier Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (4.30%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 28 (30.11%) Security Cleared
2 22 (23.66%) Degree
3 10 (10.75%) SC Cleared
4 7 (7.53%) DV Cleared
5 6 (6.45%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (2.15%) ACCA
6 2 (2.15%) CIMA
7 1 (1.08%) HNC
7 1 (1.08%) HND
7 1 (1.08%) Master's Degree
7 1 (1.08%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (12.90%) Def Stans
2 5 (5.38%) QA
Systems Management
1 1 (1.08%) MOM
Vendors
1 16 (17.20%) Adobe
2 14 (15.05%) Microsoft
3 9 (9.68%) Autodesk
4 5 (5.38%) Siemens
5 3 (3.23%) PTC
5 3 (3.23%) SAP
6 1 (1.08%) AVEVA
6 1 (1.08%) Openreach