AutoCAD Contracts

This section looks at the demand for Autodesk AutoCAD skills across the UK with a comparison to our Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited AutoCAD over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

Autodesk AutoCAD
Location Aberdeen Basildon Berkshire Birmingham Bristol Buckinghamshire Cambridge Cambridgeshire Canary Wharf Cheshire City of London Dartford East Anglia East Midlands East of England Edinburgh England Essex Hampshire Hemel Hempstead Herefordshire Hertfordshire Hounslow Kent Liverpool London Luton Maidstone Manchester Merseyside Middlesbrough Middlesex Midlands Milton Keynes Norfolk North East North West North Yorkshire Northumberland Nottingham Nottinghamshire Reading Rotherham Scotland Sheffield South Coast South East South West South Yorkshire Stevenage Stockport Suffolk Surrey UK West Midlands West Sussex Winchester York Yorkshire	3 months to 4 Jul 2008	Same period last year
Rank	483	441
Rank change on same period last year	-42
Matching contract IT job ads	105	220
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.138 %	0.233 %
As % of the category below	1.175 %	2.247 %
Daily rates quoted	6	34
Average minimum daily rate	£283	£188
Average daily rate	£294	£201
% change on same period last year	+46.54 %
Average maximum daily rate	£305	£213
UK excluding London average daily rate	£248	£197
% change on same period last year	+25.59 %
Hourly rates quoted	23	65
Average minimum hourly rate	£16.96	£17.80
Average hourly rate	£18.96	£20.00
% change on same period last year	-5.19 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£20.96	£22.20
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£18.97	£20.91
% change on same period last year	-9.27 %
Applications UK
Matching contract IT job ads	8936	9791
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	11.78 %	10.39 %
Daily rates quoted	2470	2427
Average minimum daily rate	£302	£291
Average daily rate	£322	£307
% change on same period last year	+4.61 %
Average maximum daily rate	£342	£324
UK excluding London average daily rate	£300	£281
% change on same period last year	+6.87 %
Hourly rates quoted	1664	1766
Average minimum hourly rate	£17.45	£18.34
Average hourly rate	£18.82	£19.49
% change on same period last year	-3.46 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£20.19	£20.65
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£17.92	£19.17
% change on same period last year	-6.53 %

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 the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing AutoCAD within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.

AutoCAD
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing AutoCAD within the UK.

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Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing AutoCAD within the UK over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

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Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing AutoCAD within the UK.

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Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing AutoCAD within the UK over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

AutoCAD
Top 30 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing AutoCAD within the UK over the 3 months to 4 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.

Location	Rank 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
England	-25	97	£331	+65.49 %
South East	-14	23	£240	+39.73 %
London	+55	19	£388	+74.54 %
East of England	-21	8	-	-
South West	+11	8	-	-
Scotland	+22	8	£220	-
North East	+13	7	-	-
North West	-17	7	-	-
Yorkshire	+14	6	-	-
Hampshire	-2	6	-	-
Kent	+15	6	-	-
Manchester	-17	5	-	-
East Midlands	-5	5	-	-
West Midlands	+3	5	-	-
Surrey	+5	4	-	-
North Yorkshire	+6	4	-	-
Birmingham	+16	4	-	-
Bristol	-	3	-	-
Maidstone	-1	3	-	-
Edinburgh	+13	3	£220	-
Midlands	-2	3	-	-
East Anglia	-6	2	-	-
Essex	-4	2	-	-
Basildon	-	2	-	-
Stockport	-	2	-	-
South Yorkshire	-	2	-	-
Berkshire	+27	2	-	-
Buckinghamshire	+6	1	-	-
Middlesex	-	1	£240	-
Herefordshire	-	1	-	-

AutoCAD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK 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.

1 109 (41.60 %) CAD 2 51 (19.47 %) Electric 3 33 (12.60 %) MS Office 4 30 (11.45 %) Microsoft 5 25 (9.542 %) Windows 6 23 (8.779 %) Electronics 7 22 (8.397 %) Telecoms 8 19 (7.252 %) MS Visio 9 18 (6.870 %) Windows XP 10 17 (6.489 %) SolidWorks 11 16 (6.107 %) Active Directory 12 14 (5.344 %) MS Excel 12 14 (5.344 %) Pro/ENGINEER 12 14 (5.344 %) 3ds Max 13 13 (4.962 %) Health

13 13 (4.962 %) Manufacturing 14 12 (4.580 %) Field-Programmable Gate Array 14 12 (4.580 %) Construction 15 11 (4.198 %) Government 16 10 (3.817 %) GIS 16 10 (3.817 %) Security Cleared 17 9 (3.435 %) MS Exchange 17 9 (3.435 %) HNC 17 9 (3.435 %) C 18 8 (3.053 %) LAN 18 8 (3.053 %) Exchange Server 2003 19 7 (2.672 %) German Language 19 7 (2.672 %) Windows 2000 19 7 (2.672 %) Oracle 19 7 (2.672 %) Photoshop

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK 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 Development 1 1 (0.382 %) .NET 1 1 (0.382 %) .NET Framework	Application Platforms 1 9 (3.435 %) MS Exchange 2 8 (3.053 %) Exchange Server 2003 3 5 (1.908 %) Documentum 4 1 (0.382 %) ArcGIS 4 1 (0.382 %) Smallworld
Applications 1 33 (12.60 %) MS Office 2 19 (7.252 %) MS Visio 3 14 (5.344 %) MS Excel 3 14 (5.344 %) 3ds Max 3 14 (5.344 %) Pro/ENGINEER 4 7 (2.672 %) Photoshop 5 5 (1.908 %) FrameMaker 5 5 (1.908 %) CATIA 6 3 (1.145 %) MS PowerPoint 7 2 (0.763 %) CorelDRAW 7 2 (0.763 %) Paint Shop Pro 7 2 (0.763 %) MS Project 8 1 (0.382 %) SmartSuite 8 1 (0.382 %) InDesign	Business Applications 1 1 (0.382 %) Axapta 1 1 (0.382 %) Summit
Communications & Networking 1 8 (3.053 %) LAN 2 6 (2.290 %) WAN 2 6 (2.290 %) Wireless 3 5 (1.908 %) Broadband 4 3 (1.145 %) TCP/IP 5 2 (0.763 %) Internet 5 2 (0.763 %) RNC 6 1 (0.382 %) ISDN	Database & Business Intelligence 1 10 (3.817 %) GIS 2 1 (0.382 %) SQL Server
General 1 51 (19.47 %) Electric 2 23 (8.779 %) Electronics 3 22 (8.397 %) Telecoms 4 13 (4.962 %) Health 4 13 (4.962 %) Manufacturing 5 12 (4.580 %) Construction 6 11 (4.198 %) Government 7 4 (1.527 %) Automotive 7 4 (1.527 %) Finance 7 4 (1.527 %) Retail 7 4 (1.527 %) Local Government 7 4 (1.527 %) Pharmaceutical 8 3 (1.145 %) Chemicals 8 3 (1.145 %) Education 8 3 (1.145 %) Law 8 3 (1.145 %) Military 9 2 (0.763 %) Banking 9 2 (0.763 %) Aerospace 9 2 (0.763 %) Retail Banking 9 2 (0.763 %) Video Editing	Job Titles 1 58 (22.14 %) Design Engineer 2 22 (8.397 %) Mechanical Engineer 2 22 (8.397 %) CAD Designer 3 21 (8.015 %) Draughtsman 4 18 (6.870 %) Electronics Engineer 5 16 (6.107 %) Mechanical Design Engineer 6 15 (5.725 %) CAD Technician 7 13 (4.962 %) Electrical Engineer 8 12 (4.580 %) CAD Engineer 9 9 (3.435 %) CAD Design Engineer 10 8 (3.053 %) AutoCAD Technician 11 7 (2.672 %) 3D Artist 11 7 (2.672 %) 2nd Line Support 12 5 (1.908 %) Desktop Support 12 5 (1.908 %) Coordinator 13 4 (1.527 %) Hardware Engineer 14 3 (1.145 %) Helpdesk Support 14 3 (1.145 %) Project Manager 14 3 (1.145 %) Administrator 14 3 (1.145 %) Project Officer
Miscellaneous 1 12 (4.580 %) Field-Programmable Gate Array 2 7 (2.672 %) German Language 3 6 (2.290 %) CPLD 4 4 (1.527 %) Asset Management 5 3 (1.145 %) SCADA 6 2 (0.763 %) Dutch Language 6 2 (0.763 %) Firmware 7 1 (0.382 %) Handset 7 1 (0.382 %) Statistics 7 1 (0.382 %) Computer Science 7 1 (0.382 %) Norwegian Language 7 1 (0.382 %) Video Conferencing	Operating Systems 1 25 (9.542 %) Windows 2 18 (6.870 %) Windows XP 3 7 (2.672 %) Windows 2000 4 2 (0.763 %) Linux
Processes & Methodologies 1 109 (41.60 %) CAD 2 10 (3.817 %) Security Cleared 3 6 (2.290 %) Project Management 4 4 (1.527 %) PDM 4 4 (1.527 %) Data Analysis 5 3 (1.145 %) SC Cleared 5 3 (1.145 %) Data Management 5 3 (1.145 %) ITIL 5 3 (1.145 %) DV Cleared 6 2 (0.763 %) PRINCE2 6 2 (0.763 %) Document Management 6 2 (0.763 %) Test Scripting 6 2 (0.763 %) Lean Manufacturing 7 1 (0.382 %) Manual Testing 7 1 (0.382 %) BC Cleared 7 1 (0.382 %) Industrial Design 7 1 (0.382 %) Requirements Analysis 7 1 (0.382 %) Project Planning 7 1 (0.382 %) Operations Management 7 1 (0.382 %) Six Sigma	Programming Languages 1 9 (3.435 %) C 2 5 (1.908 %) Embedded C 3 3 (1.145 %) SQL 4 1 (0.382 %) VB.NET 4 1 (0.382 %) VBA 4 1 (0.382 %) C# 4 1 (0.382 %) C++
Qualifications 1 9 (3.435 %) HNC 2 2 (0.763 %) MCSE 2 2 (0.763 %) MCSA 2 2 (0.763 %) CCNA 2 2 (0.763 %) Cisco Certification 2 2 (0.763 %) Microsoft Certification 2 2 (0.763 %) Degree 2 2 (0.763 %) MCP	Quality Assurance & Compliance 1 6 (2.290 %) QA 2 3 (1.145 %) ISO9002 3 2 (0.763 %) SLA 3 2 (0.763 %) ISO9001
System Software 1 16 (6.107 %) Active Directory	Systems Management 1 1 (0.382 %) OpenView 1 1 (0.382 %) CiscoWorks
Vendors 1 30 (11.45 %) Microsoft 2 17 (6.489 %) SolidWorks 3 7 (2.672 %) Adobe 3 7 (2.672 %) Oracle 4 5 (1.908 %) Citrix 5 4 (1.527 %) Mapinfo 6 3 (1.145 %) ESRI 6 3 (1.145 %) EMC 6 3 (1.145 %) Mentor Graphics 7 2 (0.763 %) GGP 7 2 (0.763 %) Avaya 7 2 (0.763 %) Siemens 7 2 (0.763 %) VERITAS 8 1 (0.382 %) Lotus 8 1 (0.382 %) Ericsson 8 1 (0.382 %) SAP 8 1 (0.382 %) Cisco 8 1 (0.382 %) HP 8 1 (0.382 %) Intergraph 8 1 (0.382 %) NEC