Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for CAE skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited CAE over the 6 months to 12 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
12 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 574 687 862
Rank change year-on-year +113 +175 -177
Contract jobs citing CAE 12 11 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.028% 0.019% 0.003%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.032% 0.021% 0.004%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 3 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £405 £53 £850
Median % change year-on-year +671.43% -93.82% +78.95%
UK excluding London median daily rate £405 £53 -
% change year-on-year +671.43% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 7 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £51.25 £30.50
Median hourly rate £35.65 £52.50 £31.00
Median % change year-on-year -32.10% +69.35% -41.78%
75th Percentile - £75.00 £31.50
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £35.65 £52.50 £31.00
% change year-on-year -32.10% +69.35% -41.78%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

CAE 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 with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 37,097 52,247 79,383
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.26% 89.81% 90.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,888 36,212 55,718
10th Percentile £300 £325 £343
25th Percentile £413 £438 £428
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.48%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +8.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,438 1,719 1,895
10th Percentile £12.75 £11.00 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.23 £15.58
Median hourly rate £36.50 £36.00 £25.68
Median % change year-on-year +1.39% +40.19% +4.82%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.50
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.06 £35.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +8.74% +75.00% -6.98%

CAE
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing CAE as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for CAE in the UK

CAE
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CAE.

Daily rate trend for CAE in the UK

CAE
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing CAE.

Hourly rate trend for CAE in the UK

CAE
Top 6 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CAE within the UK over the 6 months to 12 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
England +111 12 £405 +671.43% 44
UK excluding London +70 12 £405 +671.43% 39
East of England +15 8 - - 13
North of England +27 4 £405 +671.43% 3
North West - 4 £405 - 1
Work from Home +108 1 - - 9

CAE
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Applications
1 4 (33.33%) AutoCAD
1 4 (33.33%) Revit
Business Applications
1 2 (16.67%) Teamcenter
General
1 6 (50.00%) Automotive
2 2 (16.67%) Finance
2 2 (16.67%) Social Skills
3 1 (8.33%) Military
3 1 (8.33%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 6 (50.00%) Analyst
1 6 (50.00%) Database Analyst
1 6 (50.00%) Database Manager
2 5 (41.67%) Senior
3 4 (33.33%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 3 (25.00%) Design Engineer
4 3 (25.00%) Infrastructure Design Engineer
4 3 (25.00%) Senior Design Engineer
4 3 (25.00%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
5 2 (16.67%) Applications Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (16.67%) Driving Licence
1 2 (16.67%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (33.33%) 3D Modelling
1 4 (33.33%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 4 (33.33%) Strategic Planning
2 2 (16.67%) Bill of Materials
2 2 (16.67%) CAD
2 2 (16.67%) FMEA
2 2 (16.67%) Project Delivery
2 2 (16.67%) Project Management
2 2 (16.67%) Systems Engineering
2 2 (16.67%) Validation
Qualifications
1 4 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 4 (33.33%) Security Cleared
2 2 (16.67%) Degree