CAD Contracts in the West Midlands

Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
England > West Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands 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 1 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 99 124 173
Rank change year-on-year +25 +49 -51
Contract jobs citing CAD 13 16 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands 0.67% 0.67% 0.028%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.79% 0.76% 0.031%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 8 0
10th Percentile £235 £191 -
25th Percentile £343 £313 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £350 -
Median % change year-on-year +28.57% - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £377 £350 £455
% change year-on-year +7.71% -23.08% +36.02%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £15.25 - -
Median hourly rate £15.50 - -
75th Percentile £26.63 - -
90th Percentile £33.15 - -
England median hourly rate £42.50 £32.50 £36.50
% change year-on-year +30.77% -10.96% +69.77%

All Process and Methodology Skills
West Midlands

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 West Midlands with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,637 2,110 3,189
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands 83.91% 88.54% 90.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,085 1,445 2,351
10th Percentile £275 £263 £270
25th Percentile £375 £401 £398
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £488
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% +5.13% +16.07%
75th Percentile £625 £600 £575
90th Percentile £750 £694 £675
England median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +8.59%
Number of hourly rates quoted 115 45 69
10th Percentile £11.09 £12.20 £12.00
25th Percentile £14.00 £13.31 £13.87
Median hourly rate £22.50 £17.72 £17.00
Median % change year-on-year +26.98% +4.24% +1.07%
75th Percentile £41.13 £23.75 £19.86
90th Percentile £57.75 £51.25 £22.05
England median hourly rate £35.96 £37.50 £24.50
% change year-on-year -4.12% +53.06% +2.08%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing CAD as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for CAD in the West Midlands

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CAD in the West Midlands.

Daily rate trend for CAD in the West Midlands

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Daily Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CAD in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 1 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for CAD in the West Midlands

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing CAD in the West Midlands.

Hourly rate trend for CAD in the West Midlands

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing CAD in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 1 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for CAD in the West Midlands

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Contract Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CAD within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 1 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
Warwickshire +4 10 £450 - 17
West Bromwich - 2 - -
Birmingham +7 1 £240 -31.43% 17
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England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 3 (23.08%) AutoCAD
2 1 (7.69%) MicroStation
2 1 (7.69%) Revit
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (61.54%) Data Mining
General
1 10 (76.92%) Social Skills
2 8 (61.54%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (15.38%) Manufacturing
4 1 (7.69%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 8 (61.54%) Architect
1 8 (61.54%) Data Architect
2 2 (15.38%) CAD Technician
2 2 (15.38%) Consultant
2 2 (15.38%) Data Consultant
2 2 (15.38%) Programmer
3 1 (7.69%) Senior
3 1 (7.69%) Senior Technician
Miscellaneous
1 6 (46.15%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (7.69%) Life Science
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (61.54%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (46.15%) Computer Science
2 6 (46.15%) Migration
3 2 (15.38%) Data Management
3 2 (15.38%) Logistics
4 1 (7.69%) 3D Modelling
4 1 (7.69%) Information Management
Qualifications
1 6 (46.15%) Computer Science Degree
1 6 (46.15%) Degree
2 1 (7.69%) HNC