CAD Jobs in England

Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for CAD skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited CAD over the 6 months to 28 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 397 517 823
Rank change year-on-year +120 +306 -109
Permanent jobs citing CAD 495 477 325
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.58% 0.51% 0.25%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.68% 0.54% 0.26%
Number of salaries quoted 353 117 194
10th Percentile £26,025 £22,000 £33,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £26,250 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £35,000 £44,000
Median % change year-on-year +28.57% -20.45% +17.33%
75th Percentile £57,500 £63,750 £53,000
90th Percentile £63,500 £72,500 £67,500
UK median annual salary £45,000 £36,500 £44,500
% change year-on-year +23.29% -17.98% +18.67%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

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

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 72,867 88,602 125,198
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 85.85% 95.64% 95.66%
Number of salaries quoted 53,758 52,331 73,895
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,250 £33,338
25th Percentile £39,750 £46,000 £44,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £73,750 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £101,250 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.57% +2.50% +9.09%

CAD
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing CAD as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for CAD in England

CAD
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CAD in England.

Salary trend for CAD in England

CAD
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing CAD in England over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Salary histogram for CAD in England

CAD
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CAD within the England region over the 6 months to 28 April 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Midlands -25 128 £40,000 -8.57% 145
East of England +57 112 £55,000 +57.14% 101
North of England +70 74 £41,235 +12.97% 140
West Midlands -30 73 £45,000 +28.57% 85
South East -60 67 £47,000 +51.61% 170
London +162 63 £50,000 -23.08% 75
East Midlands +21 55 £40,000 -15.79% 60
South West +9 48 £46,000 -20.00% 104
Yorkshire +107 38 £37,500 +70.45% 46
North West +34 34 £47,500 -32.14% 86
North East - 2 £32,500 - 10
CAD
UK

CAD
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 3 (0.61%) Microsoft Exchange
1 3 (0.61%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.40%) CMS
2 2 (0.40%) Exchange Server 2003
2 2 (0.40%) Exchange Server 2007
2 2 (0.40%) Exchange Server 2010
2 2 (0.40%) Exchange Server 2013
2 2 (0.40%) Skype for Business
3 1 (0.20%) Apache
3 1 (0.20%) IIS
3 1 (0.20%) WebSphere
Applications
1 75 (15.15%) AutoCAD
2 69 (13.94%) Microsoft Office
3 32 (6.46%) Revit
4 26 (5.25%) SOLIDWORKS
5 21 (4.24%) Microsoft Excel
6 15 (3.03%) Microsoft Project
7 10 (2.02%) Solid Edge
8 8 (1.62%) Autodesk Inventor
8 8 (1.62%) Photoshop
9 7 (1.41%) MS Visio
10 6 (1.21%) Adobe Illustrator
10 6 (1.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
10 6 (1.21%) Siemens NX
11 5 (1.01%) InDesign
12 4 (0.81%) OrCAD
13 3 (0.61%) Simulink
14 2 (0.40%) CATIA
14 2 (0.40%) Fusion 360
14 2 (0.40%) PTC Creo
14 2 (0.40%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 9 (1.82%) Teamcenter
2 1 (0.20%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 17 (3.43%) AWS
2 7 (1.41%) SaaS
3 4 (0.81%) Azure
3 4 (0.81%) Microsoft 365
4 3 (0.61%) Entra ID
4 3 (0.61%) Power Platform
5 2 (0.40%) GCP
6 1 (0.20%) Amazon Cognito
6 1 (0.20%) Amazon EC2
6 1 (0.20%) Amazon S3
6 1 (0.20%) AWS CodePipeline
6 1 (0.20%) Azure DevOps
6 1 (0.20%) ChatGPT
6 1 (0.20%) GitHub
6 1 (0.20%) IaaS
6 1 (0.20%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 27 (5.45%) TCP/IP
2 5 (1.01%) Wireless
3 4 (0.81%) 3G
3 4 (0.81%) 4G
3 4 (0.81%) GPRS
3 4 (0.81%) Modbus
3 4 (0.81%) Network Security
4 3 (0.61%) Bluetooth
4 3 (0.61%) Firewall
4 3 (0.61%) FlexRay
4 3 (0.61%) MPLS
4 3 (0.61%) Structured Cabling
4 3 (0.61%) VoIP
4 3 (0.61%) Wi-Fi
4 3 (0.61%) WLAN
5 2 (0.40%) DHCP
5 2 (0.40%) DNS
5 2 (0.40%) SAN
5 2 (0.40%) VLAN
5 2 (0.40%) VPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (2.02%) SQL Server
2 3 (0.61%) Power BI
3 2 (0.40%) Electronic Patient Records
3 2 (0.40%) GIS
3 2 (0.40%) Metadata
4 1 (0.20%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (0.20%) QGIS
4 1 (0.20%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 6 (1.21%) Subversion
2 5 (1.01%) JIRA
2 5 (1.01%) LabVIEW
3 4 (0.81%) Eclipse
4 2 (0.40%) Git
4 2 (0.40%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.20%) Chocolatey
5 1 (0.20%) Jenkins
General
1 108 (21.82%) Manufacturing
2 103 (20.81%) Social Skills
3 53 (10.71%) Analytical Skills
4 41 (8.28%) Electronics
5 33 (6.67%) Aerospace
6 29 (5.86%) Legal
6 29 (5.86%) Marketing
7 26 (5.25%) Finance
8 23 (4.65%) Games
9 20 (4.04%) Retail
10 18 (3.64%) Organisational Skills
11 17 (3.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 15 (3.03%) Automotive
13 11 (2.22%) Public Sector
14 10 (2.02%) Telecoms
15 8 (1.62%) Local Government
15 8 (1.62%) Presentation Skills
16 4 (0.81%) Aviation
16 4 (0.81%) Japanese Language
17 3 (0.61%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 97 (19.60%) Senior
2 65 (13.13%) Programmer
3 52 (10.51%) Project Manager
4 42 (8.48%) Developer
5 34 (6.87%) Designer
6 30 (6.06%) CAD Technician
6 30 (6.06%) Software Engineer
7 29 (5.86%) Junior
8 28 (5.66%) Hardware Engineer
9 25 (5.05%) Senior Hardware Engineer
10 24 (4.85%) Lead
11 23 (4.65%) RF Engineer
11 23 (4.65%) Senior RF Engineer
12 20 (4.04%) CAD Designer
13 16 (3.23%) CAD Developer
14 15 (3.03%) Analyst
14 15 (3.03%) Coordinator
14 15 (3.03%) Senior Developer
14 15 (3.03%) Systems Engineer
15 14 (2.83%) Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (4.04%) .NET
1 20 (4.04%) XML
2 17 (3.43%) JSON
2 17 (3.43%) JSON Schema
2 17 (3.43%) KML
3 14 (2.83%) DirectX
3 14 (2.83%) OpenGL
3 14 (2.83%) Regular Expression
4 12 (2.42%) ASP.NET
4 12 (2.42%) Node.js
4 12 (2.42%) XML Schema
5 8 (1.62%) ASP.NET Core
5 8 (1.62%) React
6 6 (1.21%) .NET Core
6 6 (1.21%) HTML
6 6 (1.21%) Unreal Engine
7 5 (1.01%) AngularJS
8 4 (0.81%) Google Maps API
8 4 (0.81%) Unity (Game Engine)
8 4 (0.81%) WebGL
Miscellaneous
1 37 (7.47%) Self-Motivation
2 30 (6.06%) Driving Licence
2 30 (6.06%) IoT
3 15 (3.03%) Housing Association
4 11 (2.22%) Renewable Energy
5 10 (2.02%) 3D Graphics
5 10 (2.02%) Animation
6 8 (1.62%) Enterprise Software
6 8 (1.62%) Graphic Design
6 8 (1.62%) Virtual Team
7 6 (1.21%) Analytical Mindset
7 6 (1.21%) Home Automation
7 6 (1.21%) Robotics
7 6 (1.21%) Smart Home
8 5 (1.01%) Analogue Electronics
9 4 (0.81%) Algorithms
9 4 (0.81%) Augmented Reality
9 4 (0.81%) Digital Signage
9 4 (0.81%) Embedded Systems
9 4 (0.81%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 28 (5.66%) Linux
2 23 (4.65%) Windows
3 7 (1.41%) Windows Server
4 4 (0.81%) Windows Server 2019
5 3 (0.61%) Android
5 3 (0.61%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.40%) Windows Server 2003
6 2 (0.40%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (14.75%) Problem-Solving
2 72 (14.55%) Project Management
3 44 (8.89%) Customer Service
4 43 (8.69%) Mathematics
5 41 (8.28%) Software Engineering
5 41 (8.28%) Time Management
6 34 (6.87%) Agile
7 28 (5.66%) Software Testing
8 27 (5.45%) 3D Modelling
9 22 (4.44%) Customer Requirements
9 22 (4.44%) ERP
9 22 (4.44%) PLM
10 21 (4.24%) Computer Science
11 20 (4.04%) Continuous Improvement
11 20 (4.04%) Project Delivery
12 19 (3.84%) Logistics
13 18 (3.64%) Physics
14 14 (2.83%) Analytics
14 14 (2.83%) Validation
15 12 (2.42%) 3D Rendering
Programming Languages
1 39 (7.88%) C#
2 33 (6.67%) C++
3 27 (5.45%) C
4 14 (2.83%) JavaScript
5 13 (2.63%) SQL
5 13 (2.63%) TypeScript
6 8 (1.62%) MATLAB
7 7 (1.41%) Python
8 6 (1.21%) T-SQL
9 5 (1.01%) PowerShell
10 4 (0.81%) Assembly Language
10 4 (0.81%) Java
10 4 (0.81%) PHP
11 3 (0.61%) Embedded C
12 2 (0.40%) Shell Script
13 1 (0.20%) Bash
13 1 (0.20%) Fortran
13 1 (0.20%) Ladder Logic
13 1 (0.20%) Perl
Qualifications
1 114 (23.03%) Degree
2 37 (7.47%) Security Cleared
3 30 (6.06%) HND
4 26 (5.25%) HNC
5 9 (1.82%) SC Cleared
6 7 (1.41%) Master's Degree
6 7 (1.41%) PhD
7 6 (1.21%) BPSS Clearance
7 6 (1.21%) CTC Cleared
8 5 (1.01%) Computer Science Degree
9 4 (0.81%) Microsoft Certification
10 2 (0.40%) Chartered Engineer
10 2 (0.40%) MCAD
11 1 (0.20%) AWS Certification
11 1 (0.20%) CCNP
11 1 (0.20%) Cisco Certification
11 1 (0.20%) ITIL Certification
11 1 (0.20%) MCSA
11 1 (0.20%) MCSE
11 1 (0.20%) MCTS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (2.42%) GDPR
2 6 (1.21%) NCSC
3 5 (1.01%) ISO 9001
4 4 (0.81%) Cyber Essentials
4 4 (0.81%) IEC 61131
4 4 (0.81%) JTAG
5 3 (0.61%) QA
System Software
1 6 (1.21%) Active Directory
1 6 (1.21%) Firmware
2 2 (0.40%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.20%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 18 (3.64%) Ansible
2 3 (0.61%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 1 (0.20%) SCCM
3 1 (0.20%) SCOM
3 1 (0.20%) Terraform
Vendors
1 72 (14.55%) Microsoft
2 22 (4.44%) SAP
3 13 (2.63%) Siemens
4 10 (2.02%) EMC
4 10 (2.02%) Progress
5 8 (1.62%) Adobe
6 5 (1.01%) ANSYS
6 5 (1.01%) Google
6 5 (1.01%) ServiceNow
6 5 (1.01%) Vectorworks
7 3 (0.61%) Autodesk
7 3 (0.61%) Bloomberg
8 2 (0.40%) Acronis
8 2 (0.40%) Dell
8 2 (0.40%) EqualLogic
8 2 (0.40%) IFS
8 2 (0.40%) Mitel
8 2 (0.40%) PTC
8 2 (0.40%) Symantec
8 2 (0.40%) Synology