CAD Jobs in the North West

Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
England > North West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West 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 15 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
15 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 259 295 327
Rank change year-on-year +36 +32 -80
Permanent jobs citing CAD 34 14 9
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.36% 0.17% 0.095%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.43% 0.18% 0.10%
Number of salaries quoted 29 12 2
10th Percentile £33,500 - -
25th Percentile £39,720 £60,750 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £70,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -32.14% +16.67% -
75th Percentile £52,500 £72,500 -
90th Percentile £55,000 - -
England median annual salary £46,000 £35,000 £44,000
% change year-on-year +31.43% -20.45% +17.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North West

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 the North West with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 7,946 7,844 8,993
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 83.53% 95.80% 95.13%
Number of salaries quoted 6,066 4,001 5,379
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,500 £30,363
25th Percentile £37,500 £41,245 £39,124
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +8.25%
75th Percentile £65,603 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

CAD
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for CAD in the North West

CAD
Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CAD in the North West.

Salary trend for CAD in the North West

CAD
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing CAD in the North West over the 6 months to 15 April 2024.

Salary histogram for CAD in the North West

CAD
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CAD within the North West region over the 6 months to 15 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
Manchester +38 14 £50,000 -28.57% 34
Cheshire - 9 £55,000 - 20
Lancashire - 4 £29,000 - 10
Merseyside - 4 £41,235 - 3
Cumbria -4 3 - - 6
CAD
England

CAD
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 (11.76%) AutoCAD
2 2 (5.88%) Fusion 360
2 2 (5.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (5.88%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (5.88%) Revit
3 1 (2.94%) Windchill
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.94%) GIS
Development Applications
1 2 (5.88%) LabVIEW
1 2 (5.88%) Visual Studio
General
1 13 (38.24%) Manufacturing
2 6 (17.65%) Games
2 6 (17.65%) Social Skills
3 2 (5.88%) Aerospace
3 2 (5.88%) Automotive
3 2 (5.88%) Electronics
3 2 (5.88%) Finance
3 2 (5.88%) Legal
3 2 (5.88%) Marketing
3 2 (5.88%) Public Sector
3 2 (5.88%) Retail
3 2 (5.88%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 13 (38.24%) Developer
2 9 (26.47%) C++ Developer
3 7 (20.59%) Programmer
4 4 (11.76%) Games Developer
5 3 (8.82%) C++ Software Developer
5 3 (8.82%) Project Manager
5 3 (8.82%) Software Developer
6 2 (5.88%) Architect
6 2 (5.88%) Design Engineer
6 2 (5.88%) Electronics Design Engineer
6 2 (5.88%) Electronics Engineer
6 2 (5.88%) Lead
6 2 (5.88%) Service Architect
6 2 (5.88%) ServiceNow Architect
6 2 (5.88%) Technical Manager
6 2 (5.88%) Technical Project Manager
7 1 (2.94%) Consultant
7 1 (2.94%) Senior
7 1 (2.94%) Senior Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (11.76%) Unity (Game Engine)
1 4 (11.76%) Unreal Engine
2 2 (5.88%) .NET
2 2 (5.88%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 5 (14.71%) Driving Licence
2 4 (11.76%) Animation
2 4 (11.76%) Augmented Reality
2 4 (11.76%) Virtual Reality
3 2 (5.88%) Analogue Electronics
4 1 (2.94%) Lidar
4 1 (2.94%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (32.35%) Computer Science
2 6 (17.65%) Agile
2 6 (17.65%) Data Science
2 6 (17.65%) Visualisation
3 5 (14.71%) Mathematics
4 4 (11.76%) Clean Code
4 4 (11.76%) Digital Twin
4 4 (11.76%) Game Development
4 4 (11.76%) Pair Programming
4 4 (11.76%) SOLID
4 4 (11.76%) TDD
5 3 (8.82%) Validation
5 3 (8.82%) Workflow
6 2 (5.88%) Business Intelligence
6 2 (5.88%) Data Analysis
6 2 (5.88%) ITIL
6 2 (5.88%) ITSM
6 2 (5.88%) OO
6 2 (5.88%) Programme Management
6 2 (5.88%) Workflow Management
Programming Languages
1 11 (32.35%) C++
2 9 (26.47%) C
2 9 (26.47%) C#
3 4 (11.76%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 9 (26.47%) Degree
2 3 (8.82%) Security Cleared
3 2 (5.88%) Chartered Engineer
3 2 (5.88%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (2.94%) HNC
4 1 (2.94%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (5.88%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 4 (11.76%) Microsoft
2 2 (5.88%) Autodesk
2 2 (5.88%) EMC
2 2 (5.88%) SAP
2 2 (5.88%) ServiceNow