The first table below looks at the demand for CAD skills in IT jobs advertised for the South West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited CAD over the 3 months to 23 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Processes & Methodologies category for the South West region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
Rank 207 201 192
Rank change year-on-year
-6 -9
Permanent jobs citing CAD 3 13 26
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 0.057% 0.234% 0.425%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.076% 0.310% 0.621%
Number of salaries quoted 2 12 21
Average salary £41,875 £38,000 £42,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+10.19% -9.52%
90% offered a salary of more than £40,775 £35,000 £21,500
10% offered a salary of more than £42,975 £53,750 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £37,250 £35,000
% change year-on-year
-6.04% +6.42%
All Processes & Methodologies
South West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
3956 4188 4190
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 75.40% 75.41% 68.53%
Number of salaries quoted 3462 3563 3539
Average salary £37,500 £38,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-2.59% +2.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £27,500 £25,500
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
CAD
England

CAD
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing CAD across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

South West CAD Jobs Demand Trend

CAD
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing CAD across the South West region.

South West CAD Salary Trend

CAD
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CAD within the South West region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Devon - 1 £43,250 -
Somerset - 1 £40,500 -
CAD
England

CAD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the South West region citing CAD 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 IT job ads sampled that cited CAD.

1 5 (35.71%) C
1 5 (35.71%) Electronics
1 5 (35.71%) C++
2 4 (28.57%) AutoCAD
2 4 (28.57%) CAE
2 4 (28.57%) Manufacturing
2 4 (28.57%) Games
2 4 (28.57%) Maya
2 4 (28.57%) 3ds Max
2 4 (28.57%) SolidWorks
2 4 (28.57%) Animation
2 4 (28.57%) Marketing
2 4 (28.57%) 3D Modelling
2 4 (28.57%) Augmented Reality
2 4 (28.57%) Wireless
2 4 (28.57%) Mobile App
3 3 (21.43%) Degree
4 2 (14.29%) HNC
4 2 (14.29%) HND
4 2 (14.29%) UNIX
4 2 (14.29%) Microsoft
4 2 (14.29%) Linux
5 1 (7.143%) OOA/OOD
5 1 (7.143%) VC++
5 1 (7.143%) MS Excel
5 1 (7.143%) Data Modelling
5 1 (7.143%) OOD
5 1 (7.143%) VoIP
5 1 (7.143%) WAN
5 1 (7.143%) VPN

CAD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the South West region citing CAD also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited CAD. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 1 (7.143%) MFC
1 1 (7.143%) COM
1 1 (7.143%) ODBC
1 1 (7.143%) OpenGL
1 1 (7.143%) DirectX
1 1 (7.143%) OLE
1 1 (7.143%) wxWidgets
1 1 (7.143%) VTK
Applications
1 4 (28.57%) AutoCAD
1 4 (28.57%) Maya
1 4 (28.57%) 3ds Max
2 1 (7.143%) MS Excel
2 1 (7.143%) Pro/ENGINEER
Communications & Networking
1 4 (28.57%) Wireless
2 1 (7.143%) VoIP
2 1 (7.143%) WAN
2 1 (7.143%) VPN
2 1 (7.143%) SAN
2 1 (7.143%) DMZ
2 1 (7.143%) Firewall
2 1 (7.143%) NAS
2 1 (7.143%) Unified Communications
General
1 5 (35.71%) Electronics
2 4 (28.57%) Manufacturing
2 4 (28.57%) Games
2 4 (28.57%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 7 (50.00%) Design Engineer
2 4 (28.57%) Animator
2 4 (28.57%) CAD Designer
2 4 (28.57%) Designer
2 4 (28.57%) 3D Animator
3 3 (21.43%) Electronics Engineer
4 1 (7.143%) Software Engineer
4 1 (7.143%) Developer
4 1 (7.143%) Analyst
4 1 (7.143%) Test Analyst
4 1 (7.143%) Applications Developer
4 1 (7.143%) Senior Developer
4 1 (7.143%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 1 (7.143%) C++ Software Engineer
4 1 (7.143%) Team Leader
4 1 (7.143%) Senior Applications Developer
4 1 (7.143%) Mechanical Design Engineer
4 1 (7.143%) Mechanical Engineer
4 1 (7.143%) CAD Engineer
4 1 (7.143%) Principal Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (28.57%) Animation
1 4 (28.57%) Augmented Reality
1 4 (28.57%) Mobile App
2 1 (7.143%) Firmware
2 1 (7.143%) 3D Graphics
2 1 (7.143%) Physics
2 1 (7.143%) Video Conferencing
2 1 (7.143%) Visualisation
Operating Systems
1 2 (14.29%) UNIX
1 2 (14.29%) Linux
2 1 (7.143%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (28.57%) CAE
1 4 (28.57%) 3D Modelling
2 1 (7.143%) OOA/OOD
2 1 (7.143%) Data Modelling
2 1 (7.143%) OOD
2 1 (7.143%) Disaster Recovery
2 1 (7.143%) Business Continuity
2 1 (7.143%) Data Analysis
2 1 (7.143%) Finite Element Analysis
2 1 (7.143%) Multithreading
2 1 (7.143%) Image Processing
Programming Languages
1 5 (35.71%) C
1 5 (35.71%) C++
2 1 (7.143%) VC++
2 1 (7.143%) Java
2 1 (7.143%) Perl
2 1 (7.143%) SQL
2 1 (7.143%) VB
2 1 (7.143%) Embedded C
2 1 (7.143%) Embedded C++
2 1 (7.143%) C#
Qualifications
1 3 (21.43%) Degree
2 2 (14.29%) HNC
2 2 (14.29%) HND
3 1 (7.143%) SC Cleared
3 1 (7.143%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (7.143%) Active Directory
1 1 (7.143%) Terminal Server
1 1 (7.143%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 4 (28.57%) SolidWorks
2 2 (14.29%) Microsoft
3 1 (7.143%) EMC
3 1 (7.143%) Citrix
3 1 (7.143%) VMware
3 1 (7.143%) Cadence
Exeter, South West
Position: C++ Software Engineer (Image Processing, 3D Visualisation and Simulation) Location: Exeter, South West Salary: Competitive - DOE The Company: Our client is a fast-growing international software company-...
Net Recruit.co.uk Ltd
Salary: Competitive - DOE
Posted: 22 May 2013
Exeter, Devon
Position: C++ Software Engineer... Any of the following would be beneficial to your application: - Experience of using OpenGL or DirectX, multithreading and/or scripting languages; - Knowledge of VTK,...
Net Recruit.co.uk Ltd
Salary: Competitive - DOE
Posted: 22 May 2013
Somerset
Essential skills include: Digital electronic design Analogue electronic design C/C++ programming for embedded microcontrollers Embedded design Microcontroller Familiarity with wireless application CAD systems This is an excellent...
Roc Search
Salary: £27000 - £35000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Torquay, South West
Huxley Associates are currently working with an exciting growing SME based in theDevonareas that are now looking to recruit a Mechanical Design Engineer. My clients produces products for...
Huxley Associates
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum + Final Salary Pension + Bonus
Posted: 15 May 2013
Gloucester, South West
Mechanical development engineer required in Gloucester!!!Globally recognised client in Gloucester urgently require a Mechanical development engineer, somebody that can not only do the design but see the...
Huxley Associates
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Bournemouth, South West
Whilst my client use PRO-E and Creo and this would be desirable they can be flexible as they feel any engineer competent enough should be able to...
Huxley Associates
Posted: 15 May 2013
Dorset, South West
You will be working for a family organisation that were established in 1962. They are now a world leader in the design and manufacture of wrapping and packaging...
Huxley Associates
Posted: 15 May 2013
Dorset, South West
You will be working for a family organisation that were established in 1962. They are now a world leader in the design and manufacture of wrapping and packaging...
Huxley Associates
Salary: £35000 - £36000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Dorset, South West
You will be working for a family organisation that were established in 1962. They are now a world leader in the design and manufacture of wrapping and packaging...
Huxley Associates
Posted: 15 May 2013
Wiltshire
Hardware engineer - electronics, embedded, microcontrollers, ARM, CAD, PCB, LED, Hardware design... The successful candidate will need strong embedded skills and knowledge in electronic CAD design. Essential skills include: *...
Roc Search
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum + Excellent Benefits + Bonus
Posted: 17 May 2013
Dorset
Hardware engineer - electronics, embedded, microcontrollers, ARM, CAD, PCB, LED, Hardware design... The successful candidate will need strong embedded skills and knowledge in electronic CAD design. Essential skills include: *...
Roc Search
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum + Excellent Benefits + Bonus
Posted: 17 May 2013
Bournemouth, South West
Whilst my client use PRO-E and Creo and this would be desirable they can be flexible as they feel any engineer competent enough should be able to...
Huxley Associates
Posted: 15 May 2013
Bristol, South West
Senior Mechanical Engineer Role, Bristol Are you looking to work in a manufacturing environment where you can see the impact of your own work? Then this is an...
Huxley Associates
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013