CAD Jobs in the UK excluding London

Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 368 395 561
Rank change year-on-year +27 +166 +15
Permanent jobs citing CAD 475 436 303
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.67% 0.72% 0.43%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.80% 0.76% 0.45%
Number of salaries quoted 324 94 188
10th Percentile £27,650 £22,000 £34,275
25th Percentile £32,500 £26,250 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £35,000 £44,500
Median % change year-on-year +28.57% -21.35% +18.67%
75th Percentile £57,500 £56,250 £53,000
90th Percentile £62,125 £72,500 £60,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £40,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +12.50% -11.11% +20.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 59,550 57,521 66,624
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 83.98% 95.64% 94.06%
Number of salaries quoted 41,216 29,548 40,995
10th Percentile £27,250 £30,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%

CAD
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing CAD as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for CAD in the UK excluding London

CAD
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CAD in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for CAD in the UK excluding London

CAD
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing CAD in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Salary histogram for CAD in the UK excluding London

CAD
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CAD within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 9 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Midlands -14 138 £40,000 - 181
East of England +89 127 £50,000 +42.86% 94
West Midlands -30 78 £45,000 +28.57% 114
North of England +89 76 £41,235 +12.97% 121
South East -77 70 £47,000 +50.40% 166
East Midlands +23 60 £40,000 -15.79% 67
South West +4 47 £46,000 -20.00% 104
Yorkshire +106 40 £37,500 +70.45% 34
North West +31 34 £47,500 -32.14% 71
Northern Ireland - 7 £27,000 - 4
Wales -9 6 £28,000 -49.09% 15
Scotland -72 4 - - 30
North East - 2 £32,500 - 17
CAD
UK

CAD
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 (0.63%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (0.42%) CMS
2 2 (0.42%) Exchange Server 2003
2 2 (0.42%) Exchange Server 2007
2 2 (0.42%) Exchange Server 2010
2 2 (0.42%) Exchange Server 2013
2 2 (0.42%) Skype for Business
3 1 (0.21%) Apache
3 1 (0.21%) IIS
3 1 (0.21%) WebSphere
Applications
1 79 (16.63%) AutoCAD
2 66 (13.89%) Microsoft Office
3 27 (5.68%) SOLIDWORKS
4 26 (5.47%) Microsoft Excel
5 24 (5.05%) Revit
6 15 (3.16%) Microsoft Project
7 10 (2.11%) Solid Edge
8 7 (1.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 7 (1.47%) MS Visio
8 7 (1.47%) Photoshop
9 6 (1.26%) Siemens NX
10 5 (1.05%) Adobe Illustrator
11 4 (0.84%) Autodesk Inventor
11 4 (0.84%) InDesign
11 4 (0.84%) OrCAD
12 3 (0.63%) Simulink
13 2 (0.42%) CATIA
13 2 (0.42%) Fusion 360
13 2 (0.42%) PTC Creo
13 2 (0.42%) Windchill
Cloud Services
1 17 (3.58%) AWS
2 4 (0.84%) Azure
3 3 (0.63%) Entra ID
3 3 (0.63%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (0.63%) Power Platform
3 3 (0.63%) SaaS
4 2 (0.42%) GCP
5 1 (0.21%) Amazon Cognito
5 1 (0.21%) Amazon EC2
5 1 (0.21%) Amazon S3
5 1 (0.21%) AWS CodePipeline
5 1 (0.21%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (0.21%) GitHub
5 1 (0.21%) IaaS
5 1 (0.21%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 28 (5.89%) TCP/IP
2 5 (1.05%) Wireless
3 4 (0.84%) 3G
3 4 (0.84%) 4G
3 4 (0.84%) GPRS
3 4 (0.84%) Modbus
3 4 (0.84%) Network Security
4 3 (0.63%) Bluetooth
4 3 (0.63%) Firewall
4 3 (0.63%) FlexRay
4 3 (0.63%) MPLS
4 3 (0.63%) Structured Cabling
4 3 (0.63%) VoIP
4 3 (0.63%) Wi-Fi
4 3 (0.63%) WLAN
5 2 (0.42%) DHCP
5 2 (0.42%) DNS
5 2 (0.42%) SAN
5 2 (0.42%) VLAN
5 2 (0.42%) VPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (2.11%) SQL Server
2 3 (0.63%) Power BI
3 2 (0.42%) Electronic Patient Records
4 1 (0.21%) GIS
4 1 (0.21%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (0.21%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 6 (1.26%) Subversion
2 5 (1.05%) JIRA
2 5 (1.05%) LabVIEW
3 4 (0.84%) Eclipse
4 2 (0.42%) Git
4 2 (0.42%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.21%) Chocolatey
5 1 (0.21%) Jenkins
General
1 116 (24.42%) Manufacturing
2 81 (17.05%) Social Skills
3 61 (12.84%) Analytical Skills
4 41 (8.63%) Electronics
5 38 (8.00%) Aerospace
6 34 (7.16%) Marketing
7 33 (6.95%) Retail
8 31 (6.53%) Finance
9 30 (6.32%) Legal
10 27 (5.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 19 (4.00%) Games
12 18 (3.79%) Organisational Skills
13 13 (2.74%) Automotive
14 10 (2.11%) Public Sector
15 9 (1.89%) Telecoms
16 8 (1.68%) Presentation Skills
17 7 (1.47%) Local Government
18 5 (1.05%) Pharmaceutical
19 4 (0.84%) Aviation
20 2 (0.42%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 88 (18.53%) Senior
2 71 (14.95%) Programmer
3 49 (10.32%) Project Manager
4 37 (7.79%) Developer
5 29 (6.11%) CAD Technician
5 29 (6.11%) Hardware Engineer
6 26 (5.47%) Senior Hardware Engineer
6 26 (5.47%) Software Engineer
7 24 (5.05%) Designer
7 24 (5.05%) RF Engineer
7 24 (5.05%) Senior RF Engineer
8 18 (3.79%) Lead
9 17 (3.58%) CAD Designer
10 16 (3.37%) AutoCAD Designer
10 16 (3.37%) CAD Developer
10 16 (3.37%) Junior
10 16 (3.37%) Systems Designer
11 15 (3.16%) Analyst
12 14 (2.95%) Coordinator
12 14 (2.95%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (4.21%) .NET
2 17 (3.58%) XML
3 16 (3.37%) JSON
3 16 (3.37%) JSON Schema
3 16 (3.37%) KML
4 14 (2.95%) Regular Expression
5 12 (2.53%) ASP.NET
6 11 (2.32%) XML Schema
7 10 (2.11%) DirectX
7 10 (2.11%) OpenGL
8 8 (1.68%) ASP.NET Core
8 8 (1.68%) Node.js
8 8 (1.68%) React
9 6 (1.26%) .NET Core
10 5 (1.05%) Unreal Engine
11 4 (0.84%) Flash
11 4 (0.84%) Unity (Game Engine)
11 4 (0.84%) WebGL
11 4 (0.84%) WPF
12 1 (0.21%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 35 (7.37%) Self-Motivation
2 31 (6.53%) IoT
3 30 (6.32%) Driving Licence
4 16 (3.37%) Home Automation
4 16 (3.37%) Smart Home
5 14 (2.95%) Housing Association
6 11 (2.32%) Renewable Energy
7 10 (2.11%) Animation
8 7 (1.47%) Enterprise Software
8 7 (1.47%) Graphic Design
9 6 (1.26%) 3D Graphics
9 6 (1.26%) Analytical Mindset
9 6 (1.26%) Robotics
10 5 (1.05%) Analogue Electronics
10 5 (1.05%) Management Information System
11 4 (0.84%) Algorithms
11 4 (0.84%) ARM Cortex
11 4 (0.84%) Embedded Systems
11 4 (0.84%) NB-IoT
11 4 (0.84%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 22 (4.63%) Linux
2 9 (1.89%) Windows
3 7 (1.47%) Windows Server
4 4 (0.84%) Windows Server 2019
5 2 (0.42%) Windows Server 2003
5 2 (0.42%) Windows Server 2008
6 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 71 (14.95%) Project Management
2 70 (14.74%) Problem-Solving
3 42 (8.84%) Mathematics
4 37 (7.79%) Agile
4 37 (7.79%) Software Engineering
5 36 (7.58%) Customer Service
6 29 (6.11%) Software Testing
7 27 (5.68%) 3D Modelling
7 27 (5.68%) Customer Requirements
7 27 (5.68%) Time Management
8 25 (5.26%) Logistics
9 21 (4.42%) ERP
10 20 (4.21%) Continuous Improvement
11 19 (4.00%) Computer Science
12 18 (3.79%) Physics
12 18 (3.79%) PLM
13 13 (2.74%) Content Development
14 12 (2.53%) Project Delivery
14 12 (2.53%) Supplier Management
14 12 (2.53%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 38 (8.00%) C#
2 26 (5.47%) C++
3 21 (4.42%) C
4 13 (2.74%) SQL
5 9 (1.89%) JavaScript
6 8 (1.68%) MATLAB
6 8 (1.68%) TypeScript
7 6 (1.26%) T-SQL
8 4 (0.84%) Assembly Language
9 3 (0.63%) Embedded C
9 3 (0.63%) PowerShell
9 3 (0.63%) Python
10 2 (0.42%) Java
11 1 (0.21%) Bash
11 1 (0.21%) Fortran
11 1 (0.21%) Ladder Logic
11 1 (0.21%) Perl
Qualifications
1 117 (24.63%) Degree
2 35 (7.37%) Security Cleared
3 31 (6.53%) HND
4 26 (5.47%) HNC
5 12 (2.53%) PhD
6 7 (1.47%) SC Cleared
7 6 (1.26%) CTC Cleared
7 6 (1.26%) Master's Degree
8 5 (1.05%) Computer Science Degree
9 4 (0.84%) BPSS Clearance
10 2 (0.42%) Chartered Engineer
10 2 (0.42%) Microsoft Certification
11 1 (0.21%) AWS Certification
11 1 (0.21%) CCNP
11 1 (0.21%) Cisco Certification
11 1 (0.21%) CWNA
11 1 (0.21%) ITIL Certification
11 1 (0.21%) MCSA
11 1 (0.21%) MCSE
11 1 (0.21%) MCTS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (2.53%) GDPR
2 6 (1.26%) NCSC
3 5 (1.05%) ISO 9001
3 5 (1.05%) QA
4 4 (0.84%) Cyber Essentials
4 4 (0.84%) IEC 61131
4 4 (0.84%) JTAG
System Software
1 5 (1.05%) Firmware
2 3 (0.63%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.42%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.21%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 17 (3.58%) Ansible
2 3 (0.63%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 1 (0.21%) SCCM
3 1 (0.21%) SCOM
3 1 (0.21%) Terraform
Vendors
1 79 (16.63%) Microsoft
2 21 (4.42%) SAP
3 12 (2.53%) Siemens
4 10 (2.11%) ANSYS
4 10 (2.11%) Progress
5 9 (1.89%) EMC
6 7 (1.47%) Adobe
7 6 (1.26%) Google
8 5 (1.05%) ServiceNow
9 3 (0.63%) Autodesk
9 3 (0.63%) Bloomberg
10 2 (0.42%) Acronis
10 2 (0.42%) Dell
10 2 (0.42%) EqualLogic
10 2 (0.42%) IFS
10 2 (0.42%) Mitel
10 2 (0.42%) PTC
10 2 (0.42%) Symantec
10 2 (0.42%) Synology
11 1 (0.21%) MikroTik