Autodesk AutoCAD
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for AutoCAD skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited AutoCAD over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 605 933 1144
Rank change year-on-year +328 +211 -319
Permanent jobs citing AutoCAD 296 62 91
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.30% 0.061% 0.058%
As % of the Applications category 3.01% 0.70% 0.68%
Number of salaries quoted 183 30 59
10th Percentile £25,750 £28,625 £27,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £32,125 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £35,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +28.57% -12.50% +25.00%
75th Percentile £53,375 £46,750 £59,375
90th Percentile £64,450 £67,500 £60,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £35,000 £43,000
% change year-on-year +28.57% -18.60% +7.50%

All Software Application Skills
UK

AutoCAD is in the Software Applications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for software application skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 9,843 8,902 13,303
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 9.92% 8.77% 8.45%
Number of salaries quoted 6,126 4,843 7,075
10th Percentile £24,500 £25,750 £26,000
25th Percentile £27,965 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £44,345 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.44% -1.46% +5.88%
75th Percentile £53,484 £60,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £67,500 £76,250 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £35,000 £37,500 £39,500
% change year-on-year -6.67% -5.06% -0.39%

AutoCAD
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing AutoCAD as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for AutoCAD in the UK

AutoCAD
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing AutoCAD.

Salary trend for AutoCAD in the UK

AutoCAD
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing AutoCAD over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Salary histogram for AutoCAD in the UK

AutoCAD
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing AutoCAD within the UK over the 6 months to 8 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
England +297 274 £45,000 +28.57% 419
UK excluding London +201 250 £45,000 +28.57% 384
South East +63 63 £45,000 +38.46% 74
East of England +61 58 £50,000 +42.86% 46
Midlands +56 53 £40,000 - 106
Work from Home +86 49 £45,000 +28.57% 105
North of England +81 42 £40,000 -13.04% 84
London +141 38 £63,500 +49.41% 66
West Midlands - 33 £41,250 - 69
South West -5 22 £34,000 - 55
Yorkshire +99 21 £45,000 -2.17% 25
North West - 21 £32,500 - 45
East Midlands +6 20 £40,000 - 37
Scotland -45 14 £48,000 - 23
Wales +12 4 - - 11

AutoCAD
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 14 (4.73%) ArcGIS
2 6 (2.03%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.01%) Smallworld
4 1 (0.34%) Apache
4 1 (0.34%) IIS
4 1 (0.34%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.34%) WebSphere
Applications
1 63 (21.28%) Revit
2 50 (16.89%) Microsoft Office
3 34 (11.49%) Microsoft Excel
4 18 (6.08%) MS Visio
5 13 (4.39%) Autodesk Inventor
6 11 (3.72%) SOLIDWORKS
7 9 (3.04%) Microsoft Project
8 7 (2.36%) 3ds Max
8 7 (2.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
9 6 (2.03%) Photoshop
9 6 (2.03%) Solid Edge
10 5 (1.69%) Fusion 360
11 4 (1.35%) EPLAN
11 4 (1.35%) SketchUp
12 3 (1.01%) InDesign
13 2 (0.68%) ALPHACAM
14 1 (0.34%) Adobe Creative Suite
14 1 (0.34%) Blender
14 1 (0.34%) MicroStation
14 1 (0.34%) ProjectWise
Business Applications
1 10 (3.38%) NEC Housing
2 3 (1.01%) SAP CRM
2 3 (1.01%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 10 (3.38%) Adobe Creative Cloud
2 3 (1.01%) Power Platform
3 1 (0.34%) AWS
3 1 (0.34%) Azure
3 1 (0.34%) Azure DevOps
3 1 (0.34%) Entra ID
3 1 (0.34%) GCP
3 1 (0.34%) IaaS
3 1 (0.34%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (0.34%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (2.03%) Wireless
2 4 (1.35%) Structured Cabling
2 4 (1.35%) TETRA
3 3 (1.01%) LAN
3 3 (1.01%) WLAN
4 1 (0.34%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.35%) GIS
2 3 (1.01%) Geospatial Data
2 3 (1.01%) Power BI
2 3 (1.01%) Spatial Data
3 2 (0.68%) Electronic Patient Records
4 1 (0.34%) SAP HANA
4 1 (0.34%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (0.34%) Chocolatey
1 1 (0.34%) Git
1 1 (0.34%) Jenkins
General
1 100 (33.78%) Social Skills
2 80 (27.03%) Legal
3 73 (24.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 55 (18.58%) Local Government
5 35 (11.82%) Manufacturing
6 33 (11.15%) Finance
7 32 (10.81%) Analytical Skills
8 20 (6.76%) Organisational Skills
8 20 (6.76%) Presentation Skills
9 18 (6.08%) Retail
10 16 (5.41%) Games
11 12 (4.05%) Marketing
12 11 (3.72%) Public Sector
13 10 (3.38%) Telecoms
14 4 (1.35%) Electronics
15 3 (1.01%) Aerospace
15 3 (1.01%) Automotive
16 2 (0.68%) Advertising
16 2 (0.68%) Pharmaceutical
17 1 (0.34%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 49 (16.55%) Coordinator
1 49 (16.55%) Technical Coordinator
2 41 (13.85%) Senior
3 38 (12.84%) Project Manager
4 22 (7.43%) Designer
5 18 (6.08%) Design Engineer
5 18 (6.08%) Programmer
5 18 (6.08%) Systems Engineer
6 17 (5.74%) CAD Technician
6 17 (5.74%) Technical Manager
7 16 (5.41%) AutoCAD Designer
7 16 (5.41%) CAD Designer
7 16 (5.41%) Systems Designer
7 16 (5.41%) Systems Programmer
8 12 (4.05%) Senior Manager
8 12 (4.05%) Senior Project Manager
8 12 (4.05%) Technical Assistant
9 11 (3.72%) Software Engineer
10 10 (3.38%) Applications Engineer
10 10 (3.38%) Head of IT
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (4.73%) V-Ray
2 10 (3.38%) Unreal Engine
3 1 (0.34%) .NET
3 1 (0.34%) Elastic Stack
3 1 (0.34%) XML
3 1 (0.34%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 53 (17.91%) Housing Association
2 20 (6.76%) Renewable Energy
3 16 (5.41%) Home Automation
3 16 (5.41%) Smart Home
4 14 (4.73%) Self-Motivation
4 14 (4.73%) Virtual Reality
5 13 (4.39%) Video Conferencing
6 12 (4.05%) Operational Technology
7 11 (3.72%) Augmented Reality
7 11 (3.72%) CCTV
7 11 (3.72%) Management Information System
8 10 (3.38%) Driving Licence
8 10 (3.38%) e-Learning
8 10 (3.38%) HoloLens
8 10 (3.38%) HTC Vive
8 10 (3.38%) Oculus
9 7 (2.36%) Robotics
10 6 (2.03%) FMCG
11 5 (1.69%) Data Centre
11 5 (1.69%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 31 (10.47%) Windows
2 3 (1.01%) Android
2 3 (1.01%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.34%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.34%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 86 (29.05%) CAD
2 78 (26.35%) Time Management
3 77 (26.01%) Agile
4 57 (19.26%) Project Management
5 45 (15.20%) Problem-Solving
6 42 (14.19%) Continuous Improvement
7 31 (10.47%) Project Delivery
8 27 (9.12%) Mathematics
9 25 (8.45%) Mentoring
10 22 (7.43%) Creative Thinking
11 13 (4.39%) Risk Management
11 13 (4.39%) Software Testing
12 12 (4.05%) Project Planning
12 12 (4.05%) Software Engineering
13 11 (3.72%) IT Strategy
13 11 (3.72%) Technology Strategy
14 10 (3.38%) Budgeting
14 10 (3.38%) Cost Control
14 10 (3.38%) Cybersecurity
15 9 (3.04%) 3D Modelling
Programming Languages
1 16 (5.41%) R
2 1 (0.34%) Bash
2 1 (0.34%) C#
2 1 (0.34%) MATLAB
2 1 (0.34%) PowerShell
2 1 (0.34%) Python
Qualifications
1 97 (32.77%) HND
2 87 (29.39%) Degree
3 82 (27.70%) HNC
4 10 (3.38%) Security Cleared
5 9 (3.04%) SC Cleared
6 6 (2.03%) PMI Certification
7 5 (1.69%) Chartered Engineer
7 5 (1.69%) DV Cleared
7 5 (1.69%) Master's Degree
7 5 (1.69%) RIBA
8 4 (1.35%) DBS Check
9 2 (0.68%) BICSI Certification
9 2 (0.68%) BICSI RCDD
9 2 (0.68%) Computer Science Degree
10 1 (0.34%) AWS Certification
10 1 (0.34%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 1 (0.34%) MCSA
10 1 (0.34%) MCSE
10 1 (0.34%) Microsoft Certification
10 1 (0.34%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (8.11%) GDPR
2 11 (3.72%) NEBOSH
3 7 (2.36%) QA
4 5 (1.69%) Accessibility
5 4 (1.35%) ISO 14001
5 4 (1.35%) ISO 9001
6 3 (1.01%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.68%) COSHH
System Software
1 4 (1.35%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.34%) Active Directory Federation Services
1 1 (0.34%) Ansible
1 1 (0.34%) SCCM
1 1 (0.34%) SCOM
1 1 (0.34%) Terraform
Vendors
1 57 (19.26%) Microsoft
2 35 (11.82%) SAP
3 30 (10.14%) Autodesk
4 16 (5.41%) Adobe
5 11 (3.72%) Siemens
6 10 (3.38%) NEC
7 4 (1.35%) Allen-Bradley
7 4 (1.35%) EMC
8 3 (1.01%) Epicor
9 1 (0.34%) Bloomberg
9 1 (0.34%) BT
9 1 (0.34%) IBM
9 1 (0.34%) MathWorks
9 1 (0.34%) Oracle
9 1 (0.34%) PTC
9 1 (0.34%) Red Hat
9 1 (0.34%) TOWER Software
9 1 (0.34%) Vectorworks