Computer-Aided Design Technician (CAD Technician)
UK

The median Computer-Aided Design Technician (CAD Technician) salary in the UK is £26,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 23 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 859 976 1213
Rank change year-on-year +117 +237 -336
Permanent jobs requiring a CAD Technician 30 2 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.031% 0.002% 0.001%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.032% 0.002% 0.001%
Number of salaries quoted 21 1 0
10th Percentile £22,000 - -
25th Percentile £22,750 £28,750 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £26,500 £29,500 -
Median % change year-on-year -10.17% - -
75th Percentile £37,500 £30,250 -
90th Percentile £43,750 - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £26,500 £29,500 -
% change year-on-year -10.17% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 92,477 96,786 147,852
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.63% 91.57% 96.05%
Number of salaries quoted 66,588 60,676 85,408
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.67% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,075
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

CAD Technician
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured CAD Technician in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for CAD Technician in the UK

CAD Technician
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for CAD Technician in the UK

CAD Technician
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing CAD Technician over the 6 months to 23 April 2024.

Salary histogram for CAD Technician in the UK

CAD Technician
Top 11 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CAD Technician within the UK over the 6 months to 23 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
England +142 30 £26,500 -10.17% 53
UK excluding London +32 30 £26,500 -10.17% 57
East of England - 12 £22,000 - 10
South East - 8 £24,500 - 9
Midlands - 5 £32,500 - 12
Work from Home +84 4 £35,000 +18.64% 11
South West - 4 £29,500 - 4
West Midlands - 3 £45,000 - 5
East Midlands - 2 £28,500 - 7
North of England +40 1 £35,000 +18.64% 18
North East - 1 £35,000 - 1

CAD Technician Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 23 April 2024, CAD Technician job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring CAD Technician in the job title.

1 30 (100.00%) CAD
2 17 (56.67%) AutoCAD
3 10 (33.33%) Revit
4 7 (23.33%) Self-Motivation
5 5 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
5 5 (16.67%) Social Skills
5 5 (16.67%) HNC
6 4 (13.33%) Driving Licence
7 3 (10.00%) Bloomberg
7 3 (10.00%) Manufacturing
7 3 (10.00%) Mathematics
7 3 (10.00%) Physics
7 3 (10.00%) Chemistry
7 3 (10.00%) Architectural Design
8 2 (6.67%) GDPR
8 2 (6.67%) Degree
9 1 (3.33%) Mentoring
9 1 (3.33%) Autodesk Inventor
9 1 (3.33%) QGIS
9 1 (3.33%) MicroStation
9 1 (3.33%) ProjectWise
9 1 (3.33%) SketchUp
9 1 (3.33%) 3D Modelling
9 1 (3.33%) Visualisation
9 1 (3.33%) Time Management
9 1 (3.33%) iPhone
9 1 (3.33%) Games
9 1 (3.33%) InDesign
9 1 (3.33%) Retail
9 1 (3.33%) Photoshop

CAD Technician Skill Set
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:

Applications
1 17 (56.67%) AutoCAD
2 10 (33.33%) Revit
3 1 (3.33%) Autodesk Inventor
3 1 (3.33%) InDesign
3 1 (3.33%) MicroStation
3 1 (3.33%) Photoshop
3 1 (3.33%) ProjectWise
3 1 (3.33%) SketchUp
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.33%) GIS
1 1 (3.33%) QGIS
General
1 5 (16.67%) Social Skills
2 3 (10.00%) Manufacturing
3 1 (3.33%) Games
3 1 (3.33%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 7 (23.33%) Self-Motivation
2 4 (13.33%) Driving Licence
3 1 (3.33%) iPhone
3 1 (3.33%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (100.00%) CAD
2 5 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (10.00%) Architectural Design
3 3 (10.00%) Chemistry
3 3 (10.00%) Mathematics
3 3 (10.00%) Physics
4 1 (3.33%) 3D Modelling
4 1 (3.33%) Bill of Materials
4 1 (3.33%) Customer Service
4 1 (3.33%) Due Diligence
4 1 (3.33%) Impact Assessments
4 1 (3.33%) Mentoring
4 1 (3.33%) Project Delivery
4 1 (3.33%) Project Management
4 1 (3.33%) Time Management
4 1 (3.33%) Visualisation
Qualifications
1 5 (16.67%) HNC
2 2 (6.67%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (6.67%) GDPR
Vendors
1 3 (10.00%) Bloomberg
2 1 (3.33%) Adobe