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The table below looks at the demand for Computer-Aided Design (CAD) skills across the UK with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited CAD over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkComputer-Aided Design (CAD)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank429633
Rank change on same period last yearUp+204
Matching permanent IT job ads652425
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.361 %0.178 %
As % of the category below0.614 %0.319 %
Salaries quoted555339
Average minimum salary£32,371£31,254
Average salary£35,893£34,169
% change on same period last year+5.04 %
Average maximum salary£39,416£37,085
UK excluding London average salary£36,249£32,516
% change on same period last year+11.47 %
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads106243133253
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled58.79 %55.88 %
Salaries quoted87004105304
Average minimum salary£43,083£44,866
Average salary£47,119£48,886
% change on same period last year-3.61 %
Average maximum salary£51,154£52,906
UK excluding London average salary£42,540£44,374
% change on same period last year-4.13 %

CAD
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing CAD within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

CAD Demand Trend

CAD
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing CAD within the UK.

CAD Salary Trend

CAD
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing CAD over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 within the UK.

CAD Salary Histogram

CAD
Top 30 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 UK over the 3 months to 5 September 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandUp+203623£35,988+4.70 %
South EastUp+132195£38,869+16.46 %
East of EnglandUp+53100£37,871+7.26 %
LondonUp+8981£32,939-19.13 %
South WestUp+2379£33,868+12.63 %
West MidlandsUp+5676£30,842+11.04 %
CambridgeshireUp+2467£40,439+28.13 %
SurreyUp+8566£43,300+35.97 %
CambridgeUp+1560£41,462+31.62 %
YorkshireUp+3049£41,678+18.99 %
HampshireUp+2148£35,791+7.34 %
BerkshireUp+7843£37,415+7.20 %
East MidlandsDown-138£30,917-6.72 %
South YorkshireUp+2838£43,829+36.96 %
SheffieldUp+2632£44,625+40.55 %
DerbyshireUp+2427£33,220-8.98 %
ScotlandUp+3624£35,000+12.29 %
HertfordshireUp+2421£35,310+39.01 %
DudleyUp+520£29,900-8.00 %
BristolDown-1819£34,531+0.45 %
WarwickshireNew entry-18£32,111-
DerbyUp+1218£32,719-12.32 %
BirminghamUp+1717£26,933-16.70 %
MidlandsUp+3716£31,091+24.36 %
North WestUp+3314£29,563-14.13 %
FarnboroughUp+1114£36,500-10.61 %
New MaldenNew entry-13£25,000-
OxfordshireUp+113£39,038+9.68 %
ReadingUp+2412£37,325-27.75 %
WiltshireUp+511£36,050+34.90 %

CAD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs within the UK 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.

1307 (22.93 %)C++
2295 (22.03 %)Degree
3246 (18.37 %)Manufacturing
4209 (15.61 %)Windows
5183 (13.67 %)AutoCAD
6137 (10.23 %)Electronics
7131 (9.783 %)Mathematics
8124 (9.261 %)Electric
9118 (8.813 %)C#
10111 (8.290 %)Microsoft
11110 (8.215 %)Pro/ENGINEER
12104 (7.767 %)C
13102 (7.618 %)Education
1497 (7.244 %)SolidWorks
1596 (7.170 %)Construction
1596 (7.170 %)Data Management
1694 (7.020 %)CATIA
1791 (6.796 %)PLM
1888 (6.572 %)Pensions
1987 (6.497 %)Computer Science
2086 (6.423 %)Aerospace
2181 (6.049 %).NET
2279 (5.900 %)Project Management
2279 (5.900 %)3D Graphics
2377 (5.751 %)Telecoms
2476 (5.676 %)Automotive
2575 (5.601 %)CAE
2674 (5.527 %)PDM
2768 (5.078 %)OO
2865 (4.854 %)MFC

CAD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs within the UK 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.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
181 (6.049 %).NET
265 (4.854 %)MFC
352 (3.883 %)OpenGL
431 (2.315 %)DirectX
526 (1.942 %)XML
613 (0.971 %)Adobe Flex
613 (0.971 %)WPF
712 (0.896 %)WCF
712 (0.896 %)ASP.NET
811 (0.822 %)HTML
811 (0.822 %)WinForms
910 (0.747 %).NET Framework
910 (0.747 %)XSL
108 (0.597 %)STL
117 (0.523 %)WebServices
117 (0.523 %)COM
117 (0.523 %)ActiveX
117 (0.523 %)AJAX
117 (0.523 %)OLE
125 (0.373 %)J2EE
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
112 (0.896 %)MS Exchange
210 (0.747 %)Exchange Server 2003
36 (0.448 %)IIS
36 (0.448 %)Tomcat
45 (0.373 %)SharePoint
45 (0.373 %)Documentum
45 (0.373 %)CMS
45 (0.373 %)Office Project Server
54 (0.299 %)WebLogic
63 (0.224 %)Apache
63 (0.224 %)Oracle Workflow
63 (0.224 %)Exchange Server 5.5
63 (0.224 %)SAS
72 (0.149 %)Exchange Server 2000
72 (0.149 %)LiveLink
81 (0.075 %)ColdFusion
81 (0.075 %)Lotus Notes
81 (0.075 %)WebSphere Application Server
81 (0.075 %)ColdFusion MX
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1183 (13.67 %)AutoCAD
2110 (8.215 %)Pro/ENGINEER
394 (7.020 %)CATIA
458 (4.332 %)MS Office
546 (3.435 %)MS Excel
628 (2.091 %)MS Visio
727 (2.016 %)MATLAB
815 (1.120 %)Spreadsheet
98 (0.597 %)Photoshop
106 (0.448 %)MS PowerPoint
106 (0.448 %)3ds Max
115 (0.373 %)Adobe Illustrator
115 (0.373 %)Revit
115 (0.373 %)Simulink
124 (0.299 %)MS Project
124 (0.299 %)Windchill
133 (0.224 %)NASTRAN
142 (0.149 %)Stateflow
151 (0.075 %)FrameMaker
151 (0.075 %)InDesign
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
149 (3.659 %)Teamcenter
224 (1.792 %)SMARTEAM
34 (0.299 %)ENOVIA
34 (0.299 %)Dynamics AX
34 (0.299 %)SAP SCM
34 (0.299 %)SAP PLM
41 (0.075 %)Remedy AR System
41 (0.075 %)SAP Retail
41 (0.075 %)Axapta
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
125 (1.867 %)Wireless
223 (1.718 %)LAN
321 (1.568 %)3G
416 (1.195 %)GSM
515 (1.120 %)WAN
613 (0.971 %)TCP/IP
711 (0.822 %)Broadband
88 (0.597 %)TETRA
96 (0.448 %)Wi-Fi
96 (0.448 %)Intranet
96 (0.448 %)Internet
96 (0.448 %)Ethernet
105 (0.373 %)HTTP
105 (0.373 %)Firewall
114 (0.299 %)2G
123 (0.224 %)Extranet
123 (0.224 %)SSL
123 (0.224 %)DVB
123 (0.224 %)VPN
123 (0.224 %)C7
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
159 (4.406 %)SQL Server
223 (1.718 %)GIS
312 (0.896 %)MS Access
48 (0.597 %)Crystal Reports
57 (0.523 %)Oracle Reports
66 (0.448 %)DB2
73 (0.224 %)MySQL
82 (0.149 %)SQL Server 2005
82 (0.149 %)RDBMS
82 (0.149 %)BusinessObjects
82 (0.149 %)EDMS
91 (0.075 %)Cognos Impromptu
91 (0.075 %)Datawarehouse
91 (0.075 %)Oracle 8/8i
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
119 (1.419 %)Visual Studio
218 (1.344 %)Flash
314 (1.046 %)LabVIEW
47 (0.523 %)Eclipse
52 (0.149 %)Rational Rose
61 (0.075 %)VSS/SourceSafe
61 (0.075 %)Dreamweaver
61 (0.075 %)TestDirector
61 (0.075 %)LoadRunner
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1246 (18.37 %)Manufacturing
2137 (10.23 %)Electronics
3124 (9.261 %)Electric
4102 (7.618 %)Education
596 (7.170 %)Construction
688 (6.572 %)Pensions
786 (6.423 %)Aerospace
879 (5.900 %)3D Graphics
977 (5.751 %)Telecoms
1076 (5.676 %)Automotive
1160 (4.481 %)Health
1235 (2.614 %)Finance
1334 (2.539 %)Marketing
1431 (2.315 %)Military
1527 (2.016 %)Retail
1625 (1.867 %)Games
1722 (1.643 %)Government
1813 (0.971 %)Insurance
1912 (0.896 %)Pharmaceutical
2011 (0.822 %)Chemicals
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1220 (16.43 %)Design Engineer
2168 (12.55 %)Developer
3151 (11.28 %)Mechanical Engineer
484 (6.273 %)Software Engineer
582 (6.124 %)Mechanical Design Engineer
674 (5.527 %)CAD Engineer
674 (5.527 %)C++ Developer
762 (4.630 %)CAD Technician
861 (4.556 %)Software Developer
958 (4.332 %)Support Engineer
1052 (3.883 %)Analyst
1143 (3.211 %)Project Manager
1241 (3.062 %)Consultant
1241 (3.062 %)Hardware Engineer
1337 (2.763 %)Senior Mechanical Engineer
1337 (2.763 %)Electronics Engineer
1434 (2.539 %)Programmer
1531 (2.315 %)C# Developer
1630 (2.240 %)CAD Designer
1729 (2.166 %)Tester
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
1131 (9.783 %)Mathematics
287 (6.497 %)Computer Science
338 (2.838 %)Physics
435 (2.614 %)Management Information System
532 (2.390 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
618 (1.344 %)VHDL
717 (1.270 %)N-Tier
814 (1.046 %)PDA
910 (0.747 %)Firmware
109 (0.672 %)Smartphone
118 (0.597 %)CCTV
118 (0.597 %)German Language
127 (0.523 %)French Language
136 (0.448 %)Spanish Language
136 (0.448 %)Mainframe
145 (0.373 %)ASIC
145 (0.373 %)PACS
145 (0.373 %)Verilog
154 (0.299 %)DTV
154 (0.299 %)MPEG
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1209 (15.61 %)Windows
259 (4.406 %)UNIX
342 (3.137 %)Windows XP
438 (2.838 %)Linux
535 (2.614 %)Windows Server 2003
620 (1.494 %)Windows 2000
718 (1.344 %)Solaris
816 (1.195 %)Windows Vista
910 (0.747 %)Windows NT
107 (0.523 %)Windows 2000 Server
116 (0.448 %)AIX
125 (0.373 %)HPUX
125 (0.373 %)Red Hat Linux
133 (0.224 %)Embedded Linux
142 (0.149 %)Mac OS X
151 (0.075 %)IRIX
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
196 (7.170 %)Data Management
291 (6.796 %)PLM
379 (5.900 %)Project Management
475 (5.601 %)CAE
574 (5.527 %)PDM
668 (5.078 %)OO
740 (2.987 %)Software Engineering
839 (2.913 %)Document Management
935 (2.614 %)ERP
1032 (2.390 %)Information Management
1130 (2.240 %)Finite Element Analysis
1226 (1.942 %)Validation
1322 (1.643 %)CRM
1421 (1.568 %)Automated Testing
1520 (1.494 %)UML
1619 (1.419 %)Software Testing
1716 (1.195 %)Business Analysis
1716 (1.195 %)ITIL
1716 (1.195 %)OOD
1716 (1.195 %)Security Cleared
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1307 (22.93 %)C++
2118 (8.813 %)C#
3104 (7.767 %)C
464 (4.780 %)VB
556 (4.182 %)SQL
642 (3.137 %)VC++
740 (2.987 %)Java
835 (2.614 %)Fortran
927 (2.016 %)VB.NET
927 (2.016 %)JavaScript
1017 (1.270 %)Perl
1116 (1.195 %)Assembly Language
1214 (1.046 %)Delphi
1311 (0.822 %)ActionScript
1410 (0.747 %)Embedded C
159 (0.672 %)Python
168 (0.597 %)PHP
174 (0.299 %)VBA
183 (0.224 %)Shell Script
183 (0.224 %)VB6
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1295 (22.03 %)Degree
239 (2.913 %)HNC
335 (2.614 %)HND
423 (1.718 %)PhD
518 (1.344 %)Microsoft Certification
614 (1.046 %)MCSE
78 (0.597 %)MCSA
87 (0.523 %)Chartered Engineer
95 (0.373 %)ISEB
102 (0.149 %)MCP
102 (0.149 %)MCAD
111 (0.075 %)CCNA
111 (0.075 %)Cisco Certification
111 (0.075 %)PRINCE2 Certification
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
126 (1.942 %)QA
215 (1.120 %)ISO9001
311 (0.822 %)JTAG
47 (0.523 %)SLA
55 (0.373 %)HL7
55 (0.373 %)DICOM
64 (0.299 %)Basel II
73 (0.224 %)GCP
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
112 (0.896 %)Active Directory
21 (0.075 %)ISA Server
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (0.299 %)Norton AntiVirus
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1111 (8.290 %)Microsoft
297 (7.244 %)SolidWorks
353 (3.958 %)EMC
443 (3.211 %)Oracle
538 (2.838 %)Siemens
624 (1.792 %)SAP
721 (1.568 %)Autodesk
818 (1.344 %)ANSYS
915 (1.120 %)Cadence
1013 (0.971 %)Mentor Graphics
1112 (0.896 %)Adobe
1210 (0.747 %)HP
1210 (0.747 %)Agilent
138 (0.597 %)PTC
138 (0.597 %)UGS
147 (0.523 %)Sybase
156 (0.448 %)Intergraph
156 (0.448 %)Remedy
165 (0.373 %)Red Hat
174 (0.299 %)McAfee Security