CAD Technician Contract Job Trends in Central London

Computer-Aided Design Technician (CAD Technician)
London > Central London

The median Computer-Aided Design Technician (CAD Technician) daily rate in Central London is £275, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 January 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 125 - 134
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a CAD Technician 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 0.050% - 0.038%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.053% - 0.040%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £263 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £275 - -
75th Percentile £288 - -
90th Percentile - - -
London median daily rate £275 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Central London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Central London. 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Central London with a recognized job title 1,901 1,997 2,476
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.11% 92.88% 94.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,312 1,254 1,775
10th Percentile £343 £363 £350
25th Percentile £431 £463 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £536 £575 £563
Median % change year-on-year -6.74% +2.22% -2.17%
75th Percentile £675 £675 £688
90th Percentile £774 £775 £800
London median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - -5.98%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 20 27
10th Percentile £19.24 £17.69 £18.16
25th Percentile £25.47 £24.55 £21.88
Median hourly rate £26.11 £35.00 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year -25.40% +34.62% -10.34%
75th Percentile £41.75 £36.31 £37.25
90th Percentile £45.56 £112.00 £65.00
London median hourly rate £32.45 £35.00 £31.61
% change year-on-year -7.29% +10.74% -7.04%

CAD Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'CAD Technician' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London.

CAD Technician job vacancy trend in Central London

CAD Technician
Daily Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for CAD Technician job vacancies in Central London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for CAD Technician job vacancies in Central London

CAD Technician
Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for CAD Technician job vacancies in Central London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for CAD Technician job vacancies in Central London

CAD Technician
Contract Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CAD Technician within the Central London region over the 6 months to 18 January 2026. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
City of London - 1 £275 -
CAD Technician
London

CAD Technician Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 18 January 2026, CAD Technician contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Central London region featuring CAD Technician in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AutoCAD
1 1 (100.00%) CAD

CAD Technician Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) AutoCAD
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) CAD