CAD Specialist Contract Job Trends in Cheshire

Computer-Aided Design Specialist (CAD Specialist)
North West > Cheshire

As of 15 August 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Computer-Aided Design Specialist (CAD Specialist) daily rate in Cheshire.

6 months to
15 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 76 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a CAD Specialist 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Cheshire 0.12% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
North West median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Cheshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cheshire. 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 Cheshire with a recognized job title 733 546 461
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.27% 89.22% 94.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 421 412 309
10th Percentile £295 £270 £300
25th Percentile £402 £358 £379
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £492 £430 £460
Median % change year-on-year +14.42% -6.52% -8.00%
75th Percentile £588 £519 £567
90th Percentile £643 £649 £638
North West median daily rate £500 £450 £493
% change year-on-year +11.11% -8.72% -1.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 82 27 22
10th Percentile £15.93 £12.82 £11.47
25th Percentile £17.25 £25.83 £13.49
Median hourly rate £32.23 £32.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +0.70% -8.57% +13.80%
75th Percentile £83.75 £44.38 £43.75
90th Percentile £85.00 £67.25 £47.13
North West median hourly rate £45.56 £25.15 £35.00
% change year-on-year +81.13% -28.14% +18.04%

CAD Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

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

CAD Specialist job vacancy trend in Cheshire

CAD Specialist
Contract Job Locations in Cheshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CAD Specialist within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 15 August 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
Crewe - 1 - - 1
CAD Specialist
North West

CAD Specialist Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire

For the 6 months to 15 August 2026, CAD Specialist 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 Cheshire region featuring CAD Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) CAD
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (100.00%) PLM
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Quality Management
1 1 (100.00%) Siemens
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Teamcenter
1 1 (100.00%) Validation

CAD Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Teamcenter
General
1 1 (100.00%) Automotive
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) CAD
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (100.00%) PLM
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Quality Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Siemens