AutoCAD Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Autodesk AutoCAD
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the City of London requiring AutoCAD skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 126 118 -
Rank change year-on-year -8 - -
Contract jobs citing AutoCAD 1 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 0.054% 0.053% -
As % of the Applications category 0.73% 0.70% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £263 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £275 £376 -
Median % change year-on-year -26.86% - -
75th Percentile £288 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Central London median daily rate £275 £376 -
% change year-on-year -26.86% - -

All Software Application Skills
City of London

AutoCAD falls under the Software Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring software application skills in the City of London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 137 143 170
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 7.42% 7.52% 7.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 96 85 106
10th Percentile £253 £209 £201
25th Percentile £330 £275 £312
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £488
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -2.56% -7.14%
75th Percentile £568 £638 £667
90th Percentile £637 £738 £725
Central London median daily rate £451 £463 £475
% change year-on-year -2.59% -2.63% -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £20.84
25th Percentile £39.25 - £23.70
Median hourly rate £40.50 - £28.47
Median % change year-on-year - - -32.23%
75th Percentile £41.75 - £33.23
90th Percentile - - £36.09
Central London median hourly rate £25.47 £35.00 £18.93
% change year-on-year -27.23% +84.89% -54.93%

AutoCAD
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing AutoCAD relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

AutoCAD job vacancy trend in the City of London

AutoCAD
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing AutoCAD.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing AutoCAD

AutoCAD
Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing AutoCAD.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing AutoCAD

AutoCAD
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of 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:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) AutoCAD Technician
1 1 (100.00%) CAD Technician
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) CAD