AutoCAD Contract Job Trends in England

Autodesk AutoCAD
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring AutoCAD skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 573 496 486
Rank change year-on-year -77 -10 +99
Contract jobs citing AutoCAD 51 19 38
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.11% 0.069% 0.11%
As % of the Applications category 2.06% 0.79% 1.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 36 11 13
10th Percentile - £263 £236
25th Percentile £400 £275 £240
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £350 £325
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% +7.69% -13.33%
75th Percentile £461 £446 £405
90th Percentile £499 £538 £491
UK median daily rate £419 £350 £345
% change year-on-year +19.64% +1.45% -2.13%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 6 2
10th Percentile £23.22 £29.38 £27.91
25th Percentile £38.50 £41.25 £32.01
Median hourly rate £39.00 £42.50 £40.09
Median % change year-on-year -8.24% +6.01% +6.91%
75th Percentile £39.50 £43.94 £49.42
90th Percentile £40.40 £48.25 £54.27
UK median hourly rate £39.00 £28.50 £40.09
% change year-on-year +36.84% -28.91% +18.79%

All Software Application Skills
England

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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 2,474 2,416 2,121
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 5.43% 8.74% 6.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,348 1,379 1,193
10th Percentile £213 £200 £170
25th Percentile £325 £296 £256
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £425 £400
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% +6.25% -5.88%
75th Percentile £553 £550 £525
90th Percentile £638 £658 £638
UK median daily rate £441 £425 £400
% change year-on-year +3.71% +6.25% -5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 304 326 358
10th Percentile £13.63 £14.10 £11.79
25th Percentile £16.31 £15.84 £15.00
Median hourly rate £22.68 £23.54 £17.39
Median % change year-on-year -3.65% +35.40% -25.19%
75th Percentile £39.50 £38.06 £43.75
90th Percentile £74.25 £61.75 £57.50
UK median hourly rate £22.32 £22.74 £18.00
% change year-on-year -1.85% +26.31% -20.49%

AutoCAD
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

AutoCAD job vacancy trend in England

AutoCAD
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing AutoCAD.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing AutoCAD

AutoCAD
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing AutoCAD in England over the 6 months to 14 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for AutoCAD in England

AutoCAD
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing AutoCAD.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing AutoCAD

AutoCAD
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing AutoCAD in England over the 6 months to 14 August 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for AutoCAD in England

AutoCAD
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing AutoCAD within the England region over the 6 months to 14 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
London -53 33 £438 +16.67% 36
North of England - 9 £400 - 50
Midlands -48 4 £240 -31.43% 26
West Midlands -53 4 £240 -31.43% 11
North East - 4 - - 6
North West - 4 £400 - 30
South West - 3 - - 16
Yorkshire - 3 £400 - 15
East of England -18 2 £525 +169.23% 11
AutoCAD
UK

AutoCAD
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.96%) SharePoint
Applications
1 32 (62.75%) Revit
2 15 (29.41%) SOLIDWORKS
3 7 (13.73%) Navisworks
4 6 (11.76%) ProjectWise
5 5 (9.80%) Microsoft Office
6 2 (3.92%) EPLAN
6 2 (3.92%) MicroStation
6 2 (3.92%) Windchill
7 1 (1.96%) Autodesk Inventor
7 1 (1.96%) Microsoft Excel
7 1 (1.96%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 5 (9.80%) Integrated Workplace Management System
Cloud Services
1 13 (25.49%) AWS
1 13 (25.49%) Azure
2 10 (19.61%) SaaS
3 5 (9.80%) Power Platform
4 3 (5.88%) GCP
5 1 (1.96%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (5.88%) BGP
1 3 (5.88%) Ethernet VPN
1 3 (5.88%) MPLS
1 3 (5.88%) OSPF
1 3 (5.88%) SD-WAN
1 3 (5.88%) Structured Cabling
1 3 (5.88%) VPN
1 3 (5.88%) VXLAN
1 3 (5.88%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (9.80%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 10 (19.61%) JIRA
General
1 31 (60.78%) Social Skills
2 21 (41.18%) Manufacturing
3 5 (9.80%) Telecoms
4 4 (7.84%) Finance
5 3 (5.88%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (5.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (1.96%) Legal
6 1 (1.96%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 12 (23.53%) CAD Operator
2 10 (19.61%) Analyst
2 10 (19.61%) Transition Analyst
3 8 (15.69%) Applications Support
3 8 (15.69%) Applications Support Analyst
3 8 (15.69%) CAD Support
3 8 (15.69%) Designer
3 8 (15.69%) Salesforce Analyst
3 8 (15.69%) Salesforce Support
3 8 (15.69%) Support Analyst
4 5 (9.80%) CAD Designer
5 4 (7.84%) AutoCAD Technician
5 4 (7.84%) CAD Technician
6 3 (5.88%) Lead
7 1 (1.96%) Design Engineer
7 1 (1.96%) Information Manager
7 1 (1.96%) Senior
7 1 (1.96%) Service Analyst
7 1 (1.96%) Service Transition Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 8 (15.69%) Enterprise Software
2 5 (9.80%) Data Centre
2 5 (9.80%) Management Information System
3 4 (7.84%) SCADA
4 1 (1.96%) Team-Oriented Environment
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (49.02%) CAD
2 23 (45.10%) Building Information Modelling
3 16 (31.37%) Problem-Solving
3 16 (31.37%) Stakeholder Management
4 15 (29.41%) 3D Modelling
5 13 (25.49%) Time Management
6 12 (23.53%) Validation
7 10 (19.61%) CRM
7 10 (19.61%) ITIL
7 10 (19.61%) ITSM
7 10 (19.61%) Knowledge Transfer
7 10 (19.61%) Operational Stability
8 8 (15.69%) API Integration
9 7 (13.73%) Mentoring
10 6 (11.76%) Project Delivery
11 5 (9.80%) CAFM
11 5 (9.80%) Continuous Improvement
11 5 (9.80%) Data Extraction
11 5 (9.80%) Digital Twin
11 5 (9.80%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 16 (31.37%) Security Cleared
2 14 (27.45%) DV Cleared
3 10 (19.61%) SC Cleared
4 1 (1.96%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (1.96%) Chartered Engineer
4 1 (1.96%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (9.80%) ISO 19650
2 3 (5.88%) QA
Systems Management
1 3 (5.88%) Terraform
Vendors
1 15 (29.41%) Autodesk
2 10 (19.61%) MuleSoft
2 10 (19.61%) Salesforce
2 10 (19.61%) ServiceNow
3 8 (15.69%) Adobe
3 8 (15.69%) Conga
3 8 (15.69%) DocuSign
4 7 (13.73%) Microsoft
5 2 (3.92%) Rockwell
5 2 (3.92%) Siemens
6 1 (1.96%) TOWER Software