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 15 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 581 482 496
Rank change year-on-year -99 +14 +106
Contract jobs citing AutoCAD 37 23 45
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.083% 0.085% 0.12%
As % of the Applications category 1.51% 0.98% 1.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 29 13 14
10th Percentile £273 £263 £183
25th Percentile - £275 £236
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £350 £276
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% +26.70% -37.75%
75th Percentile £475 £505 £373
90th Percentile £492 £568 £405
UK median daily rate £400 £350 £313
% change year-on-year +14.29% +12.00% -26.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 7 7
10th Percentile - £17.50 £17.15
25th Percentile - £29.38 £22.75
Median hourly rate - £42.50 £25.18
Median % change year-on-year - +68.78% -30.06%
75th Percentile - £43.88 £38.75
90th Percentile - £47.40 £49.25
UK median hourly rate - £42.50 £25.18
% change year-on-year - +68.78% -16.07%

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 2,448 2,350 2,588
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 5.47% 8.66% 7.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,364 1,340 1,371
10th Percentile £213 £200 £165
25th Percentile £325 £284 £233
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £425 £400
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% +6.25% -8.57%
75th Percentile £550 £550 £525
90th Percentile £638 £650 £638
UK median daily rate £445 £422 £400
% change year-on-year +5.58% +5.38% -5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 275 305 556
10th Percentile £13.51 £14.20 £11.73
25th Percentile £16.71 £15.84 £14.16
Median hourly rate £23.00 £25.00 £16.23
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +54.04% -36.87%
75th Percentile £34.53 £41.45 £35.00
90th Percentile £74.25 £62.94 £57.50
UK median hourly rate £22.68 £23.82 £17.50
% change year-on-year -4.77% +36.09% -31.93%

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 15 July 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
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 15 July 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 -46 32 £438 +16.67% 17
Midlands -57 3 £240 -31.43% 9
West Midlands -65 3 £240 -31.43% 6
North of England - 2 - - 13
North West - 2 - - 6
North East - 1 - - 5
Yorkshire - 1 - - 2
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:

Applications
1 20 (54.05%) Revit
2 11 (29.73%) SOLIDWORKS
3 2 (5.41%) EPLAN
3 2 (5.41%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (5.41%) Windchill
4 1 (2.70%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (2.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (2.70%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (2.70%) MicroStation
4 1 (2.70%) Navisworks
4 1 (2.70%) ProjectWise
Business Applications
1 1 (2.70%) Integrated Workplace Management System
Cloud Services
1 13 (35.14%) AWS
1 13 (35.14%) Azure
2 10 (27.03%) SaaS
3 3 (8.11%) GCP
4 1 (2.70%) Google Ads
4 1 (2.70%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 3 (8.11%) BGP
1 3 (8.11%) Ethernet VPN
1 3 (8.11%) MPLS
1 3 (8.11%) OSPF
1 3 (8.11%) SD-WAN
1 3 (8.11%) Structured Cabling
1 3 (8.11%) VPN
1 3 (8.11%) VXLAN
1 3 (8.11%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.70%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 10 (27.03%) JIRA
General
1 25 (67.57%) Social Skills
2 13 (35.14%) Manufacturing
3 5 (13.51%) Telecoms
4 3 (8.11%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (8.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (5.41%) Finance
6 1 (2.70%) Legal
Job Titles
1 10 (27.03%) Analyst
1 10 (27.03%) Transition Analyst
2 8 (21.62%) Applications Support
2 8 (21.62%) Applications Support Analyst
2 8 (21.62%) CAD Operator
2 8 (21.62%) CAD Support
2 8 (21.62%) Salesforce Analyst
2 8 (21.62%) Salesforce Support
2 8 (21.62%) Support Analyst
3 5 (13.51%) AutoCAD Technician
3 5 (13.51%) CAD Designer
3 5 (13.51%) CAD Technician
3 5 (13.51%) Designer
4 2 (5.41%) Lead
5 1 (2.70%) Information Manager
5 1 (2.70%) Project Manager
5 1 (2.70%) Service Analyst
5 1 (2.70%) Service Transition Analyst
5 1 (2.70%) Technical Manager
5 1 (2.70%) Technical Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 8 (21.62%) Enterprise Software
2 5 (13.51%) Data Centre
3 4 (10.81%) SCADA
4 1 (2.70%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (48.65%) CAD
2 13 (35.14%) Problem-Solving
3 12 (32.43%) Building Information Modelling
4 11 (29.73%) Stakeholder Management
5 10 (27.03%) CRM
5 10 (27.03%) ITIL
5 10 (27.03%) ITSM
5 10 (27.03%) Knowledge Transfer
5 10 (27.03%) Operational Stability
6 9 (24.32%) 3D Modelling
6 9 (24.32%) Time Management
7 8 (21.62%) API Integration
8 6 (16.22%) Validation
9 3 (8.11%) AI
9 3 (8.11%) Change Control
9 3 (8.11%) Infrastructure Automation
9 3 (8.11%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 3 (8.11%) Mentoring
9 3 (8.11%) Network Design
9 3 (8.11%) Performance Engineering
Qualifications
1 12 (32.43%) Security Cleared
2 10 (27.03%) DV Cleared
3 6 (16.22%) SC Cleared
4 1 (2.70%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (2.70%) Chartered Engineer
4 1 (2.70%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (5.41%) QA
2 1 (2.70%) ISO 19650
Systems Management
1 3 (8.11%) Terraform
Vendors
1 10 (27.03%) MuleSoft
1 10 (27.03%) Salesforce
1 10 (27.03%) ServiceNow
2 9 (24.32%) Autodesk
3 8 (21.62%) Adobe
3 8 (21.62%) Conga
3 8 (21.62%) DocuSign
4 3 (8.11%) Microsoft
5 2 (5.41%) Rockwell
6 1 (2.70%) TOWER Software