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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 502 484 567
Rank change year-on-year -18 +83 +164
Contract jobs citing AutoCAD 17 42 36
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.061% 0.13% 0.085%
As % of the Applications category 0.71% 1.95% 1.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 13 12
10th Percentile £256 £253 £189
25th Percentile £269 £313 £244
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £365 £375
Median % change year-on-year -4.11% -2.67% +3.45%
75th Percentile £388 £405 £466
90th Percentile £508 £491 £500
UK median daily rate £350 £365 £375
% change year-on-year -4.11% -2.67% +4.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 6 8
10th Percentile - £25.09 £23.73
25th Percentile £41.25 £27.01 £28.75
Median hourly rate £42.50 £36.25 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year +17.24% -3.33% +4.17%
75th Percentile £44.00 £41.56 £43.50
90th Percentile £49.10 £50.00 £49.13
UK median hourly rate £35.50 £36.25 £37.50
% change year-on-year -2.07% -3.33% +4.17%

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 2,383 2,150 3,359
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 8.57% 6.53% 7.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,363 1,223 2,169
10th Percentile £196 £175 £180
25th Percentile £300 £256 £258
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £400 £425
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% -5.88% -5.56%
75th Percentile £550 £533 £550
90th Percentile £650 £638 £663
UK median daily rate £425 £400 £425
% change year-on-year +6.25% -5.88% -5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 294 252 238
10th Percentile £14.02 £14.16 £14.09
25th Percentile £16.40 £15.55 £16.74
Median hourly rate £24.81 £17.00 £24.25
Median % change year-on-year +45.94% -29.90% +7.78%
75th Percentile £35.50 £35.00 £43.56
90th Percentile £58.99 £59.88 £55.00
UK median hourly rate £23.82 £17.50 £22.53
% change year-on-year +36.09% -22.33% +2.41%

AutoCAD
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing AutoCAD as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for AutoCAD 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 19 September 2025.

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 19 September 2025. 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 +5 11 £375 +6.99% 30
Midlands - 5 £350 - 26
West Midlands - 5 £350 - 19
East of England 0 1 £195 -18.75% 4
AutoCAD
UK

AutoCAD
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 2 (11.76%) SharePoint
Applications
1 8 (47.06%) Revit
2 4 (23.53%) Navisworks
3 2 (11.76%) MicroStation
4 1 (5.88%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (5.88%) MS Visio
4 1 (5.88%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 1 (5.88%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (17.65%) HTTP
1 3 (17.65%) Internet
1 3 (17.65%) SMTP
1 3 (17.65%) SSH
1 3 (17.65%) Structured Cabling
1 3 (17.65%) TCP/IP
2 2 (11.76%) Intrusion Detection
2 2 (11.76%) Wireless
General
1 7 (41.18%) Social Skills
2 5 (29.41%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (11.76%) Publishing
4 1 (5.88%) Automotive
4 1 (5.88%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 5 (29.41%) Audio Visual Engineer
2 3 (17.65%) Commissioning Engineer
2 3 (17.65%) Design Engineer
2 3 (17.65%) Electrical Design Engineer
2 3 (17.65%) Electrical Engineer
3 2 (11.76%) Communications Engineer
3 2 (11.76%) Coordinator
3 2 (11.76%) Draughtsman
3 2 (11.76%) Senior
3 2 (11.76%) Senior Communications Engineer
3 2 (11.76%) Support Engineer
4 1 (5.88%) Analyst
4 1 (5.88%) Associate Engineer
4 1 (5.88%) CAD Technician
4 1 (5.88%) Designer
4 1 (5.88%) IT Analyst
4 1 (5.88%) IT Support
4 1 (5.88%) Network Designer
4 1 (5.88%) Project Support Engineer
4 1 (5.88%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (17.65%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 4 (23.53%) Management Information System
2 3 (17.65%) Data Centre
2 3 (17.65%) Digital Signage
2 3 (17.65%) Fibre Optics
2 3 (17.65%) SCADA
3 2 (11.76%) Video Conferencing
4 1 (5.88%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (5.88%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (47.06%) Building Information Modelling
1 8 (47.06%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (23.53%) CAD
3 3 (17.65%) Project Delivery
4 2 (11.76%) Business Continuity
4 2 (11.76%) Cyber Resilience
4 2 (11.76%) Cybersecurity
4 2 (11.76%) Digital Engineering
4 2 (11.76%) Disaster Recovery
4 2 (11.76%) Information Management
4 2 (11.76%) Process Improvement
4 2 (11.76%) Project Management
5 1 (5.88%) Collaborative Working
5 1 (5.88%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (5.88%) Data Protection
5 1 (5.88%) ITSM
5 1 (5.88%) Project Planning
5 1 (5.88%) Six Sigma
5 1 (5.88%) Task Automation
5 1 (5.88%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 1 (5.88%) Lisp
Qualifications
1 4 (23.53%) Security Cleared
2 2 (11.76%) BPSS Clearance
2 2 (11.76%) Degree
2 2 (11.76%) HNC
2 2 (11.76%) HND
2 2 (11.76%) RIBA
3 1 (5.88%) BICSI Certification
3 1 (5.88%) BICSI RCDD
3 1 (5.88%) Chartered Engineer
3 1 (5.88%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (11.76%) Accessibility
1 2 (11.76%) QA
Vendors
1 5 (29.41%) Microsoft
2 2 (11.76%) Autodesk
3 1 (5.88%) Cisco
3 1 (5.88%) Nokia
3 1 (5.88%) ServiceNow