AutoCAD Contract Job Trends in London

Autodesk AutoCAD
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring AutoCAD skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 424 360 379
Rank change year-on-year -64 +19 +45
Contract jobs citing AutoCAD 38 8 10
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.19% 0.060% 0.063%
As % of the Applications category 3.59% 0.80% 1.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 32 7 6
10th Percentile - £263 £309
25th Percentile £400 £275 £316
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £375 £351
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% +6.99% -28.83%
75th Percentile £461 £446 £478
90th Percentile £488 £518 £525
England median daily rate £438 £350 £365
% change year-on-year +25.00% -4.11% -8.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile - - £25.75
25th Percentile £41.25 - £26.88
Median hourly rate £42.50 - £30.00
75th Percentile £43.75 - £34.38
90th Percentile - - £36.25
England median hourly rate £42.50 £47.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -9.57% +34.29% -6.67%

All Software Application Skills
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 London.

6 months to
18 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 1,058 1,000 912
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 5.19% 7.48% 5.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 616 630 571
10th Percentile £213 £250 £213
25th Percentile £350 £325 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £455 £450 £438
Median % change year-on-year +1.11% +2.86% -7.89%
75th Percentile £588 £575 £550
90th Percentile £675 £700 £690
England median daily rate £448 £425 £402
% change year-on-year +5.29% +5.85% -5.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 75 62 21
10th Percentile £15.64 £16.50 £15.34
25th Percentile £17.00 £18.25 £22.00
Median hourly rate £25.00 £25.15 £27.00
Median % change year-on-year -0.60% -6.85% +4.43%
75th Percentile £41.50 £27.83 £35.00
90th Percentile £53.25 £35.00 £43.75
England median hourly rate £18.18 £23.08 £20.85
% change year-on-year -21.24% +10.68% -19.82%

AutoCAD Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

AutoCAD job vacancy trend in London

AutoCAD Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing AutoCAD

AutoCAD Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing AutoCAD in London over the 6 months to 18 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for AutoCAD in London

AutoCAD Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing AutoCAD

AutoCAD Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing AutoCAD within the London region over the 6 months to 18 October 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
West London -12 8 £400 -23.81% 1
Central London - 3 £475 - 1
AutoCAD
England

AutoCAD Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Applications

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Revit76.3%29
2SOLIDWORKS47.4%18
3Navisworks5.3%2
4Civil 3D2.6%1
4Microsoft Excel2.6%1
4Microsoft PowerPoint2.6%1