CAD Specialist Contract Job Trends in London

Computer-Aided Design Specialist (CAD Specialist)
England > London

The median Computer-Aided Design Specialist (CAD Specialist) daily rate in London is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 December 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 373 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a CAD Specialist 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.007% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.007% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £450 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - -
75th Percentile £550 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £500 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in London with a recognized job title 13,345 13,995 17,271
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.35% 93.49% 93.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,835 9,037 12,468
10th Percentile £350 £338 £325
25th Percentile £425 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £550 £560
Median % change year-on-year -3.64% -1.79% -3.03%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £752 £800 £788
England median daily rate £508 £525 £528
% change year-on-year -3.33% -0.47% -4.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 228 153 211
10th Percentile £17.50 £18.47 £17.25
25th Percentile £21.87 £23.80 £21.63
Median hourly rate £28.89 £35.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -17.47% - -
75th Percentile £57.50 £55.00 £58.75
90th Percentile £76.58 £80.75 £72.50
England median hourly rate £26.30 £35.50 £45.88
% change year-on-year -25.92% -22.62% +41.17%

CAD Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'CAD Specialist' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

CAD Specialist job vacancy trend in London

CAD Specialist
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for CAD Specialist job vacancies in London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for CAD Specialist job vacancies in London

CAD Specialist Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 25 December 2025, CAD Specialist contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the London region featuring CAD Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AutoCAD
1 1 (100.00%) CAD
1 1 (100.00%) Integrated Workplace Management System
1 1 (100.00%) Planon

CAD Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Integrated Workplace Management System
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) CAD
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Planon