CAD Specialist Contract Job Trends in the North West

Computer-Aided Design Specialist (CAD Specialist)
England > North West

As of 15 August 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Computer-Aided Design Specialist (CAD Specialist) daily rate in the North West.

6 months to
15 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 178 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a CAD Specialist 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the North West 0.026% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.029% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
England median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 the North West with a recognized job title 3,458 2,017 2,266
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.67% 91.97% 94.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,961 1,298 1,368
10th Percentile £282 £257 £269
25th Percentile £400 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £493
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -8.72% -1.40%
75th Percentile £600 £563 £586
90th Percentile £687 £663 £675
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 403 159 202
10th Percentile £17.05 £13.00 £11.07
25th Percentile £25.38 £17.30 £16.58
Median hourly rate £45.56 £25.15 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +81.13% -28.14% +18.04%
75th Percentile £71.91 £51.25 £55.25
90th Percentile £83.65 £73.35 £71.89
England median hourly rate £42.50 £25.30 £45.00
% change year-on-year +67.98% -43.78% +7.14%

CAD Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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 the North West.

CAD Specialist job vacancy trend in the North West

CAD Specialist
Contract Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CAD Specialist within the North West region over the 6 months to 15 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
Cheshire - 1 - - 1
CAD Specialist
England

CAD Specialist Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 15 August 2026, 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 North West region featuring CAD Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) CAD
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (100.00%) PLM
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Quality Management
1 1 (100.00%) Siemens
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Teamcenter
1 1 (100.00%) Validation

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

Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Teamcenter
General
1 1 (100.00%) Automotive
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) CAD
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (100.00%) PLM
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Quality Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Siemens