CAD Contract Job Trends in South Wales

Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
Wales > South Wales

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in South Wales citing CAD skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 45 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing CAD 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in South Wales 0.42% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.57% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 - -
Wales median daily rate £425 - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
South Wales

CAD falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing process or methodology skills in South Wales.

6 months to
13 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract vacancies citing process or methodology skills 350 292 303
As % of all contract jobs advertised in South Wales 72.77% 84.88% 81.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 220 202 162
10th Percentile £249 £191 £160
25th Percentile £325 £266 £211
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £400 £419
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -4.48% -6.94%
75th Percentile £600 £488 £550
90th Percentile £675 £613 £686
Wales median daily rate £500 £400 £425
% change year-on-year +25.00% -5.88% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 41 32 43
10th Percentile £13.94 £13.08 £15.48
25th Percentile £20.37 £14.23 £20.12
Median hourly rate £43.96 £17.99 £25.18
Median % change year-on-year +144.39% -28.56% -3.15%
75th Percentile £74.00 £20.75 £40.00
90th Percentile £84.75 £29.82 £49.75
Wales median hourly rate £14.10 £20.25 £25.09
% change year-on-year -30.37% -19.29% -3.50%

CAD Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing CAD relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in South Wales.

CAD job vacancy trend in South Wales

CAD Daily Rate Trend in South Wales

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing CAD.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing CAD

CAD Hourly Rate Trend in South Wales

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing CAD.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing CAD

CAD Contract Job Locations in South Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CAD within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 13 November 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
Job Ads
Past 6 Months
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Cardiff - 1 - - 3
Gwent - 1 £425 - 4
CAD
Wales

CAD Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales 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.