CAD Contracts in the South East

Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
England > South East

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for CAD skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited CAD over the 6 months to 11 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
11 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 179 203 249
Rank change year-on-year +24 +46 -63
Contract jobs citing CAD 19 13 11
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 0.34% 0.23% 0.14%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.41% 0.26% 0.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 5 6
10th Percentile £393 £266 £338
25th Percentile £419 £350 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £425 £453
Median % change year-on-year +11.76% -6.18% +126.50%
75th Percentile £519 £500 £517
90th Percentile £538 £515 £663
England median daily rate £377 £350 £465
% change year-on-year +7.71% -24.73% +43.08%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 4 5
10th Percentile - £18.55 £21.63
25th Percentile £23.63 £20.87 £22.00
Median hourly rate £40.13 £33.58 £36.00
Median % change year-on-year +19.49% -6.72% +67.44%
75th Percentile £57.50 £45.00 £37.00
90th Percentile - - £42.55
England median hourly rate £42.50 £41.08 £37.00
% change year-on-year +3.46% +11.02% +72.09%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South East

CAD is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,658 5,044 6,836
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 84.40% 89.18% 89.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,721 3,504 4,640
10th Percentile £250 £250 £226
25th Percentile £400 £400 £398
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £501 £510 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.86% +2.00% +9.29%
75th Percentile £625 £619 £594
90th Percentile £700 £700 £675
England median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 436 222 278
10th Percentile £13.00 £16.31 £12.24
25th Percentile £18.20 £22.16 £15.50
Median hourly rate £47.50 £49.50 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year -4.04% +130.23% -19.63%
75th Percentile £62.50 £64.63 £47.50
90th Percentile £76.86 £75.00 £60.45
England median hourly rate £37.18 £37.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year -0.85% +50.00% +6.38%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing CAD as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for CAD in the South East

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CAD in the South East.

Daily rate trend for CAD in the South East

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Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CAD in the South East over the 6 months to 11 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for CAD in the South East

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing CAD in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for CAD in the South East

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing CAD in the South East over the 6 months to 11 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for CAD in the South East

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Contract Job Locations in the South East

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 East region over the 6 months to 11 May 2024. 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
Thames Valley -2 6 £475 +11.76% 53
Berkshire -14 6 £475 +2.70% 13
Hampshire - 5 - - 29
Surrey +16 4 - - 14
East Sussex +6 3 - - 2
Kent - 1 - - 27
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England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Applications
1 5 (26.32%) Siemens NX
2 4 (21.05%) Simulink
3 3 (15.79%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 1 (5.26%) SmartPlant
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (5.26%) Data Mining
General
1 4 (21.05%) Aerospace
1 4 (21.05%) Manufacturing
1 4 (21.05%) Public Sector
2 2 (10.53%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (10.53%) Social Skills
3 1 (5.26%) Electronics
3 1 (5.26%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (21.05%) CAD Engineer
2 3 (15.79%) Coordinator
2 3 (15.79%) Project Manager
3 1 (5.26%) Architect
3 1 (5.26%) Data Architect
3 1 (5.26%) Design Engineer
3 1 (5.26%) Electronics Design Engineer
3 1 (5.26%) Electronics Engineer
3 1 (5.26%) Information Manager
3 1 (5.26%) Lead
3 1 (5.26%) Mechanical Engineer
3 1 (5.26%) Senior
3 1 (5.26%) Senior Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (5.26%) Analogue Electronics
1 1 (5.26%) CCTV
1 1 (5.26%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (42.11%) 3D Modelling
2 4 (21.05%) Analytical Modelling
2 4 (21.05%) Physics
2 4 (21.05%) Project Management
2 4 (21.05%) Systems Analysis
2 4 (21.05%) Systems Engineering
2 4 (21.05%) Threat Modelling
3 3 (15.79%) Business Case
3 3 (15.79%) Data Collection
3 3 (15.79%) Requirements Gathering
3 3 (15.79%) Stakeholder Management
4 2 (10.53%) Data Management
4 2 (10.53%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (5.26%) 3D Visualisation
5 1 (5.26%) Document Management
5 1 (5.26%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 4 (21.05%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 11 (57.89%) Security Cleared
2 6 (31.58%) DV Cleared
3 5 (26.32%) Degree
4 4 (21.05%) SC Cleared
5 1 (5.26%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (26.32%) QA
Systems Management
1 1 (5.26%) MOM
Vendors
1 5 (26.32%) Siemens
2 1 (5.26%) AVEVA
2 1 (5.26%) Microsoft
2 1 (5.26%) Openreach