Senior CAD Engineer Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Senior Computer-Aided Design Engineer (Senior CAD Engineer)
UK > UK excluding London

As of 10 November 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Senior Computer-Aided Design Engineer (Senior CAD Engineer) daily rate in the UK excluding London.

6 months to
10 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 480 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract Senior CAD Engineer jobs 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 0.003% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.004% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
UK median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in the UK excluding London matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.

6 months to
10 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract job adverts in the UK excluding London matching a recognised job title 25,927 15,170 15,276
% of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title 90.56% 89.65% 92.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,790 9,380 8,777
10th Percentile £300 £206 £220
25th Percentile £413 £363 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £490
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -3.06% -2.00%
75th Percentile £600 £575 £588
90th Percentile £688 £675 £675
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,777 1,485 1,045
10th Percentile £14.09 £13.75 £15.00
25th Percentile £18.25 £17.00 £19.59
Median hourly rate £40.00 £25.15 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +59.05% -28.14% -21.35%
75th Percentile £68.75 £50.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £69.86 £73.44
UK median hourly rate £40.32 £25.15 £35.63
% change year-on-year +60.32% -29.40% -19.94%

Senior CAD Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Senior CAD Engineer job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Senior CAD Engineer job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Senior CAD Engineer Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior CAD Engineer job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior CAD Engineer job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Senior CAD Engineer Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior CAD Engineer job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior CAD Engineer job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Senior CAD Engineer Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in Senior CAD Engineer jobs within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 10 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
South East - 1 - - 4
Senior CAD Engineer
UK

Senior CAD Engineer Skill Set Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 10 November 2026, Senior CAD Engineer contract job ads cited 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 Senior CAD Engineer job ads across the UK excluding London region.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1CAD100.0%1
1Infrastructure Engineering100.0%1
1PLM100.0%1
1SC Cleared100.0%1
1Security Cleared100.0%1
1Teamcenter100.0%1

Senior CAD Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding 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.

Job Titles

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1CAD Design Engineer100.0%1
1Senior Design Engineer100.0%1