AutoCAD Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Autodesk AutoCAD
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work requiring AutoCAD skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited AutoCAD over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 299 338 468
Rank change year-on-year +39 +130 +143
Contract jobs citing AutoCAD 5 7 9
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.050% 0.046% 0.035%
As % of the Applications category 0.70% 0.60% 0.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 3 4
10th Percentile £551 - £327
25th Percentile £553 £161 £329
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £563 £172 £340
Median % change year-on-year +226.75% -49.37% -4.23%
75th Percentile £578 £328 £375
90th Percentile £584 £415 -
UK median daily rate £550 £240 £350
% change year-on-year +129.17% -31.43% -5.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 3
10th Percentile - - £22.85
25th Percentile £15.63 £8.75 £26.00
Median hourly rate £16.25 £12.50 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year +30.00% -61.54% -23.53%
75th Percentile £16.88 £16.25 £46.88
90th Percentile - - £54.75
UK median hourly rate £30.75 £25.25 £34.25
% change year-on-year +21.78% -26.28% -13.84%

All Software Application Skills
Work from Home

AutoCAD falls under the Software Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring software application skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 710 1,171 1,683
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 7.17% 7.63% 6.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 437 512 1,152
10th Percentile £211 £183 £213
25th Percentile £263 £285 £338
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £425 £450
Median % change year-on-year -2.94% -5.56% -
75th Percentile £550 £550 £588
90th Percentile £650 £710 £700
UK median daily rate £413 £400 £425
% change year-on-year +3.13% -5.88% -0.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 54 179 101
10th Percentile £14.00 £12.96 £15.75
25th Percentile £14.20 £15.46 £24.50
Median hourly rate £17.03 £35.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -51.36% -22.22% +63.13%
75th Percentile £32.05 £57.50 £52.50
90th Percentile £65.25 £66.00 £68.75
UK median hourly rate £23.59 £17.72 £36.50
% change year-on-year +33.13% -51.45% +69.77%

AutoCAD
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing AutoCAD as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

AutoCAD trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

AutoCAD
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing AutoCAD.

AutoCAD daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

AutoCAD
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing AutoCAD.

AutoCAD hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

AutoCAD
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 2 (40.00%) Revit
2 1 (20.00%) Photoshop
2 1 (20.00%) PTC Creo
2 1 (20.00%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 1 (20.00%) SAP EHS
1 1 (20.00%) SAP PLM
Communications & Networking
1 1 (20.00%) Structured Cabling
1 1 (20.00%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (20.00%) Spatial Data
General
1 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) Consultant
1 2 (40.00%) Designer
2 1 (20.00%) AutoCAD Designer
2 1 (20.00%) AutoCAD Operator
2 1 (20.00%) AutoCAD Technician
2 1 (20.00%) CAD Designer
2 1 (20.00%) CAD Operator
2 1 (20.00%) CAD Technician
2 1 (20.00%) IT Consultant
2 1 (20.00%) SAP Consultant
2 1 (20.00%) SAP PLM Consultant
2 1 (20.00%) Technology Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Fibre Optics
1 1 (20.00%) Life Science
1 1 (20.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) CAD
2 2 (40.00%) Bill of Materials
3 1 (20.00%) Artificial Intelligence
3 1 (20.00%) Change Management
3 1 (20.00%) Data Management
3 1 (20.00%) Data Migration
3 1 (20.00%) IT Strategy
3 1 (20.00%) Migration
3 1 (20.00%) PLM
3 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (20.00%) Project Delivery
3 1 (20.00%) Project Management
3 1 (20.00%) Roadmaps
3 1 (20.00%) SAP Implementation
3 1 (20.00%) Spatial Data Management
3 1 (20.00%) Strategic Roadmap
3 1 (20.00%) Technology Roadmap
3 1 (20.00%) Technology Strategy
3 1 (20.00%) Workflow
3 1 (20.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) Accessibility
System Software
1 1 (20.00%) Virtual Machines
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Autodesk
1 1 (20.00%) Cisco
1 1 (20.00%) Fujitsu
1 1 (20.00%) Nokia
1 1 (20.00%) SAP