Hybrid/Remote CAD Technician Contract Job Trends

Computer-Aided Design Technician (CAD Technician)
UK > Work from Home

The median Computer-Aided Design Technician (CAD Technician) daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £319, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 September 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 370 - 332
Rank change year-on-year - - +92
Contract jobs requiring a CAD Technician 2 0 1
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.015% - 0.008%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.016% - 0.008%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £281 - -
25th Percentile £289 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £319 - -
75th Percentile £339 - -
90th Percentile £342 - -
UK median daily rate £300 - £240
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £25.18
UK median hourly rate £13.36 - £25.18
% change year-on-year - - -19.42%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 12,524 9,126 11,773
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.00% 93.76% 93.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,872 5,997 7,704
10th Percentile £358 £325 £325
25th Percentile £429 £413 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -0.94%
75th Percentile £622 £625 £638
90th Percentile £707 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -1.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 669 294 307
10th Percentile £16.25 £13.08 £18.98
25th Percentile £26.78 £19.07 £31.00
Median hourly rate £60.00 £37.50 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +60.00% -16.67% -8.16%
75th Percentile £70.00 £65.00 £67.50
90th Percentile £85.00 £68.75 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +68.99% -41.51% +1.18%

CAD Technician
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'CAD Technician' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

CAD Technician job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

CAD Technician
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid CAD Technician job vacancies.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid CAD Technician job vacancies

CAD Technician
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid CAD Technician job vacancies.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid CAD Technician job vacancies

CAD Technician Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 5 September 2026, CAD Technician 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring CAD Technician in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) AutoCAD
1 2 (100.00%) CAD

CAD Technician Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Applications
1 2 (100.00%) AutoCAD
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) CAD