CAD Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

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

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work requiring CAD skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited CAD 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 281 313 452
Rank change year-on-year +32 +139 +132
Contract jobs citing CAD 23 32 25
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.23% 0.21% 0.097%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.25% 0.24% 0.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 6 13
10th Percentile £435 £161 £265
25th Percentile £454 £194 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £527 £292 £350
Median % change year-on-year +80.78% -16.71% -30.00%
75th Percentile £550 £485 £475
90th Percentile £613 £619 £908
UK median daily rate £527 £377 £348
% change year-on-year +39.79% +8.49% -29.08%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 23 7
10th Percentile £33.38 £35.25 £24.16
25th Percentile - £36.25 £28.38
Median hourly rate £60.00 £47.50 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +26.32% +18.75% +6.67%
75th Percentile £67.50 £51.25 £57.50
90th Percentile £81.00 £56.25 £69.92
UK median hourly rate £60.00 £42.50 £32.50
% change year-on-year +41.18% +30.77% -9.72%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 9,021 13,483 23,229
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 91.08% 87.87% 89.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,191 8,996 16,418
10th Percentile £340 £325 £363
25th Percentile £419 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year - -2.78% +2.86%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £650
90th Percentile £763 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 224 579 532
10th Percentile £14.20 £15.17 £19.00
25th Percentile £19.56 £25.25 £30.54
Median hourly rate £39.52 £43.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -8.09% -21.82% +57.14%
75th Percentile £66.13 £60.00 £68.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.25 £80.23
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £35.65 £37.30
% change year-on-year -18.65% -4.42% +49.20%

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Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

CAD trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

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Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

CAD daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

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Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing CAD over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

CAD daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

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Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

CAD hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

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Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing CAD over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

CAD hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

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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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (4.35%) Mendix
Applications
1 7 (30.43%) Siemens NX
2 3 (13.04%) AutoCAD
3 1 (4.35%) CATIA
3 1 (4.35%) Fusion 360
3 1 (4.35%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (4.35%) PTC Creo
3 1 (4.35%) Revit
Business Applications
1 8 (34.78%) Teamcenter
2 1 (4.35%) SAP EHS
2 1 (4.35%) SAP PLM
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.35%) Structured Cabling
1 1 (4.35%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.35%) GIS
1 1 (4.35%) Spatial Data
1 1 (4.35%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (4.35%) Axure RP
1 1 (4.35%) JIRA
1 1 (4.35%) Rational DOORS
General
1 5 (21.74%) Social Skills
2 2 (8.70%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (8.70%) Manufacturing
3 1 (4.35%) Automotive
3 1 (4.35%) Military
3 1 (4.35%) Portuguese Language
3 1 (4.35%) Presentation Skills
3 1 (4.35%) Public Sector
3 1 (4.35%) Retail
Job Titles
1 5 (21.74%) Applications Engineer
1 5 (21.74%) Configuration Engineer
2 4 (17.39%) Test Manager
3 3 (13.04%) Design Engineer
4 2 (8.70%) Architect
4 2 (8.70%) CAD Engineer
4 2 (8.70%) Developer
4 2 (8.70%) Lead
4 2 (8.70%) PCB Design Engineer
4 2 (8.70%) PCB Engineer
4 2 (8.70%) Security Test Manager
5 1 (4.35%) 3D CAD Engineer
5 1 (4.35%) CAD Developer
5 1 (4.35%) Developer/Software Engineer
5 1 (4.35%) Graphics Engineer
5 1 (4.35%) Human Factors Engineer
5 1 (4.35%) Portfolio Test Manager
5 1 (4.35%) Senior
5 1 (4.35%) ServiceNow Administrator
5 1 (4.35%) ServiceNow Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (21.74%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 2 (8.70%) Robotics
2 1 (4.35%) 3D Graphics
2 1 (4.35%) CMDB
2 1 (4.35%) Derivative
2 1 (4.35%) Fibre Optics
2 1 (4.35%) Life Science
2 1 (4.35%) Mobile App
2 1 (4.35%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (43.48%) PLM
2 5 (21.74%) Data Governance
2 5 (21.74%) User Experience
3 3 (13.04%) Agile
3 3 (13.04%) Bill of Materials
3 3 (13.04%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (8.70%) Software Engineering
4 2 (8.70%) Use Case
5 1 (4.35%) Data Management
5 1 (4.35%) Data Migration
5 1 (4.35%) Data Modelling
5 1 (4.35%) Enterprise Architecture
5 1 (4.35%) Ergonomics
5 1 (4.35%) Human Factors
5 1 (4.35%) Kanban
5 1 (4.35%) Project Planning
5 1 (4.35%) SAP Implementation
5 1 (4.35%) Test Automation
5 1 (4.35%) User Acceptance Testing
5 1 (4.35%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 11 (47.83%) Security Cleared
2 9 (39.13%) SC Cleared
3 3 (13.04%) Degree
4 1 (4.35%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (21.74%) Data Quality
2 1 (4.35%) Def Stans
2 1 (4.35%) Disclosure Scotland
2 1 (4.35%) QA
System Software
1 1 (4.35%) Virtual Machines
Vendors
1 2 (8.70%) Facebook
1 2 (8.70%) ServiceNow
2 1 (4.35%) Autodesk
2 1 (4.35%) Cisco
2 1 (4.35%) Fujitsu
2 1 (4.35%) Nokia
2 1 (4.35%) SAP
2 1 (4.35%) Siemens