CAD Job Trends in Central London

Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
London > Central London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Central London requiring CAD skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 138 188 169
Rank change year-on-year +50 -19 +93
Permanent jobs citing CAD 2 2 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Central London 0.083% 0.062% 0.065%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.094% 0.065% 0.069%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile £64,375 - £45,750
25th Percentile £67,188 - £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £73,750 - £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.17%
75th Percentile £79,688 - £66,250
90th Percentile £82,125 - £69,250
London median annual salary £45,000 £72,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -37.93% +20.83% -11.11%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Central London

CAD falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Central London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,127 3,088 2,908
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 88.26% 95.66% 94.85%
Number of salaries quoted 1,584 1,888 2,582
10th Percentile £40,000 £43,750 £40,000
25th Percentile £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.33% - -
75th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £96,250
90th Percentile £115,000 £117,500 £115,000
London median annual salary £73,500 £75,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year -2.00% - -

CAD
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CAD relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Central London.

CAD job vacancy trend in Central London

CAD
Salary Trend in Central London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing CAD.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing CAD

CAD
Salary Histogram in Central London

Salary distribution for jobs citing CAD in Central London over the 6 months to 3 January 2026.

Salary histogram for CAD in Central London

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Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CAD within the Central London region over the 6 months to 3 January 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
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
City of Westminster +36 1 £82,500 -
City of London +32 1 £65,000 - 6
West End of London - 1 £82,500 -
CAD
London

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London 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 1 (50.00%) PTC Creo
1 1 (50.00%) SOLIDWORKS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Spatial Data
General
1 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Publishing
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Business Development Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Business Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Development Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Product Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) B2B
1 1 (50.00%) B2B Sales
1 1 (50.00%) Business Development
1 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (50.00%) Industrial Design
1 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (50.00%) Prototyping
1 1 (50.00%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) MRICS