CAD Job Trends in England

Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring CAD skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 391 369 471
Rank change year-on-year -22 +102 +1
Permanent jobs citing CAD 217 315 202
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.42% 0.64% 0.44%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.51% 0.71% 0.48%
Number of salaries quoted 153 102 101
10th Percentile £30,250 £28,650 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £50,000 £52,350
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% -4.49% +39.60%
75th Percentile £47,500 £65,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £67,500 £77,475 £75,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -20.00% - +33.30%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 42,739 44,524 41,745
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 82.01% 90.25% 91.28%
Number of salaries quoted 25,502 22,147 32,376
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £32,295
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £76,000 £81,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £100,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

CAD
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

CAD job vacancy trend in England

CAD
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing CAD.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing CAD

CAD
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing CAD in England over the 6 months to 2 January 2026.

Salary histogram for CAD in England

CAD
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CAD within the England region over the 6 months to 2 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
South East -11 55 £40,000 -23.18% 27
Midlands +6 51 £39,500 -21.00% 15
North of England -8 43 £45,000 +12.50% 28
West Midlands +38 37 £39,000 -26.83% 8
North West +18 32 £45,000 +12.50% 22
South West +13 24 £35,532 +18.44% 9
London +28 23 £45,000 -37.93% 15
East of England +29 16 £37,500 -25.00% 11
East Midlands -43 14 £75,000 +66.67% 7
Yorkshire -20 7 £30,500 -44.55% 4
North East +10 4 £47,500 +35.71% 2
CAD
UK

CAD
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 9 (4.15%) Confluence
2 5 (2.30%) IIS
3 1 (0.46%) ArcGIS
3 1 (0.46%) CMS
Applications
1 43 (19.82%) AutoCAD
2 24 (11.06%) SOLIDWORKS
3 20 (9.22%) Microsoft Office
4 13 (5.99%) Fusion 360
5 10 (4.61%) Siemens NX
6 8 (3.69%) Photoshop
7 7 (3.23%) PTC Creo
7 7 (3.23%) Revit
7 7 (3.23%) Windchill
8 5 (2.30%) CATIA
8 5 (2.30%) EPLAN
9 4 (1.84%) 3ds Max
9 4 (1.84%) Autodesk Inventor
9 4 (1.84%) Microsoft Project
9 4 (1.84%) MS Visio
10 3 (1.38%) Microsoft Excel
10 3 (1.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
10 3 (1.38%) OrCAD
11 1 (0.46%) Abaqus
11 1 (0.46%) MicroStation
Business Applications
1 11 (5.07%) Teamcenter
2 5 (2.30%) NetSuite
3 4 (1.84%) Sage 200
4 2 (0.92%) Towers Watson Igloo
5 1 (0.46%) DELMIA
5 1 (0.46%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 13 (5.99%) Azure
2 6 (2.76%) Azure DevOps
3 5 (2.30%) GCP
4 3 (1.38%) AWS
5 1 (0.46%) Cloud Computing
5 1 (0.46%) Dynamics 365
5 1 (0.46%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.84%) Network Security
2 2 (0.92%) DHCP
2 2 (0.92%) DNS
2 2 (0.92%) VPN
3 1 (0.46%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (5.07%) SQL Server
2 5 (2.30%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 3 (1.38%) QGIS
4 1 (0.46%) Big Data
4 1 (0.46%) GIS
4 1 (0.46%) Power BI
4 1 (0.46%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 10 (4.61%) JIRA
2 1 (0.46%) Git
General
1 54 (24.88%) Manufacturing
2 50 (23.04%) Social Skills
3 17 (7.83%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (6.91%) Retail
5 12 (5.53%) Electronics
5 12 (5.53%) Public Sector
6 10 (4.61%) Finance
7 9 (4.15%) Aerospace
7 9 (4.15%) Organisational Skills
8 7 (3.23%) Games
8 7 (3.23%) Presentation Skills
9 6 (2.76%) Advertising
9 6 (2.76%) Influencing Skills
9 6 (2.76%) Law
10 5 (2.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 5 (2.30%) Local Government
11 4 (1.84%) Banking
12 3 (1.38%) Telecoms
13 2 (0.92%) Automotive
13 2 (0.92%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 28 (12.90%) Support Engineer
2 24 (11.06%) Programmer
3 23 (10.60%) Technical Engineer
3 23 (10.60%) Technical Support
3 23 (10.60%) Technical Support Engineer
4 19 (8.76%) Designer
5 17 (7.83%) Lead
6 16 (7.37%) Senior
7 15 (6.91%) IT Support
8 13 (5.99%) Architect
9 12 (5.53%) CAD Designer
10 11 (5.07%) Analyst
10 11 (5.07%) CAD Technician
10 11 (5.07%) Solutions Architect
11 10 (4.61%) Lead Architect
11 10 (4.61%) Lead Solutions Architect
12 9 (4.15%) Project Engineer
12 9 (4.15%) Software Support Engineer
13 8 (3.69%) Developer
13 8 (3.69%) ICT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (5.07%) .NET
2 6 (2.76%) .NET Core
2 6 (2.76%) DirectX
2 6 (2.76%) OpenGL
3 5 (2.30%) .NET Framework
3 5 (2.30%) Entity Framework
3 5 (2.30%) WinForms
4 3 (1.38%) Itk
5 2 (0.92%) SOAP
5 2 (0.92%) Unity (Game Engine)
5 2 (0.92%) Unreal Engine
6 1 (0.46%) CSS
6 1 (0.46%) HTML
6 1 (0.46%) OLE
6 1 (0.46%) REST
6 1 (0.46%) RESTful
6 1 (0.46%) SAP CAF
6 1 (0.46%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 31 (14.29%) Self-Motivation
2 11 (5.07%) 3D Graphics
2 11 (5.07%) Home Automation
2 11 (5.07%) Management Information System
3 10 (4.61%) IoT
4 7 (3.23%) Graphic Design
4 7 (3.23%) Smart Home
5 4 (1.84%) Algorithms
5 4 (1.84%) Digital Signage
5 4 (1.84%) Driving Licence
5 4 (1.84%) Life Science
5 4 (1.84%) Video Conferencing
6 3 (1.38%) Augmented Reality
6 3 (1.38%) Data Structures
6 3 (1.38%) Virtual Reality
7 2 (0.92%) FPGA
7 2 (0.92%) Industry 4.0
7 2 (0.92%) Product Ownership
8 1 (0.46%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (0.46%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 24 (11.06%) Windows
2 11 (5.07%) Windows Server
3 3 (1.38%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (16.13%) Problem-Solving
2 29 (13.36%) ERP
3 23 (10.60%) Customer Service
4 22 (10.14%) Agile
5 21 (9.68%) CRM
6 20 (9.22%) PLM
6 20 (9.22%) Project Management
7 19 (8.76%) Computer Science
8 17 (7.83%) Continuous Improvement
9 16 (7.37%) Software Engineering
10 14 (6.45%) Building Information Modelling
10 14 (6.45%) Cybersecurity
11 12 (5.53%) Customer Engagement
11 12 (5.53%) Data Protection
11 12 (5.53%) Prototyping
12 11 (5.07%) Decision-Making
12 11 (5.07%) Enterprise Architecture
12 11 (5.07%) ITIL
13 10 (4.61%) Business Strategy
13 10 (4.61%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 25 (11.52%) SQL
2 19 (8.76%) C#
3 14 (6.45%) T-SQL
4 10 (4.61%) Python
5 7 (3.23%) PowerShell
6 5 (2.30%) C++
7 4 (1.84%) Bash
7 4 (1.84%) Delphi
7 4 (1.84%) JavaScript
8 3 (1.38%) Java
8 3 (1.38%) Pascal
8 3 (1.38%) Tcl
8 3 (1.38%) VB
9 2 (0.92%) VBA
10 1 (0.46%) Perl
Qualifications
1 77 (35.48%) Degree
2 16 (7.37%) BPSS Clearance
3 11 (5.07%) HNC
4 10 (4.61%) HND
5 8 (3.69%) Security Cleared
6 6 (2.76%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (1.38%) SC Cleared
8 1 (0.46%) Master's Degree
8 1 (0.46%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (0.46%) MRICS
8 1 (0.46%) OCA
8 1 (0.46%) OCP
8 1 (0.46%) Oracle Certification
8 1 (0.46%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (5.07%) GDPR
2 4 (1.84%) ISO 13485
2 4 (1.84%) ISO 9001
3 3 (1.38%) Data Quality
4 2 (0.92%) ISO 19650
5 1 (0.46%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.46%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (0.46%) Def Stans
5 1 (0.46%) NCSC
5 1 (0.46%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (1.38%) Hyper-V
1 3 (1.38%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (0.92%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.46%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 1 (0.46%) MOM
Vendors
1 33 (15.21%) Microsoft
2 19 (8.76%) SAP
3 15 (6.91%) Siemens
4 9 (4.15%) Autodesk
4 9 (4.15%) Sage
5 8 (3.69%) ServiceNow
6 5 (2.30%) Epicor
6 5 (2.30%) Google
6 5 (2.30%) Infor
6 5 (2.30%) Xamarin
6 5 (2.30%) Zoho
7 4 (1.84%) Cisco
7 4 (1.84%) NEC
7 4 (1.84%) Panasonic
7 4 (1.84%) Polycom
7 4 (1.84%) Samsung
7 4 (1.84%) Sony
8 3 (1.38%) PTC
8 3 (1.38%) VMware
9 2 (0.92%) Adobe