CAD Jobs in England

Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for CAD skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited CAD over the 6 months to 24 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 412 527 821
Rank change year-on-year +115 +294 -119
Permanent jobs citing CAD 481 488 320
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.57% 0.52% 0.24%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.66% 0.54% 0.26%
Number of salaries quoted 341 121 191
10th Percentile £26,250 £22,000 £33,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £26,250 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £35,000 £44,000
Median % change year-on-year +28.57% -20.45% +17.33%
75th Percentile £57,500 £57,500 £53,000
90th Percentile £66,250 £72,500 £67,500
UK median annual salary £45,000 £36,500 £44,000
% change year-on-year +23.29% -17.05% +17.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

CAD is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 72,854 89,915 124,939
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 85.97% 95.66% 95.64%
Number of salaries quoted 53,893 52,961 73,929
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,250 £33,299
25th Percentile £39,750 £46,000 £44,186
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £73,750 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £101,250 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £62,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.29% +3.33% +9.09%

CAD
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing CAD as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for CAD in England

CAD
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CAD in England.

Salary trend for CAD in England

CAD
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing CAD in England over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

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 24 April 2024. 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
Midlands -20 130 £40,000 -15.79% 154
East of England +62 107 £55,000 +57.14% 94
West Midlands -27 73 £45,000 +44.00% 85
North of England +84 72 £41,235 +12.97% 147
South East -65 67 £47,000 +50.40% 157
East Midlands +19 57 £40,000 -15.79% 69
London +180 56 £50,000 -23.08% 71
South West +12 46 £46,000 -3.16% 104
Yorkshire +101 36 £37,500 +70.45% 55
North West +30 34 £47,500 -32.14% 81
North East - 2 £32,500 - 13
CAD
UK

CAD
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 3 (0.62%) Microsoft Exchange
1 3 (0.62%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.42%) CMS
2 2 (0.42%) Exchange Server 2003
2 2 (0.42%) Exchange Server 2007
2 2 (0.42%) Exchange Server 2010
2 2 (0.42%) Exchange Server 2013
2 2 (0.42%) Skype for Business
3 1 (0.21%) Apache
3 1 (0.21%) IIS
3 1 (0.21%) WebSphere
Applications
1 69 (14.35%) AutoCAD
2 68 (14.14%) Microsoft Office
3 32 (6.65%) Revit
4 26 (5.41%) SOLIDWORKS
5 20 (4.16%) Microsoft Excel
6 15 (3.12%) Microsoft Project
7 10 (2.08%) Solid Edge
8 8 (1.66%) Autodesk Inventor
8 8 (1.66%) Photoshop
9 7 (1.46%) MS Visio
10 6 (1.25%) Adobe Illustrator
10 6 (1.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
10 6 (1.25%) Siemens NX
11 5 (1.04%) InDesign
12 4 (0.83%) OrCAD
13 3 (0.62%) Simulink
14 2 (0.42%) CATIA
14 2 (0.42%) Fusion 360
14 2 (0.42%) PTC Creo
14 2 (0.42%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 9 (1.87%) Teamcenter
2 1 (0.21%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 17 (3.53%) AWS
2 7 (1.46%) SaaS
3 4 (0.83%) Azure
3 4 (0.83%) Microsoft 365
4 3 (0.62%) Entra ID
4 3 (0.62%) Power Platform
5 2 (0.42%) GCP
6 1 (0.21%) Amazon Cognito
6 1 (0.21%) Amazon EC2
6 1 (0.21%) Amazon S3
6 1 (0.21%) AWS CodePipeline
6 1 (0.21%) Azure DevOps
6 1 (0.21%) ChatGPT
6 1 (0.21%) GitHub
6 1 (0.21%) IaaS
6 1 (0.21%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 28 (5.82%) TCP/IP
2 5 (1.04%) Wireless
3 4 (0.83%) 3G
3 4 (0.83%) 4G
3 4 (0.83%) GPRS
3 4 (0.83%) Modbus
3 4 (0.83%) Network Security
4 3 (0.62%) Bluetooth
4 3 (0.62%) Firewall
4 3 (0.62%) FlexRay
4 3 (0.62%) MPLS
4 3 (0.62%) Structured Cabling
4 3 (0.62%) VoIP
4 3 (0.62%) Wi-Fi
4 3 (0.62%) WLAN
5 2 (0.42%) DNS
5 2 (0.42%) SAN
5 2 (0.42%) Skype
5 2 (0.42%) VLAN
5 2 (0.42%) VPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (2.08%) SQL Server
2 3 (0.62%) Power BI
3 2 (0.42%) Electronic Patient Records
3 2 (0.42%) GIS
3 2 (0.42%) Metadata
4 1 (0.21%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (0.21%) QGIS
4 1 (0.21%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 6 (1.25%) Subversion
2 5 (1.04%) JIRA
2 5 (1.04%) LabVIEW
3 4 (0.83%) Eclipse
4 2 (0.42%) Git
4 2 (0.42%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.21%) Chocolatey
5 1 (0.21%) Jenkins
General
1 106 (22.04%) Manufacturing
2 103 (21.41%) Social Skills
3 54 (11.23%) Analytical Skills
4 42 (8.73%) Electronics
5 30 (6.24%) Aerospace
6 29 (6.03%) Legal
6 29 (6.03%) Marketing
7 26 (5.41%) Finance
8 23 (4.78%) Games
8 23 (4.78%) Retail
9 18 (3.74%) Organisational Skills
10 15 (3.12%) Automotive
10 15 (3.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 11 (2.29%) Public Sector
12 10 (2.08%) Telecoms
13 8 (1.66%) Local Government
13 8 (1.66%) Presentation Skills
14 4 (0.83%) Aviation
14 4 (0.83%) Japanese Language
15 3 (0.62%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 98 (20.37%) Senior
2 64 (13.31%) Programmer
3 52 (10.81%) Project Manager
4 42 (8.73%) Developer
5 30 (6.24%) CAD Technician
5 30 (6.24%) Software Engineer
6 29 (6.03%) Hardware Engineer
7 26 (5.41%) Senior Hardware Engineer
8 25 (5.20%) Lead
9 24 (4.99%) RF Engineer
9 24 (4.99%) Senior RF Engineer
10 23 (4.78%) Junior
11 21 (4.37%) Designer
12 18 (3.74%) Analyst
13 16 (3.33%) CAD Developer
14 15 (3.12%) Coordinator
14 15 (3.12%) Senior Developer
14 15 (3.12%) Systems Engineer
15 14 (2.91%) 3D Developer
16 13 (2.70%) 3rd Line Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (4.16%) .NET
1 20 (4.16%) XML
2 17 (3.53%) JSON
2 17 (3.53%) JSON Schema
2 17 (3.53%) KML
3 14 (2.91%) DirectX
3 14 (2.91%) OpenGL
3 14 (2.91%) Regular Expression
4 12 (2.49%) ASP.NET
4 12 (2.49%) Node.js
4 12 (2.49%) XML Schema
5 8 (1.66%) ASP.NET Core
5 8 (1.66%) React
6 6 (1.25%) .NET Core
6 6 (1.25%) HTML
6 6 (1.25%) Unreal Engine
7 5 (1.04%) AngularJS
8 4 (0.83%) Qt
8 4 (0.83%) Unity (Game Engine)
8 4 (0.83%) WebGL
Miscellaneous
1 39 (8.11%) Self-Motivation
2 31 (6.44%) IoT
3 30 (6.24%) Driving Licence
4 15 (3.12%) Housing Association
5 11 (2.29%) Renewable Energy
6 10 (2.08%) 3D Graphics
6 10 (2.08%) Animation
7 8 (1.66%) Enterprise Software
7 8 (1.66%) Graphic Design
7 8 (1.66%) Virtual Team
8 7 (1.46%) Virtual Reality
9 6 (1.25%) Analytical Mindset
10 5 (1.04%) Analogue Electronics
11 4 (0.83%) Algorithms
11 4 (0.83%) ARM Cortex
11 4 (0.83%) Augmented Reality
11 4 (0.83%) Digital Signage
11 4 (0.83%) Embedded Systems
11 4 (0.83%) NB-IoT
11 4 (0.83%) Ray Tracing
Operating Systems
1 28 (5.82%) Linux
2 22 (4.57%) Windows
3 7 (1.46%) Windows Server
4 4 (0.83%) Windows Server 2019
5 3 (0.62%) Android
5 3 (0.62%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.42%) Windows Server 2003
6 2 (0.42%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (15.18%) Problem-Solving
2 70 (14.55%) Project Management
3 43 (8.94%) Mathematics
4 41 (8.52%) Software Engineering
5 37 (7.69%) Agile
6 36 (7.48%) Customer Service
7 35 (7.28%) Time Management
8 29 (6.03%) Software Testing
9 27 (5.61%) 3D Modelling
10 23 (4.78%) Project Delivery
11 22 (4.57%) Customer Requirements
11 22 (4.57%) ERP
12 21 (4.37%) Computer Science
13 20 (4.16%) Continuous Improvement
13 20 (4.16%) PLM
14 19 (3.95%) Logistics
15 18 (3.74%) Physics
16 14 (2.91%) Analytics
16 14 (2.91%) Validation
17 12 (2.49%) 3D Rendering
Programming Languages
1 39 (8.11%) C#
2 33 (6.86%) C++
3 27 (5.61%) C
4 14 (2.91%) JavaScript
5 13 (2.70%) SQL
5 13 (2.70%) TypeScript
6 8 (1.66%) MATLAB
7 7 (1.46%) Python
8 6 (1.25%) T-SQL
9 5 (1.04%) PowerShell
10 4 (0.83%) Assembly Language
10 4 (0.83%) Java
10 4 (0.83%) PHP
11 3 (0.62%) Embedded C
12 2 (0.42%) Shell Script
13 1 (0.21%) Bash
13 1 (0.21%) Fortran
13 1 (0.21%) Ladder Logic
13 1 (0.21%) Perl
Qualifications
1 115 (23.91%) Degree
2 37 (7.69%) Security Cleared
3 30 (6.24%) HND
4 26 (5.41%) HNC
5 9 (1.87%) SC Cleared
6 7 (1.46%) Master's Degree
7 6 (1.25%) BPSS Clearance
7 6 (1.25%) CTC Cleared
8 5 (1.04%) Computer Science Degree
8 5 (1.04%) PhD
9 4 (0.83%) Microsoft Certification
10 2 (0.42%) Chartered Engineer
10 2 (0.42%) MCAD
11 1 (0.21%) AWS Certification
11 1 (0.21%) CCNP
11 1 (0.21%) Cisco Certification
11 1 (0.21%) CWNA
11 1 (0.21%) ITIL Certification
11 1 (0.21%) MCSE
11 1 (0.21%) MCTS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (2.49%) GDPR
2 6 (1.25%) NCSC
3 5 (1.04%) ISO 9001
3 5 (1.04%) QA
4 4 (0.83%) Cyber Essentials
4 4 (0.83%) IEC 61131
4 4 (0.83%) JTAG
System Software
1 6 (1.25%) Active Directory
1 6 (1.25%) Firmware
2 2 (0.42%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.21%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 18 (3.74%) Ansible
2 3 (0.62%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 1 (0.21%) SCCM
3 1 (0.21%) SCOM
3 1 (0.21%) Terraform
Vendors
1 73 (15.18%) Microsoft
2 22 (4.57%) SAP
3 13 (2.70%) Siemens
4 10 (2.08%) EMC
4 10 (2.08%) Progress
5 8 (1.66%) Adobe
6 5 (1.04%) Google
6 5 (1.04%) ServiceNow
6 5 (1.04%) Vectorworks
7 3 (0.62%) ANSYS
7 3 (0.62%) Autodesk
7 3 (0.62%) Bloomberg
8 2 (0.42%) Acronis
8 2 (0.42%) Dell
8 2 (0.42%) EqualLogic
8 2 (0.42%) IFS
8 2 (0.42%) Mitel
8 2 (0.42%) PTC
8 2 (0.42%) Symantec
8 2 (0.42%) Synology