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 16 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 435 407 393
Rank change year-on-year -28 -14 +147
Permanent jobs citing CAD 259 231 534
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.32% 0.59% 0.63%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.43% 0.63% 0.75%
Number of salaries quoted 184 65 375
10th Percentile £31,746 £28,500 £26,081
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £53,300 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -24.95% +18.44% +28.57%
75th Percentile £53,125 £70,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £69,250 £84,000 £62,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £52,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -23.81% +16.67% +12.50%

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 60,033 36,575 71,612
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.81% 93.39% 85.14%
Number of salaries quoted 39,422 20,210 53,694
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -9.97%

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 16 May 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 16 May 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
North of England +8 74 £37,000 -32.73% 17
Midlands +14 65 £45,000 +35.34% 27
North West +35 55 £35,000 -36.36% 10
West Midlands -2 41 £45,000 -15.57% 18
South East -39 41 £38,500 -26.67% 27
London -31 32 £60,000 -14.29% 16
South West -31 25 £40,000 -23.81% 16
East Midlands -27 23 £43,608 +34.18% 9
East of England -33 20 £31,746 -36.51% 8
Yorkshire -52 16 £40,000 -27.27% 5
North East - 3 £35,000 - 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 10 (3.86%) Confluence
2 5 (1.93%) SharePoint
Applications
1 24 (9.27%) Fusion 360
2 18 (6.95%) AutoCAD
3 13 (5.02%) Siemens NX
4 9 (3.47%) CATIA
5 8 (3.09%) MS Visio
5 8 (3.09%) Revit
6 6 (2.32%) SOLIDWORKS
7 5 (1.93%) DaVinci Resolve
7 5 (1.93%) Microsoft Excel
7 5 (1.93%) Microsoft Office
8 4 (1.54%) 3ds Max
8 4 (1.54%) Adobe Premiere
8 4 (1.54%) Photoshop
9 3 (1.16%) Adobe After Effects
9 3 (1.16%) Adobe Illustrator
9 3 (1.16%) Blender
9 3 (1.16%) CINEMA 4D
9 3 (1.16%) Maya
9 3 (1.16%) Solid Edge
9 3 (1.16%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 3 (1.16%) Teamcenter
2 1 (0.39%) DELMIA
Cloud Services
1 10 (3.86%) Azure
2 6 (2.32%) AWS
3 3 (1.16%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (1.16%) SaaS
4 2 (0.77%) GitHub
5 1 (0.39%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (0.39%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.93%) SNMP
2 3 (1.16%) Structured Cabling
2 3 (1.16%) Wireless
3 1 (0.39%) Ethernet
3 1 (0.39%) Modbus
3 1 (0.39%) Profibus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (2.70%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 10 (3.86%) JIRA
2 2 (0.77%) C++Builder
2 2 (0.77%) Git
2 2 (0.77%) Subversion
3 1 (0.39%) LabVIEW
General
1 77 (29.73%) Manufacturing
2 30 (11.58%) Social Skills
3 23 (8.88%) Law
4 19 (7.34%) Aerospace
5 18 (6.95%) Military
6 16 (6.18%) Billing
7 10 (3.86%) Electronics
8 9 (3.47%) Automotive
9 8 (3.09%) Finance
10 7 (2.70%) Organisational Skills
11 6 (2.32%) Documentation Skills
12 5 (1.93%) Games
12 5 (1.93%) Pharmaceutical
13 4 (1.54%) Telecoms
14 3 (1.16%) Banking
14 3 (1.16%) Marketing
15 2 (0.77%) Advertising
15 2 (0.77%) Agriculture
15 2 (0.77%) Analytical Skills
15 2 (0.77%) Retail
Job Titles
1 89 (34.36%) Programmer
2 27 (10.42%) Senior
3 19 (7.34%) Trainee
4 16 (6.18%) Developer
4 16 (6.18%) Project Engineer
4 16 (6.18%) Project Manager
4 16 (6.18%) Traffic Manager
4 16 (6.18%) Trainee Project Manager
5 15 (5.79%) CAD Technician
6 13 (5.02%) Architect
6 13 (5.02%) Designer
7 12 (4.63%) CAD Designer
7 12 (4.63%) Lead
8 10 (3.86%) Solutions Architect
9 9 (3.47%) Lead Architect
9 9 (3.47%) Lead Solutions Architect
9 9 (3.47%) Manufacturing Engineer
10 8 (3.09%) CAD Engineer
10 8 (3.09%) Consultant
11 7 (2.70%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (2.32%) .NET
2 5 (1.93%) .NET Core
2 5 (1.93%) DirectX
2 5 (1.93%) OpenGL
3 3 (1.16%) HTML
3 3 (1.16%) Unreal Engine
3 3 (1.16%) V-Ray
3 3 (1.16%) Web Services
4 2 (0.77%) CSS
4 2 (0.77%) SOAP
4 2 (0.77%) Unity (Game Engine)
5 1 (0.39%) AngularJS
5 1 (0.39%) ASP.NET
5 1 (0.39%) ASP.NET Core
5 1 (0.39%) REST
5 1 (0.39%) RESTful
5 1 (0.39%) SAP CAF
Miscellaneous
1 17 (6.56%) Onboarding
2 8 (3.09%) Virtual Reality
3 6 (2.32%) 3D Graphics
3 6 (2.32%) Smart Home
4 5 (1.93%) Industry 4.0
5 4 (1.54%) Algorithms
5 4 (1.54%) Augmented Reality
5 4 (1.54%) Life Science
6 3 (1.16%) Data Centre
6 3 (1.16%) Embedded Systems
6 3 (1.16%) IoT
7 2 (0.77%) Driving Licence
7 2 (0.77%) Operational Technology
8 1 (0.39%) 3D Printing
8 1 (0.39%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (0.39%) Data Fabric
8 1 (0.39%) Legacy Code
8 1 (0.39%) Legacy Systems
8 1 (0.39%) Manufacturing Execution System
8 1 (0.39%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 13 (5.02%) Windows
2 3 (1.16%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (10.42%) Problem-Solving
2 22 (8.49%) Building Information Modelling
3 19 (7.34%) PLM
4 16 (6.18%) Client Onboarding
5 14 (5.41%) ERP
6 13 (5.02%) Process Improvement
7 12 (4.63%) 3D Modelling
7 12 (4.63%) Prototyping
8 11 (4.25%) Agile
8 11 (4.25%) Physics
9 10 (3.86%) Continuous Improvement
9 10 (3.86%) Stakeholder Management
10 9 (3.47%) Biotechnology
10 9 (3.47%) Design for Manufacturing
10 9 (3.47%) Enterprise Architecture
11 8 (3.09%) Business Strategy
11 8 (3.09%) Decision-Making
11 8 (3.09%) Validation
12 7 (2.70%) AI
12 7 (2.70%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 11 (4.25%) C#
2 9 (3.47%) C++
3 7 (2.70%) Python
3 7 (2.70%) SQL
4 5 (1.93%) JavaScript
4 5 (1.93%) T-SQL
5 2 (0.77%) Delphi
5 2 (0.77%) Java
6 1 (0.39%) C
6 1 (0.39%) Ladder Logic
6 1 (0.39%) Perl
6 1 (0.39%) PHP
6 1 (0.39%) VB
6 1 (0.39%) VB6
6 1 (0.39%) VBA
Qualifications
1 33 (12.74%) Degree
2 21 (8.11%) BPSS Clearance
3 5 (1.93%) HNC
3 5 (1.93%) HND
4 2 (0.77%) Master's Degree
5 1 (0.39%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (0.39%) MCAD
5 1 (0.39%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (0.39%) OCA
5 1 (0.39%) OCP
5 1 (0.39%) Oracle Certification
5 1 (0.39%) PMI Certification
5 1 (0.39%) PMP
5 1 (0.39%) RIBA
5 1 (0.39%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (1.93%) Accessibility
1 5 (1.93%) QA
2 4 (1.54%) ISO 13485
3 3 (1.16%) Cyber Essentials
3 3 (1.16%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 1 (0.39%) Def Stans
4 1 (0.39%) GMP
4 1 (0.39%) ISO 9001
4 1 (0.39%) NCSC
4 1 (0.39%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 2 (0.77%) Embedded Firmware
1 2 (0.77%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 1 (0.39%) MOM
Vendors
1 19 (7.34%) Siemens
2 11 (4.25%) Microsoft
3 10 (3.86%) Adobe
3 10 (3.86%) SAP
4 9 (3.47%) ServiceNow
5 6 (2.32%) Autodesk
6 5 (1.93%) Avid
6 5 (1.93%) Cisco
6 5 (1.93%) Draytek
6 5 (1.93%) Ruckus Wireless
6 5 (1.93%) SolarWinds
6 5 (1.93%) Splunk
7 3 (1.16%) Salesforce
8 2 (0.77%) Embarcadero
8 2 (0.77%) PTC
9 1 (0.39%) ANSYS
9 1 (0.39%) EMC
9 1 (0.39%) Oracle