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 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 411 543 824
Rank change year-on-year +132 +281 -107
Permanent jobs citing CAD 509 460 334
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.60% 0.50% 0.25%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.70% 0.52% 0.26%
Number of salaries quoted 364 109 203
10th Percentile £25,816 £22,000 £33,900
25th Percentile £32,500 £26,250 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £35,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +28.57% -22.22% +20.00%
75th Percentile £57,500 £63,750 £53,000
90th Percentile £62,500 £72,500 £67,500
UK median annual salary £45,000 £37,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +20.00% -16.67% +20.00%

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 73,083 88,114 126,874
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 85.76% 95.63% 95.67%
Number of salaries quoted 53,858 52,089 73,941
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,308 £33,500
25th Percentile £39,750 £46,000 £44,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £73,650 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £101,250 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.57% +2.50% +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 5 May 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 5 May 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 -6 129 £40,000 - 187
East of England +75 121 £50,000 +42.86% 105
North of England +79 75 £41,235 +12.97% 139
West Midlands -35 74 £45,000 +28.57% 116
South East -57 68 £47,000 +49.21% 178
London +162 65 £50,000 -23.08% 81
East Midlands +21 55 £40,000 -15.79% 71
South West +1 48 £46,000 -20.00% 108
Yorkshire +100 39 £37,500 +70.45% 46
North West +30 34 £47,500 -32.14% 77
North East - 2 £32,500 - 18
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 (0.59%) Microsoft Exchange
1 3 (0.59%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.39%) CMS
2 2 (0.39%) Exchange Server 2003
2 2 (0.39%) Exchange Server 2007
2 2 (0.39%) Exchange Server 2010
2 2 (0.39%) Exchange Server 2013
2 2 (0.39%) Skype for Business
3 1 (0.20%) Apache
3 1 (0.20%) IIS
3 1 (0.20%) WebSphere
Applications
1 84 (16.50%) AutoCAD
2 70 (13.75%) Microsoft Office
3 32 (6.29%) Revit
4 27 (5.30%) SOLIDWORKS
5 22 (4.32%) Microsoft Excel
6 15 (2.95%) Microsoft Project
7 10 (1.96%) Solid Edge
8 8 (1.57%) Autodesk Inventor
8 8 (1.57%) Photoshop
9 7 (1.38%) MS Visio
10 6 (1.18%) Adobe Illustrator
10 6 (1.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
10 6 (1.18%) Siemens NX
11 5 (0.98%) InDesign
12 4 (0.79%) OrCAD
13 3 (0.59%) Simulink
14 2 (0.39%) CATIA
14 2 (0.39%) Fusion 360
14 2 (0.39%) PTC Creo
14 2 (0.39%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 9 (1.77%) Teamcenter
2 1 (0.20%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 17 (3.34%) AWS
2 7 (1.38%) SaaS
3 5 (0.98%) Microsoft 365
4 4 (0.79%) Azure
5 3 (0.59%) Entra ID
5 3 (0.59%) Power Platform
6 2 (0.39%) GCP
7 1 (0.20%) Amazon Cognito
7 1 (0.20%) Amazon EC2
7 1 (0.20%) Amazon S3
7 1 (0.20%) AWS CodePipeline
7 1 (0.20%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (0.20%) ChatGPT
7 1 (0.20%) GitHub
7 1 (0.20%) IaaS
7 1 (0.20%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 27 (5.30%) TCP/IP
2 5 (0.98%) Wireless
3 4 (0.79%) 3G
3 4 (0.79%) 4G
3 4 (0.79%) GPRS
3 4 (0.79%) Modbus
3 4 (0.79%) Network Security
4 3 (0.59%) Bluetooth
4 3 (0.59%) Firewall
4 3 (0.59%) FlexRay
4 3 (0.59%) MPLS
4 3 (0.59%) Structured Cabling
4 3 (0.59%) VoIP
4 3 (0.59%) Wi-Fi
4 3 (0.59%) WLAN
5 2 (0.39%) DHCP
5 2 (0.39%) DNS
5 2 (0.39%) SAN
5 2 (0.39%) VLAN
5 2 (0.39%) VPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (1.96%) SQL Server
2 3 (0.59%) Power BI
3 2 (0.39%) Electronic Patient Records
3 2 (0.39%) GIS
3 2 (0.39%) Metadata
4 1 (0.20%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (0.20%) QGIS
4 1 (0.20%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 6 (1.18%) Subversion
2 5 (0.98%) JIRA
2 5 (0.98%) LabVIEW
3 4 (0.79%) Eclipse
4 2 (0.39%) Git
4 2 (0.39%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.20%) Chocolatey
5 1 (0.20%) Jenkins
General
1 108 (21.22%) Manufacturing
2 105 (20.63%) Social Skills
3 55 (10.81%) Analytical Skills
4 41 (8.06%) Electronics
5 34 (6.68%) Aerospace
6 30 (5.89%) Marketing
7 29 (5.70%) Legal
8 27 (5.30%) Finance
9 23 (4.52%) Games
10 21 (4.13%) Retail
11 18 (3.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 18 (3.54%) Organisational Skills
12 15 (2.95%) Automotive
13 11 (2.16%) Public Sector
14 10 (1.96%) Telecoms
15 8 (1.57%) Local Government
15 8 (1.57%) Presentation Skills
16 4 (0.79%) Aviation
16 4 (0.79%) Japanese Language
17 3 (0.59%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 97 (19.06%) Senior
2 65 (12.77%) Programmer
3 52 (10.22%) Project Manager
4 44 (8.64%) Designer
5 42 (8.25%) Developer
6 31 (6.09%) Junior
7 30 (5.89%) CAD Designer
7 30 (5.89%) CAD Technician
7 30 (5.89%) Software Engineer
8 28 (5.50%) Hardware Engineer
9 25 (4.91%) Lead
9 25 (4.91%) Senior Hardware Engineer
10 23 (4.52%) RF Engineer
10 23 (4.52%) Senior RF Engineer
11 20 (3.93%) Systems Designer
12 16 (3.14%) CAD Developer
13 15 (2.95%) Analyst
13 15 (2.95%) Architect
13 15 (2.95%) Coordinator
13 15 (2.95%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (3.93%) .NET
1 20 (3.93%) XML
2 17 (3.34%) JSON
2 17 (3.34%) JSON Schema
2 17 (3.34%) KML
3 14 (2.75%) DirectX
3 14 (2.75%) OpenGL
3 14 (2.75%) Regular Expression
4 12 (2.36%) ASP.NET
4 12 (2.36%) Node.js
4 12 (2.36%) XML Schema
5 8 (1.57%) ASP.NET Core
5 8 (1.57%) React
6 6 (1.18%) .NET Core
6 6 (1.18%) HTML
6 6 (1.18%) Unreal Engine
7 5 (0.98%) AngularJS
8 4 (0.79%) Flash
8 4 (0.79%) WebGL
8 4 (0.79%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 37 (7.27%) Self-Motivation
2 30 (5.89%) Driving Licence
2 30 (5.89%) IoT
3 15 (2.95%) Housing Association
4 14 (2.75%) Home Automation
4 14 (2.75%) Smart Home
5 11 (2.16%) Renewable Energy
6 10 (1.96%) 3D Graphics
6 10 (1.96%) Animation
7 8 (1.57%) Enterprise Software
7 8 (1.57%) Graphic Design
7 8 (1.57%) Virtual Team
8 6 (1.18%) Analytical Mindset
8 6 (1.18%) Robotics
9 5 (0.98%) Analogue Electronics
10 4 (0.79%) ARM Cortex
10 4 (0.79%) Digital Signage
10 4 (0.79%) NB-IoT
10 4 (0.79%) Ray Tracing
10 4 (0.79%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 28 (5.50%) Linux
2 23 (4.52%) Windows
3 7 (1.38%) Windows Server
4 4 (0.79%) Windows Server 2019
5 3 (0.59%) Android
5 3 (0.59%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.39%) Windows Server 2003
6 2 (0.39%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 74 (14.54%) Problem-Solving
1 74 (14.54%) Project Management
2 47 (9.23%) Customer Service
3 43 (8.45%) Mathematics
3 43 (8.45%) Time Management
4 41 (8.06%) Software Engineering
5 35 (6.88%) Agile
6 28 (5.50%) Software Testing
7 27 (5.30%) 3D Modelling
8 23 (4.52%) Customer Requirements
8 23 (4.52%) PLM
9 22 (4.32%) ERP
10 21 (4.13%) Computer Science
11 20 (3.93%) Continuous Improvement
11 20 (3.93%) Logistics
11 20 (3.93%) Project Delivery
12 18 (3.54%) Physics
13 15 (2.95%) Validation
14 14 (2.75%) Analytics
15 12 (2.36%) 3D Rendering
Programming Languages
1 39 (7.66%) C#
2 33 (6.48%) C++
3 27 (5.30%) C
4 14 (2.75%) JavaScript
5 13 (2.55%) SQL
5 13 (2.55%) TypeScript
6 8 (1.57%) MATLAB
7 7 (1.38%) Python
8 6 (1.18%) T-SQL
9 5 (0.98%) PowerShell
10 4 (0.79%) Assembly Language
10 4 (0.79%) Java
10 4 (0.79%) PHP
11 3 (0.59%) Embedded C
12 2 (0.39%) Shell Script
13 1 (0.20%) Bash
13 1 (0.20%) Fortran
13 1 (0.20%) Ladder Logic
13 1 (0.20%) Perl
Qualifications
1 116 (22.79%) Degree
2 37 (7.27%) Security Cleared
3 31 (6.09%) HND
4 26 (5.11%) HNC
5 9 (1.77%) SC Cleared
6 8 (1.57%) PhD
7 7 (1.38%) Master's Degree
8 6 (1.18%) BPSS Clearance
8 6 (1.18%) CTC Cleared
9 5 (0.98%) Computer Science Degree
10 4 (0.79%) Microsoft Certification
11 2 (0.39%) Chartered Engineer
11 2 (0.39%) MCAD
12 1 (0.20%) CCNP
12 1 (0.20%) Cisco Certification
12 1 (0.20%) CWNA
12 1 (0.20%) ITIL Certification
12 1 (0.20%) MCSA
12 1 (0.20%) MCSE
12 1 (0.20%) MCTS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (2.36%) GDPR
2 6 (1.18%) NCSC
3 5 (0.98%) ISO 9001
4 4 (0.79%) Cyber Essentials
4 4 (0.79%) IEC 61131
4 4 (0.79%) JTAG
5 3 (0.59%) QA
System Software
1 6 (1.18%) Active Directory
1 6 (1.18%) Firmware
2 2 (0.39%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.20%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 18 (3.54%) Ansible
2 3 (0.59%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 1 (0.20%) SCCM
3 1 (0.20%) SCOM
3 1 (0.20%) Terraform
Vendors
1 74 (14.54%) Microsoft
2 22 (4.32%) SAP
3 13 (2.55%) Siemens
4 10 (1.96%) EMC
4 10 (1.96%) Progress
5 8 (1.57%) Adobe
6 6 (1.18%) ANSYS
7 5 (0.98%) Google
7 5 (0.98%) ServiceNow
7 5 (0.98%) Vectorworks
8 3 (0.59%) Autodesk
8 3 (0.59%) Bloomberg
9 2 (0.39%) Acronis
9 2 (0.39%) Dell
9 2 (0.39%) EqualLogic
9 2 (0.39%) IFS
9 2 (0.39%) Mitel
9 2 (0.39%) PTC
9 2 (0.39%) Symantec
9 2 (0.39%) Synology