CAE Job Trends in England

Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring CAE skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 587 659 671
Rank change year-on-year +72 +12 +20
Permanent jobs citing CAE 11 12 25
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.021% 0.025% 0.050%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.026% 0.027% 0.056%
Number of salaries quoted 4 2 13
10th Percentile - £46,750 -
25th Percentile £72,500 £49,375 £45,600
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £57,500 £52,150
Median % change year-on-year +30.43% +10.26% +10.96%
75th Percentile £77,500 £64,375 £65,000
90th Percentile - £66,250 £76,250
UK median annual salary £75,000 £65,000 £52,150
% change year-on-year +15.38% +24.64% +10.96%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

CAE 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 42,481 43,790 44,458
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 81.29% 90.69% 89.78%
Number of salaries quoted 25,455 21,528 34,408
10th Percentile £28,560 £35,000 £31,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,628 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £98,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

CAE
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

CAE job vacancy trend in England

CAE
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing CAE.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing CAE

CAE
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CAE within the England region over the 6 months to 11 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
West Midlands +36 7 £75,000 +15.38% 2
Midlands +23 7 £75,000 +15.38% 2
East of England +17 2 - -
South East - 2 - -
CAE
UK

CAE
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:

Applications
1 1 (9.09%) Abaqus
1 1 (9.09%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (9.09%) Poser
Communications & Networking
1 1 (9.09%) Internet
General
1 3 (27.27%) Social Skills
2 2 (18.18%) Automotive
3 1 (9.09%) Aviation
3 1 (9.09%) Documentation Skills
3 1 (9.09%) Finance
3 1 (9.09%) French Language
3 1 (9.09%) Military
3 1 (9.09%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (45.45%) Commercial Manager
2 1 (9.09%) Instructor
Miscellaneous
1 1 (9.09%) Acoustics
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (63.64%) CRM
2 5 (45.45%) Technical Leadership
3 1 (9.09%) Budget Management
3 1 (9.09%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 1 (9.09%) Business Development
3 1 (9.09%) Commercial Awareness
3 1 (9.09%) Customer Requirements
3 1 (9.09%) Data Acquisition
3 1 (9.09%) Financial Modelling
3 1 (9.09%) Mentoring
3 1 (9.09%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (9.09%) Programme Management
3 1 (9.09%) Risk Analysis
3 1 (9.09%) Root Cause Analysis
3 1 (9.09%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (9.09%) Storyboarding
Qualifications
1 9 (81.82%) Degree
2 6 (54.55%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 1 (9.09%) Microsoft