OrCAD Job Trends in England

Cadence Design Systems OrCAD
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring OrCAD skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 729 646 747
Rank change year-on-year -83 +101 -25
Permanent jobs citing OrCAD 5 8 24
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.005% 0.018% 0.033%
As % of the Applications category 0.10% 0.15% 0.31%
Number of salaries quoted 3 8 19
10th Percentile - - £36,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £44,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.64% -26.67% -7.69%
75th Percentile £57,500 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £59,000 £70,500 -
UK median annual salary £50,000 £44,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +13.64% -26.67% -7.69%

All Software Application Skills
England

OrCAD falls under the Software Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring software application skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 4,788 5,197 7,686
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 5.07% 11.89% 10.63%
Number of salaries quoted 2,829 2,353 3,375
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,250 £25,500
25th Percentile £30,250 £30,000 £30,675
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year - -5.88% -5.56%
75th Percentile £57,500 £57,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £41,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -2.44% -3.53% -5.56%

OrCAD
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

OrCAD job vacancy trend in England

OrCAD
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing OrCAD.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing OrCAD

OrCAD
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing OrCAD within the England region over the 6 months to 15 August 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
Midlands - 2 - -
South West - 2 £50,000 - 1
West Midlands - 2 - -
South East -34 1 £55,000 +25.00% 5
OrCAD
UK

OrCAD
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 (20.00%) Mathcad
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
Communications & Networking
1 1 (20.00%) RS-485
General
1 3 (60.00%) Electronics
1 3 (60.00%) Manufacturing
2 2 (40.00%) Aerospace
2 2 (40.00%) Presentation Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (60.00%) Electronics Engineer
2 2 (40.00%) Hardware Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (60.00%) Analogue Electronics
1 3 (60.00%) FPGA
1 3 (60.00%) VHDL
2 2 (40.00%) Algorithms
2 2 (40.00%) Device Driver
2 2 (40.00%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (20.00%) Optoelectronics
Operating Systems
1 2 (40.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Schematic Capture
2 3 (60.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (60.00%) Validation
3 2 (40.00%) Device Driver Development
3 2 (40.00%) Kalman Filter
3 2 (40.00%) Mentoring
3 2 (40.00%) Project Management
4 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (20.00%) Data Conversion
4 1 (20.00%) Design for Manufacturing
4 1 (20.00%) Design for Test
4 1 (20.00%) Embedded Software Development
4 1 (20.00%) Functional Testing
4 1 (20.00%) Mathematical Modelling
4 1 (20.00%) Mathematics
4 1 (20.00%) Power Management
4 1 (20.00%) Prototyping
4 1 (20.00%) Regulatory Compliance
4 1 (20.00%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 5 (100.00%) C
1 5 (100.00%) Embedded C
2 2 (40.00%) C++
2 2 (40.00%) Embedded C++
2 2 (40.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (60.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) QA
System Software
1 2 (40.00%) Firmware
Vendors
1 3 (60.00%) EMC
2 1 (20.00%) Microsoft