Senior CAD Technician Job Trends in England

Senior Computer-Aided Design Technician (Senior CAD Technician)
UK > England

The median Senior Computer-Aided Design Technician (Senior CAD Technician) salary in England is £51,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 October 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 769 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior CAD Technician 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.003% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.003% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £47,625 - -
25th Percentile £47,813 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,250 - -
75th Percentile £55,313 - -
90th Percentile £55,875 - -
UK median annual salary £51,250 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in England with a recognized job title 96,332 38,980 61,684
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.66% 90.58% 95.24%
Number of salaries quoted 67,219 23,193 35,285
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,000 £35,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,000 £55,000 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.27% -1.79% -6.67%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £58,015 £53,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +8.44% -2.73% -8.33%

Senior CAD Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior CAD Technician' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Senior CAD Technician job vacancy trend in England

Senior CAD Technician
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Senior CAD Technician job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Senior CAD Technician job vacancies in England

Senior CAD Technician
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior CAD Technician within the England region over the 6 months to 11 October 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 West - 1 - - 1
South West - 1 £52,500 - 1
East of England - 1 £50,000 - 1
North of England - 1 - - 6
Senior CAD Technician
UK

Senior CAD Technician Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 11 October 2026, Senior CAD Technician job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Senior CAD Technician in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) CAD
2 2 (66.67%) 3D Modelling
2 2 (66.67%) Building Information Modelling
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Project Delivery
2 2 (66.67%) Revit
3 1 (33.33%) AutoCAD
3 1 (33.33%) Autodesk
3 1 (33.33%) Degree
3 1 (33.33%) Digital Engineering
3 1 (33.33%) Digital Innovation
3 1 (33.33%) Document Management
3 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
3 1 (33.33%) Navisworks
3 1 (33.33%) ProjectWise
3 1 (33.33%) QA

Senior CAD Technician Skill Set
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 2 (66.67%) Revit
2 1 (33.33%) AutoCAD
2 1 (33.33%) Navisworks
2 1 (33.33%) ProjectWise
General
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) CAD
2 2 (66.67%) 3D Modelling
2 2 (66.67%) Building Information Modelling
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Project Delivery
3 1 (33.33%) Digital Engineering
3 1 (33.33%) Digital Innovation
3 1 (33.33%) Document Management
3 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Autodesk