CAD Technician Job Trends in Essex

Computer-Aided Design Technician (CAD Technician)
East of England > Essex

The median Computer-Aided Design Technician (CAD Technician) salary in Essex is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 June 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 71 - 69
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a CAD Technician 1 0 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Essex 0.084% - 0.52%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.094% - 0.55%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 - -
East of England median annual salary £60,000 - £22,000

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Essex

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Essex. 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 Essex with a recognized job title 1,069 433 910
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.76% 88.55% 94.40%
Number of salaries quoted 773 258 746
10th Percentile £27,000 £25,000 £26,000
25th Percentile £31,746 £28,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £40,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -11.11% -4.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £53,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £77,950 £80,000
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year - +5.26% -13.64%

CAD Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

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

CAD Technician job vacancy trend in Essex

CAD Technician
Salary Trend in Essex

Salary distribution trend for CAD Technician job vacancies in Essex.

Salary distribution trend for CAD Technician job vacancies in Essex

CAD Technician
Job Locations in Essex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CAD Technician within the Essex region over the 6 months to 16 June 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
Witham - 1 £30,000 - 1
CAD Technician
East of England

CAD Technician Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex

For the 6 months to 16 June 2026, 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 Essex region featuring CAD Technician in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AutoCAD
1 1 (100.00%) Building Information Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Degree

CAD Technician Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex 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 (100.00%) AutoCAD
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Building Information Modelling
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree