CAD Designer Job Trends in Gateshead

Computer-Aided Design Designer (CAD Designer)
Tyne and Wear > Gateshead

The median Computer-Aided Design Designer (CAD Designer) salary in Gateshead is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 August 2026.

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

6 months to
22 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 17 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a CAD Designer 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Gateshead 1.95% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.61% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - -
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £45,000 - £35,000

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Gateshead

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Gateshead. 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 Gateshead with a recognized job title 115 21 56
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 74.68% 84.00% 98.25%
Number of salaries quoted 78 15 36
10th Percentile £27,750 £26,700 £24,960
25th Percentile £35,000 £34,375 £31,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
75th Percentile £50,000 £42,500 £50,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £49,250 £55,000
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £55,000 £48,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +14.58% +1.05% -9.09%

CAD Designer Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gateshead

For the 6 months to 22 August 2026, CAD Designer 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 Gateshead region featuring CAD Designer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) CAD

CAD Designer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gateshead 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:

General
1 3 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) CAD