AutoCAD Job Trends in London

Autodesk AutoCAD
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in London requiring AutoCAD skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 394 363 442
Rank change year-on-year -31 +79 -5
Permanent jobs citing AutoCAD 56 27 19
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.22% 0.23% 0.10%
As % of the Applications category 4.47% 2.22% 1.23%
Number of salaries quoted 40 16 11
10th Percentile £35,000 - £47,500
25th Percentile £38,588 £42,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £63,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -29.13% +69.33%
75th Percentile £66,250 £47,500 £72,250
90th Percentile £72,500 £52,125 £90,000
England median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - -10.00% +25.00%

All Software Application Skills
London

AutoCAD 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 London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 1,254 1,217 1,550
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 4.84% 10.29% 8.21%
Number of salaries quoted 759 698 684
10th Percentile £30,975 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £38,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £71,250 £72,500 £70,250
90th Percentile £86,250 £90,000 £85,000
England median annual salary £40,000 £40,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - -11.11% -

AutoCAD
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

AutoCAD job vacancy trend in London

AutoCAD
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing AutoCAD.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing AutoCAD

AutoCAD
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing AutoCAD in London over the 6 months to 2 October 2026.

Salary histogram for AutoCAD in London

AutoCAD
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing AutoCAD within the London region over the 6 months to 2 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
South London -1 1 £42,500 -9.57% 2
Central London - 1 £50,000 - 11
AutoCAD
England

AutoCAD
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (7.14%) SharePoint
Applications
1 18 (32.14%) Revit
2 11 (19.64%) Navisworks
3 8 (14.29%) Microsoft Excel
4 7 (12.50%) Civil 3D
4 7 (12.50%) MS Visio
5 4 (7.14%) DaVinci Resolve
6 3 (5.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 2 (3.57%) Microsoft Office
8 1 (1.79%) SketchUp
Cloud Services
1 4 (7.14%) AWS
1 4 (7.14%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 7 (12.50%) Structured Cabling
2 4 (7.14%) SNMP
3 3 (5.36%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.79%) GIS
General
1 22 (39.29%) Social Skills
2 6 (10.71%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (8.93%) Finance
3 5 (8.93%) Presentation Skills
4 4 (7.14%) Law
4 4 (7.14%) Organisational Skills
5 3 (5.36%) Local Government
5 3 (5.36%) Telecoms
6 1 (1.79%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (1.79%) Games
6 1 (1.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (1.79%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 15 (26.79%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 13 (23.21%) Senior
3 9 (16.07%) CAD Technician
4 7 (12.50%) Civil Engineer
5 6 (10.71%) Designer
6 5 (8.93%) Associate Engineer
6 5 (8.93%) Electrical Engineer
7 4 (7.14%) Consultant
7 4 (7.14%) Design Engineer
7 4 (7.14%) Project Engineer
7 4 (7.14%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
7 4 (7.14%) Technical Consultant
7 4 (7.14%) Technical Design Consultant
8 3 (5.36%) Cabling Engineer
8 3 (5.36%) ICT Manager
8 3 (5.36%) ICT Project Manager
8 3 (5.36%) Infrastructure Manager
8 3 (5.36%) Infrastructure Project Manager
8 3 (5.36%) Project Manager
8 3 (5.36%) Senior Technician
Miscellaneous
1 7 (12.50%) Smart Home
2 6 (10.71%) Data Centre
3 3 (5.36%) Fibre Optics
3 3 (5.36%) Home Automation
3 3 (5.36%) Life Science
3 3 (5.36%) Onboarding
4 2 (3.57%) Acoustics
Operating Systems
1 7 (12.50%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (48.21%) CAD
2 20 (35.71%) Project Delivery
3 15 (26.79%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 14 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
5 13 (23.21%) Building Information Modelling
6 11 (19.64%) Continuous Improvement
7 8 (14.29%) Model Validation
7 8 (14.29%) Validation
8 7 (12.50%) Project Management
8 7 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
9 5 (8.93%) Mentoring
10 4 (7.14%) 3D Modelling
10 4 (7.14%) Data Management
10 4 (7.14%) Digital Engineering
10 4 (7.14%) Line Management
10 4 (7.14%) Post-Production
10 4 (7.14%) Requirements Gathering
10 4 (7.14%) Software Testing
10 4 (7.14%) Storytelling
11 3 (5.36%) Strategic Planning
Qualifications
1 14 (25.00%) Degree
2 4 (7.14%) HND
3 3 (5.36%) BICSI Certification
3 3 (5.36%) BICSI RCDD
3 3 (5.36%) HNC
3 3 (5.36%) PMI Certification
3 3 (5.36%) PMP
4 1 (1.79%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (16.07%) ISO 19650
2 4 (7.14%) Accessibility
3 3 (5.36%) QA
4 1 (1.79%) GDPR
Vendors
1 11 (19.64%) Microsoft
2 6 (10.71%) Autodesk
3 4 (7.14%) Adobe
3 4 (7.14%) Avid
3 4 (7.14%) Cisco
3 4 (7.14%) Draytek
3 4 (7.14%) Ruckus Wireless
3 4 (7.14%) SolarWinds
3 4 (7.14%) Splunk