CAD Technician Job Trends in Manchester

Computer-Aided Design Technician (CAD Technician)
North West > Manchester

The median Computer-Aided Design Technician (CAD Technician) salary in Manchester is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 September 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 191 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a CAD Technician 4 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.054% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.058% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £44,000 - -
25th Percentile £50,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median annual salary £40,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 6,955 2,154 3,832
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.92% 90.85% 94.45%
Number of salaries quoted 5,354 1,282 2,197
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £35,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £54,143 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.82% -1.56% -8.33%
75th Percentile £78,750 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £86,250 £82,500
North West median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%

CAD Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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 Manchester.

CAD Technician job vacancy trend in Manchester

CAD Technician
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for CAD Technician job vacancies in Manchester.

Salary distribution trend for CAD Technician job vacancies in Manchester

CAD Technician
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing CAD Technician in Manchester over the 6 months to 16 September 2026.

Salary histogram for CAD Technician in Manchester

CAD Technician Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 16 September 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 Manchester region featuring CAD Technician in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) CAD
2 3 (75.00%) AutoCAD

CAD Technician Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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 3 (75.00%) AutoCAD
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) CAD