CAD Jobs in Manchester

Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Manchester requiring CAD skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited CAD over the 6 months leading up to 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 151 212 228
Rank change year-on-year +61 +16 +28
Permanent jobs citing CAD 6 14 14
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 0.28% 0.26% 0.30%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.29% 0.31% 0.31%
Number of salaries quoted 2 13 9
10th Percentile £47,125 £42,500 £59,350
25th Percentile £48,438 £43,750 £67,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,250 £50,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% -28.57% +16.67%
75th Percentile £53,438 £52,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £54,375 £86,500 £73,500
North West median annual salary £60,000 £47,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +26.32% -32.14% +16.67%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Manchester

CAD falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Manchester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,073 4,571 4,535
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 95.44% 85.09% 96.28%
Number of salaries quoted 1,159 3,465 2,488
10th Percentile £29,750 £30,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% -8.70% +4.55%
75th Percentile £76,250 £68,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £93,750 £81,250 £82,500
North West median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%

CAD
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Job postings citing CAD as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Job vacancy trend for CAD in Manchester

CAD
Salary Trend in Manchester

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CAD in Manchester.

Salary trend for CAD in Manchester

CAD
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CAD within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 28 May 2025. 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
Bolton - 1 £47,500 - 4
Salford - 1 £55,000 -
CAD
North West

CAD
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 4 (66.67%) AutoCAD
1 4 (66.67%) Autodesk Inventor
Development Applications
1 1 (16.67%) LabVIEW
General
1 6 (100.00%) Manufacturing
2 2 (33.33%) Electronics
3 1 (16.67%) Marketing
3 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 4 (66.67%) Support Engineer
1 4 (66.67%) Technical Engineer
1 4 (66.67%) Technical Support
1 4 (66.67%) Technical Support Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Design Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Electronics Design Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Electronics Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Manufacturing Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (16.67%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Digital Signage
1 1 (16.67%) Embedded Systems
1 1 (16.67%) FPGA
1 1 (16.67%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Logistics
1 4 (66.67%) Performance Analysis
2 2 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (33.33%) Prototyping
3 1 (16.67%) Computer Science
3 1 (16.67%) Data Analysis
3 1 (16.67%) Fault Analysis
3 1 (16.67%) Feasibility Study
3 1 (16.67%) Manufacturing Engineering
3 1 (16.67%) Mathematics
3 1 (16.67%) Physics
3 1 (16.67%) PLM
3 1 (16.67%) Project Management
3 1 (16.67%) Regulatory Compliance
3 1 (16.67%) Software Engineering
3 1 (16.67%) Test Automation
3 1 (16.67%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 2 (33.33%) Python
2 1 (16.67%) C
2 1 (16.67%) C#
2 1 (16.67%) C++
Qualifications
1 5 (83.33%) Degree
2 4 (66.67%) HND
3 1 (16.67%) Numerate Degree
System Software
1 1 (16.67%) Embedded Firmware
1 1 (16.67%) Firmware
Vendors
1 4 (66.67%) SAP