AutoCAD Job Trends in the Midlands

Autodesk AutoCAD
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring AutoCAD skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 202 210 236
Rank change year-on-year +8 +26 +104
Permanent jobs citing AutoCAD 27 8 41
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.29% 0.15% 0.46%
As % of the Applications category 3.70% 1.36% 3.92%
Number of salaries quoted 18 1 22
10th Percentile £31,250 - £29,100
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £30,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.44% +5.88% -
75th Percentile £39,438 £47,500 £54,563
90th Percentile £40,400 - £57,400
England median annual salary £39,500 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -21.00% +11.11% +28.57%

All Software Application Skills
Midlands

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 the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 730 589 1,047
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 7.71% 10.84% 11.74%
Number of salaries quoted 305 252 742
10th Percentile £25,850 £27,050 £23,000
25th Percentile £29,000 £32,500 £25,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,000 £41,889 £36,350
Median % change year-on-year -9.28% +15.24% -9.13%
75th Percentile £45,590 £53,016 £50,000
90th Percentile £59,500 £58,750 £61,250
England median annual salary £40,000 £50,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year -20.00% +33.33% -16.67%

AutoCAD
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

AutoCAD job vacancy trend in the Midlands

AutoCAD
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing AutoCAD.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing AutoCAD

AutoCAD
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing AutoCAD within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 4 March 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
West Midlands +34 25 £38,500 -14.44% 12
East Midlands -33 2 - - 6
AutoCAD
England

AutoCAD
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 14 (51.85%) SOLIDWORKS
2 6 (22.22%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (14.81%) 3ds Max
4 1 (3.70%) EPLAN
4 1 (3.70%) MS Visio
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.70%) 4G
1 1 (3.70%) 5G
1 1 (3.70%) Wireless
General
1 7 (25.93%) Retail
2 6 (22.22%) Manufacturing
3 4 (14.81%) Aerospace
4 1 (3.70%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (3.70%) Electronics
4 1 (3.70%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 17 (62.96%) Support Engineer
1 17 (62.96%) Technical Engineer
1 17 (62.96%) Technical Support
1 17 (62.96%) Technical Support Engineer
2 4 (14.81%) CAD Designer
2 4 (14.81%) Designer
2 4 (14.81%) Technical Designer
3 3 (11.11%) Control Systems Engineer
3 3 (11.11%) Systems Engineer
4 1 (3.70%) Automation Engineer
4 1 (3.70%) Design Engineer
4 1 (3.70%) Electrical Engineer
4 1 (3.70%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.70%) CSS
Miscellaneous
1 1 (3.70%) Driving Licence
1 1 (3.70%) Onboarding
1 1 (3.70%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (62.96%) CAD
2 9 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 8 (29.63%) Reverse Engineering
4 2 (7.41%) Change Management
5 1 (3.70%) Agile
5 1 (3.70%) Computer Science
5 1 (3.70%) Configuration Management
5 1 (3.70%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (3.70%) Customer Requirements
5 1 (3.70%) Integration Testing
5 1 (3.70%) Preventative Maintenance
5 1 (3.70%) Process Improvement
5 1 (3.70%) Project Management
5 1 (3.70%) Project Planning
5 1 (3.70%) Six Sigma
5 1 (3.70%) Software Testing
5 1 (3.70%) Visualisation
Qualifications
1 20 (74.07%) Degree
2 2 (7.41%) HNC
3 1 (3.70%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (3.70%) HND
3 1 (3.70%) SC Cleared
3 1 (3.70%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (7.41%) IEC 61131
1 2 (7.41%) IEC 61508
Systems Management
1 3 (11.11%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 6 (22.22%) Microsoft
2 3 (11.11%) Allen-Bradley
3 2 (7.41%) Rockwell
4 1 (3.70%) Siemens