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 19 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 191 232 222
Rank change year-on-year +41 -10 +113
Permanent jobs citing AutoCAD 30 13 21
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.38% 0.21% 0.33%
As % of the Applications category 4.34% 1.95% 3.30%
Number of salaries quoted 19 3 8
10th Percentile £31,250 £38,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £38,750 £33,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £40,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% -15.79% +15.15%
75th Percentile £39,250 £45,000 £50,938
90th Percentile £39,500 £46,500 £57,500
England median annual salary £39,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -22.00% - +42.86%

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 692 667 636
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 8.71% 10.65% 10.13%
Number of salaries quoted 294 263 483
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,500 £22,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £25,822
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year - +6.67% -6.25%
75th Percentile £48,438 £53,750 £52,193
90th Percentile £62,125 £62,400 £65,000
England median annual salary £40,000 £47,501 £40,000
% change year-on-year -15.79% +18.75% -12.57%

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
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing AutoCAD in the Midlands over the 6 months to 19 January 2026.

Salary histogram for AutoCAD in the Midlands

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 19 January 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 +51 26 £37,500 -11.76% 10
East Midlands -11 4 £60,000 +50.00% 3
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 16 (53.33%) SOLIDWORKS
2 7 (23.33%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (13.33%) 3ds Max
4 2 (6.67%) MS Visio
5 1 (3.33%) EPLAN
5 1 (3.33%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (3.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.33%) 4G
1 1 (3.33%) 5G
1 1 (3.33%) Wireless
General
1 7 (23.33%) Retail
2 4 (13.33%) Aerospace
2 4 (13.33%) Manufacturing
3 2 (6.67%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (3.33%) Electronics
4 1 (3.33%) Social Skills
4 1 (3.33%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 19 (63.33%) Support Engineer
1 19 (63.33%) Technical Engineer
1 19 (63.33%) Technical Support
1 19 (63.33%) Technical Support Engineer
2 4 (13.33%) CAD Designer
2 4 (13.33%) Designer
2 4 (13.33%) Technical Designer
3 2 (6.67%) Automation Engineer
3 2 (6.67%) Design Engineer
4 1 (3.33%) CAD Technician
4 1 (3.33%) Control Systems Engineer
4 1 (3.33%) Electrical Engineer
4 1 (3.33%) Lead
4 1 (3.33%) Microwave Engineer
4 1 (3.33%) RF Design Engineer
4 1 (3.33%) RF Engineer
4 1 (3.33%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (6.67%) CSS
Miscellaneous
1 2 (6.67%) Onboarding
2 1 (3.33%) Driving Licence
2 1 (3.33%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (63.33%) CAD
2 9 (30.00%) Problem-Solving
3 8 (26.67%) Reverse Engineering
4 2 (6.67%) Computer Science
4 2 (6.67%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (6.67%) Preventative Maintenance
4 2 (6.67%) Process Improvement
4 2 (6.67%) Project Management
4 2 (6.67%) Six Sigma
4 2 (6.67%) Visualisation
5 1 (3.33%) Agile
5 1 (3.33%) Collaborative Working
5 1 (3.33%) Configuration Management
5 1 (3.33%) Customer Requirements
5 1 (3.33%) Integration Testing
5 1 (3.33%) Project Planning
5 1 (3.33%) Prototyping
5 1 (3.33%) Software Testing
Qualifications
1 24 (80.00%) Degree
2 2 (6.67%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (3.33%) HNC
3 1 (3.33%) HND
3 1 (3.33%) SC Cleared
3 1 (3.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (10.00%) IEC 61131
2 2 (6.67%) IEC 61508
Systems Management
1 1 (3.33%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 8 (26.67%) Microsoft
2 2 (6.67%) Rockwell
3 1 (3.33%) Allen-Bradley
3 1 (3.33%) Siemens