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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 205 236 228
Rank change year-on-year +31 -8 +127
Permanent jobs citing AutoCAD 28 38 17
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.50% 0.38% 0.30%
As % of the Applications category 3.62% 2.95% 2.94%
Number of salaries quoted 24 21 5
10th Percentile £25,958 £35,000 £35,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £37,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £40,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% -20.00% +21.21%
75th Percentile £38,750 £57,500 £55,000
90th Percentile £39,250 £61,250 -
England median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% +33.33% +7.14%

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 773 1,288 578
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 13.78% 12.80% 10.23%
Number of salaries quoted 367 302 353
10th Percentile £25,750 £25,256 £22,473
25th Percentile £28,500 £31,250 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +0.63%
75th Percentile £45,000 £53,750 £53,525
90th Percentile £61,225 £62,500 £63,750
England median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% - -

AutoCAD
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings citing AutoCAD as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for AutoCAD 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 20 September 2025.

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 20 September 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
West Midlands +43 20 £37,500 -6.25% 19
East Midlands +20 8 £28,610 -28.48% 7
AutoCAD
England

AutoCAD
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 14 (50.00%) SOLIDWORKS
2 8 (28.57%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (7.14%) MS Visio
3 2 (7.14%) SketchUp
4 1 (3.57%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (3.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 4 (14.29%) Social Skills
2 3 (10.71%) Legal
3 2 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (3.57%) Manufacturing
4 1 (3.57%) Retail
Job Titles
1 19 (67.86%) Support Engineer
1 19 (67.86%) Technical Engineer
1 19 (67.86%) Technical Support
1 19 (67.86%) Technical Support Engineer
2 6 (21.43%) CAD Technician
3 2 (7.14%) Automation Engineer
4 1 (3.57%) Design Engineer
4 1 (3.57%) Microwave Engineer
4 1 (3.57%) RF Design Engineer
4 1 (3.57%) RF Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (7.14%) CSS
Miscellaneous
1 2 (7.14%) CCTV
1 2 (7.14%) Home Automation
1 2 (7.14%) Onboarding
1 2 (7.14%) Smart Home
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (39.29%) CAD
2 3 (10.71%) Customer Service
2 3 (10.71%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (10.71%) Reverse Engineering
2 3 (10.71%) Time Management
3 2 (7.14%) Computer Science
3 2 (7.14%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (7.14%) Preventative Maintenance
3 2 (7.14%) Process Improvement
3 2 (7.14%) Project Management
3 2 (7.14%) Six Sigma
3 2 (7.14%) Visualisation
4 1 (3.57%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (3.57%) Prototyping
Qualifications
1 22 (78.57%) Degree
2 2 (7.14%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (3.57%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (7.14%) IEC 61131
Vendors
1 9 (32.14%) Microsoft