OrCAD Job Trends in the Midlands

Cadence Design Systems OrCAD
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Midlands citing OrCAD skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

	6 months to 1 Nov 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	278	-	256
Rank change year-on-year	-	-	-
Permanent jobs citing OrCAD	15	0	10
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands	0.093%	-	0.11%
As % of the Applications category	1.54%	-	0.90%
Number of salaries quoted	12	0	10
10^th Percentile	-	-	-
25^th Percentile	£39,000	-	£57,500
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£40,000	-	£60,000
75^th Percentile	£41,000	-	£62,500
90^th Percentile	-	-	-
England median annual salary	£40,000	£44,000	£60,000
% change year-on-year	-9.09%	-26.67%	-17.24%

All Software Application Skills
Midlands

OrCAD falls under the Software Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies citing software application skills in the Midlands.

	6 months to 1 Nov 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies citing software application skills	975	799	1,109
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands	6.07%	14.28%	12.48%
Number of salaries quoted	649	339	246
10^th Percentile	£25,780	£25,750	£26,250
25^th Percentile	£28,500	£29,375	£31,250
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£35,500	£38,000	£40,000
Median % change year-on-year	-6.58%	-5.00%	-5.88%
75^th Percentile	£52,500	£45,000	£53,750
90^th Percentile	£60,250	£61,500	£61,625
England median annual salary	£40,000	£40,000	£47,500
% change year-on-year	-	-15.79%	+5.56%

OrCAD Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

OrCAD Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing OrCAD.

OrCAD 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 OrCAD within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 1 November 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	Job Ads Past 6 Months	Median Salary Past 6 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Jobs
West Midlands	-	14	£40,000	-	2
East Midlands	-	1	-	-	1
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OrCAD Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 1 November 2026, job vacancies citing OrCAD also mentioned 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 Midlands region citing OrCAD.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	EMC	100.0%	15
1	Validation	100.0%	15
3	Degree	93.3%	14
3	Problem-Solving	93.3%	14
3	Schematic Capture	93.3%	14
6	CAD	80.0%	12
6	Cadence	80.0%	12
6	Electronic Design Automation	80.0%	12
6	HNC	80.0%	12
6	HND	80.0%	12
6	Risk Management	80.0%	12
12	C	13.3%	2
12	Embedded C	13.3%	2
12	Project Management	13.3%	2
12	Python	13.3%	2
16	Firmware	6.7%	1
16	Prototyping	6.7%	1

OrCAD Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

General

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Electronics	100.0%	15
1	Manufacturing	100.0%	15