AutoCAD Job Trends in the North of England

Autodesk AutoCAD
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring AutoCAD skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 238 229 282
Rank change year-on-year -9 +53 +138
Permanent jobs citing AutoCAD 35 52 9
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.32% 0.57% 0.11%
As % of the Applications category 3.05% 4.16% 1.37%
Number of salaries quoted 4 26 6
10th Percentile £33,450 £36,250 -
25th Percentile £36,375 £37,500 £32,435
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,818 £41,000 £34,104
Median % change year-on-year +9.31% +20.22% -14.74%
75th Percentile £57,238 £52,500 £40,818
90th Percentile £63,395 £56,875 £57,500
England median annual salary £39,000 £47,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -17.89% -13.64% +57.14%

All Software Application Skills
North of England

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 North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 1,146 1,249 655
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 10.64% 13.74% 7.70%
Number of salaries quoted 412 384 490
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,150 £22,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +30.77% -13.33%
75th Percentile £48,750 £52,500 £50,419
90th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £66,250
England median annual salary £40,000 £47,683 £40,000
% change year-on-year -16.11% +19.21% -13.51%

AutoCAD
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

AutoCAD job vacancy trend in the North of England

AutoCAD
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing AutoCAD.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing AutoCAD

AutoCAD
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing AutoCAD in the North of England over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for AutoCAD in the North of England

AutoCAD
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing AutoCAD within the North of England region over the 6 months to 14 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
North West -9 23 £51,636 +25.94% 11
Yorkshire -3 9 £33,000 -43.59% 6
North East - 3 - - 3
AutoCAD
England

AutoCAD
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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 (40.00%) SOLIDWORKS
2 8 (22.86%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (17.14%) MS Visio
4 4 (11.43%) Revit
5 1 (2.86%) EPLAN
5 1 (2.86%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (2.86%) MicroStation
Cloud Services
1 2 (5.71%) Power Platform
2 1 (2.86%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.86%) Ethernet
1 1 (2.86%) TCP/IP
1 1 (2.86%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (8.57%) Geospatial Data
1 3 (8.57%) GIS
1 3 (8.57%) Metadata
1 3 (8.57%) QGIS
1 3 (8.57%) Spatial Data
2 2 (5.71%) Power BI
General
1 11 (31.43%) Analytical Skills
1 11 (31.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 9 (25.71%) Manufacturing
2 9 (25.71%) Social Skills
3 4 (11.43%) Organisational Skills
4 3 (8.57%) Legal
5 1 (2.86%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 10 (28.57%) Senior
2 8 (22.86%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 8 (22.86%) Manufacturing Engineer
2 8 (22.86%) Principal Engineer
3 6 (17.14%) Automation Engineer
4 3 (8.57%) Analyst
4 3 (8.57%) Design Engineer
4 3 (8.57%) GIS Analyst
4 3 (8.57%) GIS Technician
4 3 (8.57%) Operations Analyst
4 3 (8.57%) Operations Technician
5 2 (5.71%) Mechanical Design Engineer
5 2 (5.71%) Mechanical Engineer
5 2 (5.71%) Service Manager
6 1 (2.86%) Active Directory Engineer
6 1 (2.86%) Active Directory Support
6 1 (2.86%) Active Directory Support Engineer
6 1 (2.86%) Electrical Design Engineer
6 1 (2.86%) IT Engineer
6 1 (2.86%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (17.14%) CSS
2 1 (2.86%) OLE
Miscellaneous
1 6 (17.14%) Onboarding
2 4 (11.43%) Renewable Energy
2 4 (11.43%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.86%) Windows
1 1 (2.86%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (45.71%) Project Management
2 10 (28.57%) Stakeholder Management
3 9 (25.71%) Feasibility Study
3 9 (25.71%) Project Delivery
3 9 (25.71%) Visualisation
4 8 (22.86%) Business Case
4 8 (22.86%) Facilities Management
4 8 (22.86%) Manufacturing Engineering
5 6 (17.14%) Computer Science
5 6 (17.14%) Continuous Improvement
5 6 (17.14%) Preventative Maintenance
5 6 (17.14%) Process Improvement
5 6 (17.14%) Six Sigma
6 4 (11.43%) Mentoring
6 4 (11.43%) Problem-Solving
7 3 (8.57%) Data Management
7 3 (8.57%) Data Visualisation
8 2 (5.71%) Building Information Modelling
9 1 (2.86%) Customer Service
9 1 (2.86%) Infrastructure Engineering
Programming Languages
1 3 (8.57%) Python
1 3 (8.57%) SQL
Qualifications
1 15 (42.86%) Degree
2 14 (40.00%) Chartered Engineer
3 9 (25.71%) BPSS Clearance
4 8 (22.86%) HNC
4 8 (22.86%) RIBA
5 6 (17.14%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (5.71%) SC Cleared
6 2 (5.71%) Security Cleared
7 1 (2.86%) DV Cleared
7 1 (2.86%) HND
7 1 (2.86%) Master's Degree
7 1 (2.86%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (17.14%) IEC 61131
2 3 (8.57%) QA
3 1 (2.86%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (2.86%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 8 (22.86%) Microsoft
2 3 (8.57%) ESRI
3 1 (2.86%) AVEVA
3 1 (2.86%) EMC
3 1 (2.86%) ServiceNow