CAD Technician Job Trends in Portsmouth

Computer-Aided Design Technician (CAD Technician)
Hampshire > Portsmouth

The median Computer-Aided Design Technician (CAD Technician) salary in Portsmouth is £42,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 September 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 48 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a CAD Technician 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Portsmouth 0.15% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £38,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 - -
75th Percentile £46,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median annual salary £35,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Portsmouth

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Portsmouth. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Portsmouth with a recognized job title 636 351 512
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 98.15% 94.61% 94.99%
Number of salaries quoted 436 154 379
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,125 £25,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £38,356
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +15.56% -10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £81,750 £75,000 £72,500
Hampshire median annual salary £55,000 £52,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.77% -0.95% -1.87%

CAD Technician Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Portsmouth

For the 6 months to 18 September 2026, CAD Technician job roles required 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 Portsmouth region featuring CAD Technician in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) 3D Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) AutoCAD
1 1 (100.00%) CAD
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Revit

CAD Technician Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Portsmouth 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 1 (100.00%) AutoCAD
1 1 (100.00%) Revit
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) 3D Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) CAD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA