CAD Job Trends in Sheffield

Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Sheffield requiring CAD skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 56 38 69
Rank change year-on-year -18 +31 +16
Permanent jobs citing CAD 1 1 16
As % of all permanent jobs in Sheffield 0.16% 0.37% 1.56%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.23% 0.40% 1.85%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 13
10th Percentile - - £29,750
25th Percentile - - £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £55,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% +46.67% +70.45%
75th Percentile - - £41,000
90th Percentile - - £41,250
South Yorkshire median annual salary £30,000 £55,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year -45.45% +46.67% +70.45%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Sheffield

CAD falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Sheffield.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 438 249 865
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Sheffield 70.30% 92.57% 84.39%
Number of salaries quoted 343 173 708
10th Percentile £28,250 £28,800 £27,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £31,925 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,945 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.01% +10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £65,640 £75,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £86,000 £80,131
South Yorkshire median annual salary £45,000 £57,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -21.74% +21.05% +5.56%

CAD
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield

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

CAD job vacancy trend in Sheffield

CAD
Salary Trend in Sheffield

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Sheffield citing CAD.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Sheffield citing CAD

CAD
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Industry 4.0
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) PLM