AutoCAD Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Autodesk AutoCAD
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 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 415 452 515
Rank change year-on-year +37 +63 +180
Permanent jobs citing AutoCAD 94 114 58
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.22% 0.32% 0.17%
As % of the Applications category 2.29% 2.97% 2.01%
Number of salaries quoted 40 48 24
10th Percentile £31,250 £36,250 £28,625
25th Percentile £36,250 £37,500 £32,435
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,500 £42,955 £43,750
Median % change year-on-year -10.37% -1.82% +25.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £57,500 £54,875
90th Percentile £76,250 £58,625 £66,750
UK median annual salary £38,750 £47,500 £53,000
% change year-on-year -18.42% -10.38% +51.43%

All Software Application Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 4,106 3,841 2,890
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 9.68% 10.69% 8.37%
Number of salaries quoted 1,563 1,370 2,048
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,750 £23,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £27,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,000 £37,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +21.62% -1.33%
75th Percentile £51,250 £57,500 £52,500
90th Percentile £61,250 £72,500 £65,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £47,683 £41,250
% change year-on-year -16.11% +15.60% -9.69%

AutoCAD
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing AutoCAD relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

AutoCAD job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

AutoCAD
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing AutoCAD.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing AutoCAD

AutoCAD
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing AutoCAD in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for AutoCAD in the UK excluding London

AutoCAD
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing AutoCAD within the UK excluding London 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 of England -9 35 £44,818 +9.31% 17
Midlands +40 31 £37,500 -6.25% 17
West Midlands +43 27 £37,500 -11.76% 13
North West -9 23 £51,636 +25.94% 9
East of England +30 15 £66,250 +32.50% 7
South East +31 9 £38,000 -15.39% 14
Yorkshire -3 9 £33,000 -43.59% 5
South West +3 5 £90,000 +200.00% 6
East Midlands -11 4 £60,000 +50.00% 4
North East - 3 - - 3
AutoCAD
UK

AutoCAD
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.06%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (1.06%) SharePoint
Applications
1 31 (32.98%) SOLIDWORKS
2 22 (23.40%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (14.89%) MS Visio
4 5 (5.32%) EPLAN
4 5 (5.32%) Revit
5 4 (4.26%) 3ds Max
6 2 (2.13%) Microsoft Excel
7 1 (1.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (1.06%) MicroStation
Cloud Services
1 3 (3.19%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (2.13%) Power Platform
3 1 (1.06%) Azure
3 1 (1.06%) Entra ID
3 1 (1.06%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 7 (7.45%) LAN
1 7 (7.45%) TCP/IP
2 6 (6.38%) HSRP
2 6 (6.38%) SD-WAN
2 6 (6.38%) VoIP
2 6 (6.38%) VRRP
3 3 (3.19%) VPN
4 2 (2.13%) Wireless
5 1 (1.06%) 4G
5 1 (1.06%) 5G
5 1 (1.06%) DHCP
5 1 (1.06%) DNS
5 1 (1.06%) Ethernet
5 1 (1.06%) Firewall
5 1 (1.06%) Modbus
5 1 (1.06%) RS-485
5 1 (1.06%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (6.38%) QGIS
2 3 (3.19%) Geospatial Data
2 3 (3.19%) GIS
2 3 (3.19%) Metadata
2 3 (3.19%) Spatial Data
3 2 (2.13%) Power BI
General
1 18 (19.15%) Social Skills
2 17 (18.09%) Analytical Skills
2 17 (18.09%) Manufacturing
3 16 (17.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 13 (13.83%) Retail
5 7 (7.45%) Organisational Skills
6 4 (4.26%) Aerospace
7 3 (3.19%) Influencing Skills
7 3 (3.19%) Legal
8 2 (2.13%) Electronics
8 2 (2.13%) Telecoms
9 1 (1.06%) Advertising
9 1 (1.06%) Automotive
9 1 (1.06%) Finance
Job Titles
1 21 (22.34%) Support Engineer
2 20 (21.28%) Technical Engineer
2 20 (21.28%) Technical Support
2 20 (21.28%) Technical Support Engineer
3 12 (12.77%) CAD Technician
4 10 (10.64%) Senior
5 8 (8.51%) Automation Engineer
5 8 (8.51%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 8 (8.51%) Manufacturing Engineer
5 8 (8.51%) Principal Engineer
6 6 (6.38%) Design Engineer
6 6 (6.38%) Network Manager
7 4 (4.26%) Analyst
7 4 (4.26%) CAD Designer
7 4 (4.26%) Designer
7 4 (4.26%) Mechanical Engineer
7 4 (4.26%) Technical Designer
8 3 (3.19%) GIS Analyst
8 3 (3.19%) GIS Technician
8 3 (3.19%) Operations Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (8.51%) CSS
2 1 (1.06%) OLE
Miscellaneous
1 8 (8.51%) Onboarding
2 7 (7.45%) Driving Licence
3 6 (6.38%) Data Centre
3 6 (6.38%) Self-Motivation
4 4 (4.26%) Renewable Energy
5 2 (2.13%) Operational Technology
5 2 (2.13%) SCADA
6 1 (1.06%) CCTV
6 1 (1.06%) Derivative
Operating Systems
1 3 (3.19%) Windows
2 1 (1.06%) Debian
2 1 (1.06%) Linux
2 1 (1.06%) OpenWrt
2 1 (1.06%) Windows 10
2 1 (1.06%) Windows Server
2 1 (1.06%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (31.91%) CAD
2 19 (20.21%) Problem-Solving
3 18 (19.15%) Project Management
4 12 (12.77%) Visualisation
5 10 (10.64%) Project Delivery
5 10 (10.64%) Stakeholder Management
6 9 (9.57%) Continuous Improvement
6 9 (9.57%) Facilities Management
6 9 (9.57%) Feasibility Study
7 8 (8.51%) Business Case
7 8 (8.51%) Computer Science
7 8 (8.51%) Manufacturing Engineering
7 8 (8.51%) Preventative Maintenance
7 8 (8.51%) Process Improvement
7 8 (8.51%) Reverse Engineering
7 8 (8.51%) Six Sigma
8 7 (7.45%) Cybersecurity
9 6 (6.38%) Building Information Modelling
9 6 (6.38%) ITIL
9 6 (6.38%) Network Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (3.19%) Python
1 3 (3.19%) SQL
Qualifications
1 49 (52.13%) Degree
2 14 (14.89%) Chartered Engineer
3 13 (13.83%) HNC
4 10 (10.64%) BPSS Clearance
5 8 (8.51%) Computer Science Degree
5 8 (8.51%) RIBA
6 5 (5.32%) HND
7 4 (4.26%) SC Cleared
7 4 (4.26%) Security Cleared
8 1 (1.06%) DBS Check
8 1 (1.06%) DV Cleared
8 1 (1.06%) Master's Degree
8 1 (1.06%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (9.57%) IEC 61131
2 4 (4.26%) QA
3 2 (2.13%) GDPR
3 2 (2.13%) IEC 61508
4 1 (1.06%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (1.06%) ISO 19650
4 1 (1.06%) PCI DSS
4 1 (1.06%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (3.19%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.06%) iptables
Systems Management
1 1 (1.06%) Ansible
1 1 (1.06%) Functional Safety
1 1 (1.06%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 22 (23.40%) Microsoft
2 7 (7.45%) Cisco
3 6 (6.38%) Avaya
3 6 (6.38%) Extreme Networks
4 3 (3.19%) ESRI
5 2 (2.13%) Rockwell
5 2 (2.13%) Siemens
6 1 (1.06%) Allen-Bradley
6 1 (1.06%) AVEVA
6 1 (1.06%) EMC
6 1 (1.06%) Fortinet
6 1 (1.06%) MikroTik
6 1 (1.06%) ServiceNow
6 1 (1.06%) VMware