CAE Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring CAE 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 498 552 551
Rank change year-on-year +54 -1 -69
Permanent jobs citing CAE 11 14 22
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.026% 0.039% 0.064%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.033% 0.044% 0.072%
Number of salaries quoted 4 3 13
10th Percentile - £48,500 -
25th Percentile £72,500 £53,750 £45,600
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £65,000 £52,150
Median % change year-on-year +15.38% +24.64% +10.96%
75th Percentile £77,500 £66,250 £65,000
90th Percentile - £67,000 £76,250
UK median annual salary £75,000 £65,000 £52,150
% change year-on-year +15.38% +24.64% +10.96%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

CAE 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 the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 33,283 31,985 30,588
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 78.49% 89.04% 88.64%
Number of salaries quoted 19,187 14,363 22,780
10th Percentile £27,750 £31,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £33,500 £41,250 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +5.77% -5.45%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

CAE
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

CAE job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

CAE
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

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

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

CAE
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 CAE 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
Midlands +23 7 £75,000 +15.38% 2
West Midlands +22 7 £75,000 +15.38% 2
East of England +25 2 - -
South East - 2 - - 1
CAE
UK

CAE
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:

Applications
1 1 (9.09%) Abaqus
1 1 (9.09%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (9.09%) Poser
Communications & Networking
1 1 (9.09%) Internet
General
1 3 (27.27%) Social Skills
2 2 (18.18%) Automotive
3 1 (9.09%) Aviation
3 1 (9.09%) Documentation Skills
3 1 (9.09%) Finance
3 1 (9.09%) French Language
3 1 (9.09%) Military
3 1 (9.09%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (45.45%) Commercial Manager
2 1 (9.09%) Instructor
Miscellaneous
1 1 (9.09%) Acoustics
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (63.64%) CRM
2 5 (45.45%) Technical Leadership
3 1 (9.09%) Budget Management
3 1 (9.09%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 1 (9.09%) Business Development
3 1 (9.09%) Commercial Awareness
3 1 (9.09%) Customer Requirements
3 1 (9.09%) Data Acquisition
3 1 (9.09%) Financial Modelling
3 1 (9.09%) Mentoring
3 1 (9.09%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (9.09%) Programme Management
3 1 (9.09%) Risk Analysis
3 1 (9.09%) Root Cause Analysis
3 1 (9.09%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (9.09%) Storyboarding
Qualifications
1 9 (81.82%) Degree
2 6 (54.55%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 1 (9.09%) Microsoft