Autodesk AutoCAD
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring AutoCAD skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited AutoCAD over the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 584 819 1142
Rank change year-on-year +235 +323 -209
Permanent jobs citing AutoCAD 268 68 133
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.30% 0.084% 0.076%
As % of the Applications category 3.01% 1.00% 0.83%
Number of salaries quoted 152 34 50
10th Percentile £26,925 £28,825 £27,375
25th Percentile £32,500 £33,750 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £37,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -6.25% +14.29%
75th Percentile £52,500 £43,750 £47,500
90th Percentile £61,100 £55,000 £60,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £43,750 £40,000 £39,500
% change year-on-year +9.38% +1.27% +14.49%

All Software Application Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 8,907 6,769 15,940
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 9.86% 8.39% 9.09%
Number of salaries quoted 4,389 4,278 7,610
10th Percentile £25,000 £25,004 £26,250
25th Percentile £29,250 £30,531 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,500 £44,494 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.98% -1.12% -
75th Percentile £56,250 £61,123 £60,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £37,500 £37,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year - -6.25% -

AutoCAD
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing AutoCAD as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for AutoCAD in the UK

AutoCAD
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing AutoCAD.

Salary trend for AutoCAD in the UK

AutoCAD
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing AutoCAD over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for AutoCAD in the UK

AutoCAD
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing AutoCAD within the UK over the 6 months to 26 July 2024. 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
England +210 249 £45,000 +20.00% 272
UK excluding London +161 240 £43,750 +9.38% 275
South East +44 57 £40,000 - 63
East of England +49 54 £50,000 +17.65% 33
Midlands +17 51 £40,000 -20.00% 59
North of England +52 45 £40,000 +11.11% 65
Work from Home +61 43 £40,000 -20.00% 72
West Midlands +26 37 £40,000 - 32
North West - 27 £40,000 - 34
London +81 23 £63,500 +69.33% 46
South West +13 21 £34,000 -32.00% 31
Yorkshire +73 16 £45,000 +52.54% 26
Scotland -28 15 £42,500 - 28
East Midlands -19 14 £40,000 -20.00% 27
Wales - 4 - - 10
North East -10 2 - - 11

AutoCAD
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 16 (5.97%) ArcGIS
2 6 (2.24%) SharePoint
Applications
1 48 (17.91%) Revit
2 44 (16.42%) Microsoft Office
3 29 (10.82%) Microsoft Excel
4 15 (5.60%) Autodesk Inventor
5 13 (4.85%) Microsoft Project
5 13 (4.85%) MS Visio
5 13 (4.85%) SketchUp
6 10 (3.73%) SOLIDWORKS
7 9 (3.36%) Fusion 360
8 5 (1.87%) 3ds Max
8 5 (1.87%) Microsoft PowerPoint
9 4 (1.49%) EPLAN
9 4 (1.49%) Photoshop
10 3 (1.12%) InDesign
11 1 (0.37%) Adobe Creative Suite
11 1 (0.37%) ALPHACAM
11 1 (0.37%) Solid Edge
Business Applications
1 6 (2.24%) NEC Housing
Cloud Services
1 8 (2.99%) Power Platform
2 3 (1.12%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (0.37%) Adobe Creative Cloud
3 1 (0.37%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 6 (2.24%) Wireless
2 4 (1.49%) Structured Cabling
2 4 (1.49%) TETRA
3 3 (1.12%) LAN
3 3 (1.12%) WLAN
4 1 (0.37%) Profibus
4 1 (0.37%) Unified Communications
4 1 (0.37%) Value-Added Service
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (2.99%) Power BI
2 2 (0.75%) Electronic Patient Records
2 2 (0.75%) GIS
2 2 (0.75%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (0.37%) Geospatial Data
3 1 (0.37%) QGIS
3 1 (0.37%) Spatial Data
General
1 80 (29.85%) Social Skills
2 75 (27.99%) Legal
3 70 (26.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 51 (19.03%) Local Government
5 35 (13.06%) Analytical Skills
6 32 (11.94%) Manufacturing
7 24 (8.96%) Finance
8 18 (6.72%) Organisational Skills
9 16 (5.97%) Retail
10 15 (5.60%) Presentation Skills
11 11 (4.10%) Telecoms
12 8 (2.99%) Games
12 8 (2.99%) Public Sector
13 5 (1.87%) Marketing
14 4 (1.49%) Electronics
15 3 (1.12%) Aerospace
15 3 (1.12%) Automotive
15 3 (1.12%) Law
15 3 (1.12%) Wearables
16 1 (0.37%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 47 (17.54%) Coordinator
1 47 (17.54%) Technical Coordinator
2 39 (14.55%) Project Manager
2 39 (14.55%) Senior
3 21 (7.84%) Designer
4 17 (6.34%) Design Engineer
5 16 (5.97%) AutoCAD Designer
5 16 (5.97%) CAD Designer
5 16 (5.97%) Systems Designer
6 15 (5.60%) Senior Manager
6 15 (5.60%) Systems Engineer
7 13 (4.85%) Technical Manager
8 12 (4.48%) Programmer
8 12 (4.48%) Technical Assistant
9 11 (4.10%) CAD Technician
9 11 (4.10%) Software Engineer
9 11 (4.10%) Systems Programmer
10 10 (3.73%) Hardware Engineer
11 9 (3.36%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 9 (3.36%) Senior Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.99%) V-Ray
2 3 (1.12%) .NET
3 1 (0.37%) Blazor
3 1 (0.37%) Entity Framework
3 1 (0.37%) PostGIS
3 1 (0.37%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 53 (19.78%) Housing Association
2 17 (6.34%) Renewable Energy
3 16 (5.97%) Home Automation
3 16 (5.97%) Smart Home
4 11 (4.10%) CCTV
5 10 (3.73%) Driving Licence
5 10 (3.73%) Onboarding
5 10 (3.73%) Operational Technology
5 10 (3.73%) Self-Motivation
6 8 (2.99%) EPoS
7 7 (2.61%) FMCG
8 5 (1.87%) Acoustics
8 5 (1.87%) Data Centre
8 5 (1.87%) PMI
9 4 (1.49%) Photovoltaics
9 4 (1.49%) SCADA
9 4 (1.49%) Video Conferencing
10 3 (1.12%) iPad
10 3 (1.12%) IPTV
10 3 (1.12%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 16 (5.97%) Windows
2 3 (1.12%) Android
2 3 (1.12%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 79 (29.48%) CAD
2 77 (28.73%) Agile
3 72 (26.87%) Time Management
4 60 (22.39%) Project Management
5 33 (12.31%) Continuous Improvement
6 32 (11.94%) Project Delivery
7 31 (11.57%) Problem-Solving
8 28 (10.45%) Mathematics
9 22 (8.21%) Creative Thinking
10 17 (6.34%) Budgeting
11 16 (5.97%) Mentoring
12 14 (5.22%) Software Engineering
13 11 (4.10%) 3D Modelling
13 11 (4.10%) Project Planning
13 11 (4.10%) Risk Management
14 9 (3.36%) Logistics
14 9 (3.36%) Presales
15 8 (2.99%) Infrastructure Engineering
15 8 (2.99%) PRINCE2
15 8 (2.99%) Resource Allocation
Programming Languages
1 11 (4.10%) R
2 4 (1.49%) C#
2 4 (1.49%) Python
3 1 (0.37%) JavaScript
3 1 (0.37%) SQL
Qualifications
1 80 (29.85%) HND
2 71 (26.49%) Degree
3 68 (25.37%) HNC
4 9 (3.36%) Chartered Engineer
5 8 (2.99%) Security Cleared
6 7 (2.61%) PMI Certification
6 7 (2.61%) SC Cleared
7 5 (1.87%) RIBA
8 4 (1.49%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (1.12%) BICSI Certification
9 3 (1.12%) BICSI RCDD
9 3 (1.12%) DV Cleared
9 3 (1.12%) Master's Degree
10 2 (0.75%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (4.10%) NEBOSH
2 10 (3.73%) GDPR
3 3 (1.12%) Accessibility
4 2 (0.75%) COSHH
5 1 (0.37%) QA
System Software
1 3 (1.12%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 51 (19.03%) Microsoft
2 31 (11.57%) SAP
3 26 (9.70%) Autodesk
4 12 (4.48%) Adobe
5 6 (2.24%) Allen-Bradley
5 6 (2.24%) NEC
6 4 (1.49%) Siemens
7 3 (1.12%) Epicor
8 2 (0.75%) BT
8 2 (0.75%) EMC
9 1 (0.37%) Bloomberg
9 1 (0.37%) Sun
9 1 (0.37%) Vectorworks