AutoCAD Job Trends

Autodesk AutoCAD
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring AutoCAD skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 531 573 608
Rank change year-on-year +42 +35 +299
Permanent jobs citing AutoCAD 119 127 129
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.19% 0.24% 0.21%
As % of the Applications category 2.10% 2.33% 2.55%
Number of salaries quoted 51 50 71
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £37,500 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -22.00% - +42.86%
75th Percentile £60,000 £57,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £76,250 £62,075 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £38,500 £44,955 £40,000
% change year-on-year -14.36% +12.39% +14.29%

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 5,676 5,449 5,057
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 9.28% 10.30% 8.34%
Number of salaries quoted 2,267 2,000 3,660
10th Percentile £26,640 £28,250 £24,696
25th Percentile £31,250 £35,000 £28,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £47,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.79% +18.75% -11.11%
75th Percentile £57,500 £61,250 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £70,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £36,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% +25.00% -4.00%

AutoCAD
Job Vacancy Trend

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

AutoCAD job vacancy trend in the UK

AutoCAD
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing AutoCAD.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing AutoCAD

AutoCAD
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing AutoCAD over the 6 months to 20 January 2026.

Salary histogram for AutoCAD in the UK

AutoCAD
Top 14 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 20 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
England +68 111 £39,000 -22.00% 66
UK excluding London +35 93 £38,500 -14.36% 55
North of England -9 36 £40,000 -2.44% 18
Midlands +44 30 £37,500 -6.25% 13
West Midlands +50 26 £37,500 -11.76% 10
North West -6 24 £45,818 +11.75% 9
Work from Home +64 18 £72,500 +45.00% 23
London +58 18 £45,000 -36.84% 14
East of England +30 14 £60,000 +20.00% 6
South East +26 9 £38,000 -19.92% 11
Yorkshire -3 9 £33,000 -43.59% 6
South West +4 5 £90,000 +67.44% 6
East Midlands -12 4 £60,000 +50.00% 3
North East - 3 - - 3

AutoCAD
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 (0.84%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (0.84%) SharePoint
Applications
1 30 (25.21%) SOLIDWORKS
2 28 (23.53%) Microsoft Office
3 18 (15.13%) MS Visio
4 16 (13.45%) Revit
5 9 (7.56%) 3ds Max
6 6 (5.04%) EPLAN
7 5 (4.20%) Microsoft Excel
7 5 (4.20%) Navisworks
7 5 (4.20%) SketchUp
8 4 (3.36%) Microsoft Project
9 1 (0.84%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.84%) Microsoft PowerPoint
9 1 (0.84%) MicroStation
Cloud Services
1 5 (4.20%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (2.52%) Asana
3 2 (1.68%) Azure
3 2 (1.68%) Entra ID
3 2 (1.68%) Power Platform
4 1 (0.84%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 7 (5.88%) TCP/IP
2 6 (5.04%) LAN
3 5 (4.20%) HSRP
3 5 (4.20%) SD-WAN
3 5 (4.20%) VoIP
3 5 (4.20%) VRRP
4 4 (3.36%) Network Security
4 4 (3.36%) VPN
5 3 (2.52%) WebEx
6 2 (1.68%) Ethernet
6 2 (1.68%) Wireless
7 1 (0.84%) 4G
7 1 (0.84%) 5G
7 1 (0.84%) DHCP
7 1 (0.84%) DNS
7 1 (0.84%) Firewall
7 1 (0.84%) Modbus
7 1 (0.84%) RS-485
7 1 (0.84%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (7.56%) QGIS
2 6 (5.04%) Geospatial Data
2 6 (5.04%) GIS
2 6 (5.04%) Metadata
2 6 (5.04%) Spatial Data
3 2 (1.68%) Power BI
General
1 29 (24.37%) Social Skills
2 23 (19.33%) Manufacturing
3 21 (17.65%) Analytical Skills
4 16 (13.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 12 (10.08%) Retail
6 10 (8.40%) Organisational Skills
7 7 (5.88%) Finance
8 6 (5.04%) Legal
9 4 (3.36%) Aerospace
10 3 (2.52%) Influencing Skills
10 3 (2.52%) Marketing
11 2 (1.68%) Electronics
11 2 (1.68%) Telecoms
12 1 (0.84%) Advertising
12 1 (0.84%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 21 (17.65%) Support Engineer
2 19 (15.97%) Technical Engineer
2 19 (15.97%) Technical Support
2 19 (15.97%) Technical Support Engineer
3 13 (10.92%) CAD Technician
4 10 (8.40%) CAD Designer
4 10 (8.40%) Designer
4 10 (8.40%) Senior
5 9 (7.56%) Design Engineer
6 8 (6.72%) Automation Engineer
6 8 (6.72%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 8 (6.72%) Manufacturing Engineer
6 8 (6.72%) Principal Engineer
7 7 (5.88%) Analyst
8 6 (5.04%) AutoCAD Designer
8 6 (5.04%) GIS Analyst
8 6 (5.04%) GIS Technician
8 6 (5.04%) Operations Analyst
8 6 (5.04%) Operations Technician
8 6 (5.04%) Systems Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (6.72%) CSS
2 1 (0.84%) OLE
Miscellaneous
1 11 (9.24%) Home Automation
2 9 (7.56%) Self-Motivation
3 8 (6.72%) Onboarding
4 7 (5.88%) Data Centre
4 7 (5.88%) Digital Signage
4 7 (5.88%) Driving Licence
4 7 (5.88%) Renewable Energy
4 7 (5.88%) Smart Home
4 7 (5.88%) Video Conferencing
5 4 (3.36%) IoT
6 3 (2.52%) Social Media
6 3 (2.52%) Team-Oriented Environment
7 2 (1.68%) CCTV
7 2 (1.68%) Operational Technology
7 2 (1.68%) SCADA
8 1 (0.84%) Derivative
8 1 (0.84%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 4 (3.36%) Windows
2 2 (1.68%) Windows 10
3 1 (0.84%) Debian
3 1 (0.84%) Linux
3 1 (0.84%) OpenWrt
3 1 (0.84%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.84%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (35.29%) CAD
2 25 (21.01%) Project Management
3 21 (17.65%) Problem-Solving
4 15 (12.61%) Visualisation
5 11 (9.24%) Building Information Modelling
5 11 (9.24%) Project Delivery
6 10 (8.40%) Stakeholder Management
7 9 (7.56%) Continuous Improvement
7 9 (7.56%) Feasibility Study
7 9 (7.56%) Mentoring
8 8 (6.72%) Business Case
8 8 (6.72%) Computer Science
8 8 (6.72%) Facilities Management
8 8 (6.72%) Manufacturing Engineering
8 8 (6.72%) Preventative Maintenance
8 8 (6.72%) PRINCE2
8 8 (6.72%) Process Improvement
8 8 (6.72%) Reverse Engineering
8 8 (6.72%) Six Sigma
9 7 (5.88%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (5.04%) Python
1 6 (5.04%) SQL
Qualifications
1 58 (48.74%) Degree
2 14 (11.76%) Chartered Engineer
2 14 (11.76%) HNC
2 14 (11.76%) RIBA
3 9 (7.56%) BPSS Clearance
4 8 (6.72%) Computer Science Degree
5 6 (5.04%) HND
6 5 (4.20%) SC Cleared
6 5 (4.20%) Security Cleared
7 3 (2.52%) CAPM
7 3 (2.52%) Master's Degree
7 3 (2.52%) PMI Certification
7 3 (2.52%) PMP
8 2 (1.68%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.84%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (7.56%) IEC 61131
2 7 (5.88%) QA
3 2 (1.68%) GDPR
3 2 (1.68%) IEC 61508
3 2 (1.68%) SLA
4 1 (0.84%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (0.84%) ISO 19650
4 1 (0.84%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 4 (3.36%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.84%) iptables
Systems Management
1 2 (1.68%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.84%) Ansible
2 1 (0.84%) Functional Safety
2 1 (0.84%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 29 (24.37%) Microsoft
2 14 (11.76%) Cisco
3 6 (5.04%) Autodesk
3 6 (5.04%) ESRI
4 5 (4.20%) Avaya
4 5 (4.20%) Extreme Networks
5 4 (3.36%) NEC
5 4 (3.36%) Panasonic
5 4 (3.36%) Polycom
5 4 (3.36%) Samsung
5 4 (3.36%) Sony
6 2 (1.68%) EMC
6 2 (1.68%) Rockwell
6 2 (1.68%) ServiceNow
7 1 (0.84%) Allen-Bradley
7 1 (0.84%) AVEVA
7 1 (0.84%) Fortinet
7 1 (0.84%) Meraki
7 1 (0.84%) Ruckus Wireless
7 1 (0.84%) VMware