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 10 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 626 616 912
Rank change year-on-year -10 +296 +224
Permanent jobs citing AutoCAD 74 296 61
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.14% 0.30% 0.060%
As % of the Applications category 1.14% 3.01% 0.69%
Number of salaries quoted 49 183 29
10th Percentile £31,250 £25,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £32,500 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year - +28.57% -12.50%
75th Percentile £55,000 £53,375 £47,500
90th Percentile £67,500 £64,450 £67,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year - +28.57% -18.60%

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 6,516 9,848 8,874
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 11.94% 9.94% 8.76%
Number of salaries quoted 3,281 6,130 4,829
10th Percentile £27,500 £24,500 £25,750
25th Percentile £37,000 £27,965 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £37,500 £44,345
Median % change year-on-year +33.33% -15.44% -1.46%
75th Percentile £60,265 £53,750 £60,000
90th Percentile £68,000 £67,500 £76,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £48,000 £35,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year +37.14% -6.67% -5.06%

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 10 May 2025.

Salary histogram for AutoCAD in the UK

AutoCAD
Top 15 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 10 May 2025. 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
UK excluding London -3 57 £45,000 - 221
England -61 57 £45,000 - 288
North of England +49 32 £45,500 +13.75% 56
North West +23 31 £45,500 +40.00% 27
Work from Home +119 20 £50,000 +11.11% 97
East of England -7 8 £50,000 - 26
Midlands +22 6 £32,500 -18.75% 41
London +73 4 £52,500 -17.32% 80
South East +41 4 £47,500 +5.56% 47
East Midlands +29 4 £32,500 -18.75% 17
Scotland +121 3 £54,250 +13.02% 18
South West +92 3 - - 33
West Midlands +25 2 £45,000 +9.09% 22
Yorkshire +41 1 - - 21
Wales +37 1 £65,000 - 7

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 1 (1.35%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 11 (14.86%) Revit
2 5 (6.76%) SOLIDWORKS
3 4 (5.41%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (4.05%) Microsoft Office
5 2 (2.70%) Autodesk Inventor
5 2 (2.70%) EPLAN
5 2 (2.70%) Microsoft Excel
5 2 (2.70%) MicroStation
5 2 (2.70%) SketchUp
6 1 (1.35%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (1.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (1.35%) MS Visio
6 1 (1.35%) ProjectWise
Business Applications
1 1 (1.35%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 3 (4.05%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (1.35%) Azure
2 1 (1.35%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (1.35%) Entra ID
2 1 (1.35%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.70%) LAN
1 2 (2.70%) VPN
1 2 (2.70%) Wireless
2 1 (1.35%) 802.11
2 1 (1.35%) BGP
2 1 (1.35%) DMVPN
2 1 (1.35%) DNS
2 1 (1.35%) DVB
2 1 (1.35%) HSRP
2 1 (1.35%) IPsec
2 1 (1.35%) LTE
2 1 (1.35%) MPLS
2 1 (1.35%) Multicast
2 1 (1.35%) OSPF
2 1 (1.35%) SD-WAN
2 1 (1.35%) Spanning Tree
2 1 (1.35%) SS7
2 1 (1.35%) TACACS
2 1 (1.35%) VRRP
2 1 (1.35%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.70%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.35%) GIS
General
1 30 (40.54%) Social Skills
2 16 (21.62%) Finance
2 16 (21.62%) Manufacturing
3 13 (17.57%) Analytical Skills
4 7 (9.46%) Presentation Skills
5 5 (6.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 4 (5.41%) Automotive
7 3 (4.05%) Aerospace
7 3 (4.05%) Organisational Skills
7 3 (4.05%) Public Sector
8 2 (2.70%) Electronics
8 2 (2.70%) Legal
9 1 (1.35%) Advertising
9 1 (1.35%) Marketing
9 1 (1.35%) Military
9 1 (1.35%) Pharmaceutical
9 1 (1.35%) Retail
9 1 (1.35%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 16 (21.62%) Civil Engineer
1 16 (21.62%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 15 (20.27%) Senior
3 10 (13.51%) Project Engineer
4 9 (12.16%) Project Manager
5 7 (9.46%) Design Engineer
5 7 (9.46%) Designer
5 7 (9.46%) Support Engineer
5 7 (9.46%) Technical Engineer
5 7 (9.46%) Technical Support
5 7 (9.46%) Technical Support Engineer
6 6 (8.11%) Mechanical Engineer
7 5 (6.76%) CAD Technician
7 5 (6.76%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
7 5 (6.76%) Systems Designer
7 5 (6.76%) Systems Engineer
8 4 (5.41%) AutoCAD Designer
8 4 (5.41%) CAD Designer
8 4 (5.41%) Manufacturing Engineer
8 4 (5.41%) Senior Mechanical Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.70%) .NET
1 2 (2.70%) .NET Framework
1 2 (2.70%) Unity (Game Engine)
2 1 (1.35%) 802.1X
2 1 (1.35%) ASP.NET
2 1 (1.35%) WinForms
2 1 (1.35%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 9 (12.16%) Home Automation
1 9 (12.16%) Smart Home
2 5 (6.76%) Renewable Energy
2 5 (6.76%) SCADA
3 3 (4.05%) Driving Licence
3 3 (4.05%) NHS
4 2 (2.70%) CCTV
4 2 (2.70%) Data Centre
4 2 (2.70%) Mobile App
5 1 (1.35%) Industry 4.0
5 1 (1.35%) IoT
5 1 (1.35%) Motion Graphics
5 1 (1.35%) MPEG
5 1 (1.35%) Operational Technology
5 1 (1.35%) PKI
5 1 (1.35%) Public Cloud
5 1 (1.35%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (1.35%) Social Media
5 1 (1.35%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.35%) Windows
1 1 (1.35%) Windows Server
1 1 (1.35%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (27.03%) CAD
2 18 (24.32%) Project Management
3 16 (21.62%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 14 (18.92%) Mentoring
5 11 (14.86%) Project Delivery
6 9 (12.16%) Commercial Awareness
6 9 (12.16%) Problem-Solving
7 8 (10.81%) Computational Fluid Dynamics
7 8 (10.81%) Design for Manufacturing
7 8 (10.81%) Finite Element Analysis
8 6 (8.11%) Continuous Improvement
9 4 (5.41%) Budgeting
9 4 (5.41%) Customer Service
9 4 (5.41%) Feasibility Study
10 3 (4.05%) 3D Modelling
10 3 (4.05%) Collaborative Culture
10 3 (4.05%) Collaborative Working
10 3 (4.05%) Decision-Making
10 3 (4.05%) Gantt Chart
10 3 (4.05%) Performance Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (4.05%) C#
2 1 (1.35%) Scala
2 1 (1.35%) TypeScript
2 1 (1.35%) VBA
Qualifications
1 47 (63.51%) Degree
2 9 (12.16%) Master's Degree
3 7 (9.46%) RIBA
4 5 (6.76%) Security Cleared
5 4 (5.41%) Chartered Engineer
6 3 (4.05%) HND
6 3 (4.05%) SC Cleared
7 2 (2.70%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (1.35%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (1.35%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (5.41%) QA
2 1 (1.35%) Accessibility
System Software
1 1 (1.35%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (2.70%) Functional Safety
2 1 (1.35%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 7 (9.46%) Microsoft
2 3 (4.05%) SAP
3 1 (1.35%) Adobe
3 1 (1.35%) Autodesk
3 1 (1.35%) Avaya
3 1 (1.35%) CheckPoint
3 1 (1.35%) ESRI
3 1 (1.35%) Extreme Networks
3 1 (1.35%) F5
3 1 (1.35%) Vectorworks
3 1 (1.35%) VMware