Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring CAE skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited CAE over the 6 months leading up to 11 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 694 873 783
Rank change year-on-year +179 -90 +317
Permanent jobs citing CAE 12 25 198
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.022% 0.025% 0.20%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.023% 0.029% 0.21%
Number of salaries quoted 3 9 26
10th Percentile £49,000 - -
25th Percentile £55,000 £55,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £22,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% +172.73% -52.17%
75th Percentile £126,250 £65,000 -
90th Percentile £163,000 £69,500 £60,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £22,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +172.73% -52.17%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 51,302 84,920 96,579
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.76% 85.59% 95.61%
Number of salaries quoted 27,015 59,883 56,845
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,008 £34,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £61,180
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -10.10% +1.97%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £98,474 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% +4.76%

CAE
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for CAE in the UK

CAE
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for CAE in the UK

CAE
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing CAE over the 6 months to 11 May 2025.

Salary histogram for CAE in the UK

CAE
Top 9 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CAE within the UK over the 6 months to 11 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 +177 11 £57,500 -4.17% 27
England +149 11 £112,500 +87.50% 33
South East +99 5 - - 5
Midlands +64 4 - - 19
West Midlands +57 2 - - 17
East Midlands - 2 - - 1
London +110 1 £175,000 +105.88% 8
East of England +40 1 £50,000 -23.08%
Wales - 1 £65,000 -

CAE
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:

Applications
1 3 (25.00%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (8.33%) AutoCAD
2 1 (8.33%) SOLIDWORKS
General
1 9 (75.00%) Automotive
2 7 (58.33%) Aeronautics
2 7 (58.33%) Aerospace
2 7 (58.33%) Law
3 3 (25.00%) Social Skills
4 2 (16.67%) Manufacturing
5 1 (8.33%) Legal
Job Titles
1 7 (58.33%) Performance Engineer
2 2 (16.67%) Systems Engineer
3 1 (8.33%) Design Engineer
3 1 (8.33%) Mechanical Design Engineer
3 1 (8.33%) Mechanical Engineer
3 1 (8.33%) Project Engineer
3 1 (8.33%) Senior
Miscellaneous
1 1 (8.33%) Algorithms
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (83.33%) CAD
2 7 (58.33%) Computational Fluid Dynamics
2 7 (58.33%) Data Collection
2 7 (58.33%) Decision-Making
2 7 (58.33%) Fluid Mechanics
2 7 (58.33%) Performance Engineering
2 7 (58.33%) Physics
2 7 (58.33%) Test Planning
3 2 (16.67%) Strategic Planning
3 2 (16.67%) Use Case
4 1 (8.33%) Budgeting
4 1 (8.33%) Computer Science
4 1 (8.33%) Conflict Resolution
4 1 (8.33%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (8.33%) Feasibility Study
4 1 (8.33%) Mathematics
4 1 (8.33%) Project Management
4 1 (8.33%) Software Engineering
4 1 (8.33%) Technical Leadership
4 1 (8.33%) Validation
Qualifications
1 10 (83.33%) Degree
2 8 (66.67%) Master's Degree
2 8 (66.67%) PhD
3 1 (8.33%) HNC
3 1 (8.33%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (8.33%) QA