CAD Job Trends in Watford

Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
Hertfordshire > Watford

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Watford requiring CAD skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 37 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing CAD 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Watford 0.50% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.64% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £36,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,500 - -
75th Percentile £40,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hertfordshire median annual salary £38,500 - £50,000

All Process & Methodology Skills
Watford

CAD 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 Watford.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 313 136 174
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Watford 78.64% 90.07% 75.32%
Number of salaries quoted 230 118 121
10th Percentile £30,375 £32,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £38,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £44,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +47.73% -20.00% -8.33%
75th Percentile £80,000 £58,438 £76,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £83,750 £93,750
Hertfordshire median annual salary £58,750 £48,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year +22.40% -11.11% -1.82%

CAD
Job Vacancy Trend in Watford

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

CAD job vacancy trend in Watford

CAD
Salary Trend in Watford

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Watford citing CAD.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Watford citing CAD

CAD
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Watford 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 2 (100.00%) Solid Edge
1 2 (100.00%) SOLIDWORKS
General
1 2 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 2 (100.00%) Automotive
1 2 (100.00%) Electronics
1 2 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Electronics Technician
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Embedded Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Life Science
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Vision
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Prototyping
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared