CAD Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent remote or hybrid work requiring CAD skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited CAD over the 6 months leading up to 18 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 463 447 482
Rank change year-on-year -16 +35 +254
Permanent jobs citing CAD 23 73 86
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.11% 0.28% 0.29%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.11% 0.32% 0.30%
Number of salaries quoted 18 42 34
10th Percentile £23,690 £27,750 £33,000
25th Percentile £38,750 £30,000 £44,031
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% -9.52% -0.47%
75th Percentile £76,250 £67,188 £61,250
90th Percentile £83,625 £75,750 £66,375
UK median annual salary £54,987 £45,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +22.19% -18.18% +19.57%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 20,029 23,098 28,891
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 92.95% 88.29% 95.86%
Number of salaries quoted 10,218 15,257 21,342
10th Percentile £25,313 £35,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £43,750 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% -4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £76,250 £78,750 £81,250
90th Percentile £99,800 £97,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,249
% change year-on-year - -8.71% +0.42%

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Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing CAD as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

CAD trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

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Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing CAD.

CAD salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

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Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing CAD over the 6 months to 18 August 2025.

CAD salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 6 (26.09%) AutoCAD
2 5 (21.74%) SOLIDWORKS
3 2 (8.70%) Revit
4 1 (4.35%) Adobe Illustrator
4 1 (4.35%) Autodesk Inventor
4 1 (4.35%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (4.35%) MicroStation
Cloud Services
1 1 (4.35%) Azure
1 1 (4.35%) IaaS
1 1 (4.35%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.35%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 4 (17.39%) LabVIEW
General
1 11 (47.83%) Manufacturing
2 9 (39.13%) Social Skills
3 3 (13.04%) Legal
3 3 (13.04%) Public Sector
4 2 (8.70%) Electronics
4 2 (8.70%) Finance
4 2 (8.70%) Law
4 2 (8.70%) Marketing
4 2 (8.70%) Telecoms
5 1 (4.35%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (4.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (4.35%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (4.35%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (21.74%) Senior
2 4 (17.39%) Development Engineer
2 4 (17.39%) Senior Development Engineer
2 4 (17.39%) Senior Test Engineer
2 4 (17.39%) Test Development Engineer
2 4 (17.39%) Test Engineer
3 3 (13.04%) CAD Technician
3 3 (13.04%) Design Engineer
4 2 (8.70%) Consultant
4 2 (8.70%) Developer
4 2 (8.70%) ServiceNow Consultant
4 2 (8.70%) ServiceNow Developer
5 1 (4.35%) CAD Specialist
5 1 (4.35%) CAD Trainer
5 1 (4.35%) Data Scientist
5 1 (4.35%) Embedded Engineer
5 1 (4.35%) LIMS Manager
5 1 (4.35%) Machine Learning Scientist
5 1 (4.35%) Robotics Engineer
5 1 (4.35%) Security Technician
Miscellaneous
1 4 (17.39%) Analogue Electronics
2 3 (13.04%) Smart City
3 2 (8.70%) Algorithms
3 2 (8.70%) Enterprise Software
3 2 (8.70%) LIMS
4 1 (4.35%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (4.35%) Driving Licence
4 1 (4.35%) Embedded Systems
4 1 (4.35%) Management Information System
4 1 (4.35%) NHS
4 1 (4.35%) Renewable Energy
4 1 (4.35%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 2 (8.70%) Windows
2 1 (4.35%) Robot Operating System
2 1 (4.35%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (21.74%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (17.39%) Agile
2 4 (17.39%) Collaborative Working
2 4 (17.39%) Test Automation
3 3 (13.04%) 3D Modelling
3 3 (13.04%) Business Strategy
3 3 (13.04%) Computer Science
3 3 (13.04%) Customer Service
3 3 (13.04%) ERP
3 3 (13.04%) Feasibility Study
3 3 (13.04%) PLM
3 3 (13.04%) Project Delivery
3 3 (13.04%) Time Management
4 2 (8.70%) Business Intelligence
4 2 (8.70%) Decision-Making
4 2 (8.70%) Line Management
4 2 (8.70%) Mentoring
4 2 (8.70%) Project Management
4 2 (8.70%) Software Architecture
4 2 (8.70%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 5 (21.74%) Python
2 4 (17.39%) C
2 4 (17.39%) Embedded C
3 2 (8.70%) C++
4 1 (4.35%) Bash
4 1 (4.35%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 7 (30.43%) Degree
2 4 (17.39%) HND
3 3 (13.04%) Computer Science Degree
3 3 (13.04%) HNC
3 3 (13.04%) Master's Degree
4 2 (8.70%) SC Cleared
4 2 (8.70%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (8.70%) GRC
1 2 (8.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (4.35%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (4.35%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 1 (4.35%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (8.70%) Microsoft
1 2 (8.70%) SAP
1 2 (8.70%) ServiceNow
2 1 (4.35%) Adobe