Hybrid/Remote CAE Job Trends

Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring CAE skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 370 448 456
Rank change year-on-year +78 +8 +258
Permanent jobs citing CAE 8 3 19
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.053% 0.018% 0.093%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.060% 0.019% 0.099%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 9
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £72,500 - £45,600
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 - £52,150
Median % change year-on-year - - +10.96%
75th Percentile £77,500 - £53,525
90th Percentile - - £55,820
UK median annual salary £75,000 £65,000 £52,350
% change year-on-year +15.38% +24.16% +11.38%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,414 15,924 19,130
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 88.55% 93.02% 94.08%
Number of salaries quoted 8,496 9,556 15,380
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.60% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

CAE
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CAE and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

CAE job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

CAE
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing CAE.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing CAE

CAE
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

General
1 6 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 5 (62.50%) Automotive
3 3 (37.50%) Manufacturing
4 2 (25.00%) Finance
4 2 (25.00%) French Language
4 2 (25.00%) Military
4 2 (25.00%) Presentation Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (37.50%) Business Strategy
2 2 (25.00%) CRM
2 2 (25.00%) Customer Requirements
2 2 (25.00%) Financial Modelling
2 2 (25.00%) Programme Management
2 2 (25.00%) Risk Analysis
2 2 (25.00%) Storyboarding
3 1 (12.50%) Budget Management
3 1 (12.50%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 1 (12.50%) Business Development
3 1 (12.50%) Commercial Awareness
3 1 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 8 (100.00%) Degree
2 4 (50.00%) Master's Degree