CAD Contracts in the UK excluding London

Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring CAD skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited CAD over the 6 months leading up to 31 October 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Oct 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 327 330 467
Rank change year-on-year +3 +137 +6
Contract jobs citing CAD 42 83 40
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.25% 0.40% 0.13%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.30% 0.45% 0.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 24 13
10th Percentile £350 £241 £185
25th Percentile £375 £311 £225
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £388 £350
Median % change year-on-year +3.09% +10.86% +79.49%
75th Percentile £403 £578 £425
90th Percentile £457 £638 £615
UK median daily rate £400 £400 £350
% change year-on-year - +14.29% +16.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 17 9
10th Percentile - £22.94 £11.75
25th Percentile £17.25 £34.50 £11.84
Median hourly rate £40.00 £35.00 £21.39
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% +63.63% -28.70%
75th Percentile £60.00 £45.00 £30.00
90th Percentile £63.41 £49.63 £36.00
UK median hourly rate £32.59 £35.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year -6.89% +40.00% -24.24%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

CAD falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 14,041 18,439 26,837
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 83.81% 88.33% 89.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,020 12,105 18,694
10th Percentile £250 £250 £260
25th Percentile £381 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +9.89%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £600
90th Percentile £686 £688 £680
UK median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +7.32%
Number of hourly rates quoted 897 1,303 1,340
10th Percentile £15.00 £14.25 £12.66
25th Percentile £18.13 £17.72 £15.75
Median hourly rate £35.00 £43.33 £28.90
Median % change year-on-year -19.22% +49.93% +60.56%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £63.38
90th Percentile £72.50 £77.50 £70.30
UK median hourly rate £36.00 £43.86 £35.00
% change year-on-year -17.92% +25.31% +66.67%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing CAD as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for CAD in the UK excluding London

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CAD in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for CAD in the UK excluding London

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Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CAD in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 31 October 2024.

Daily rate histogram for CAD in the UK excluding London

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing CAD in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for CAD in the UK excluding London

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing CAD in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 31 October 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for CAD in the UK excluding London

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Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CAD within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 31 October 2024. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Midlands -4 13 - - 129
West Midlands +2 12 - - 65
North of England +30 8 £350 -28.21% 268
South East +18 8 £402 -27.00% 149
Scotland - 8 - - 5
North West +28 5 £350 -39.13% 144
South West +9 5 £525 +39.63% 53
Yorkshire +15 3 - - 98
East Midlands -3 1 - - 64
CAD
UK

CAD
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 (2.38%) ArcGIS
1 1 (2.38%) Kinematics
Applications
1 8 (19.05%) Autodesk Inventor
2 3 (7.14%) AutoCAD
2 3 (7.14%) CANalyzer
3 2 (4.76%) OrCAD
3 2 (4.76%) Siemens NX
4 1 (2.38%) CATIA
4 1 (2.38%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (2.38%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (2.38%) Revit
Business Applications
1 1 (2.38%) Teamcenter
Communications & Networking
1 3 (7.14%) Ethernet
2 2 (4.76%) IPX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.76%) GIS
2 1 (2.38%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 6 (14.29%) JIRA
2 3 (7.14%) Bugzilla
2 3 (7.14%) CANoe
3 1 (2.38%) Axure RP
3 1 (2.38%) Rational DOORS
General
1 17 (40.48%) Social Skills
2 12 (28.57%) Manufacturing
3 4 (9.52%) Automotive
4 3 (7.14%) Finance
4 3 (7.14%) Telecoms
5 2 (4.76%) Aerospace
5 2 (4.76%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (4.76%) Electronics
5 2 (4.76%) Public Sector
6 1 (2.38%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (2.38%) Legal
6 1 (2.38%) Local Government
6 1 (2.38%) Marketing
6 1 (2.38%) Military
6 1 (2.38%) Multimedia
6 1 (2.38%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 9 (21.43%) CAD Technician
2 4 (9.52%) Analyst
2 4 (9.52%) Architect
2 4 (9.52%) Programmer
3 3 (7.14%) Senior
3 3 (7.14%) Support Engineer
3 3 (7.14%) Test Analyst
4 2 (4.76%) Configuration Manager
4 2 (4.76%) Designer
4 2 (4.76%) Network Architect
4 2 (4.76%) PCB Designer
4 2 (4.76%) ServiceNow Architect
5 1 (2.38%) Build Engineer
5 1 (2.38%) Design Engineer
5 1 (2.38%) GIS Specialist
5 1 (2.38%) Human Factors Engineer
5 1 (2.38%) Manufacturing Engineer
5 1 (2.38%) Senior Architect
5 1 (2.38%) Senior Design Engineer
5 1 (2.38%) Strategic Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (7.14%) Gherkin
2 1 (2.38%) CSS
2 1 (2.38%) HTML
2 1 (2.38%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 3 (7.14%) Management Information System
1 3 (7.14%) Smart Energy
1 3 (7.14%) Smart Meter
2 2 (4.76%) Data Protection Act
2 2 (4.76%) Driving Licence
2 2 (4.76%) FMCG
2 2 (4.76%) Operational Technology
3 1 (2.38%) Infotainment
3 1 (2.38%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.38%) Windows
1 1 (2.38%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (16.67%) 3D Modelling
1 7 (16.67%) Project Delivery
2 5 (11.90%) Mentoring
2 5 (11.90%) PLM
3 4 (9.52%) Incident Response
3 4 (9.52%) Risk Management
3 4 (9.52%) Technical Leadership
4 3 (7.14%) Data Management
4 3 (7.14%) Issue Tracking
4 3 (7.14%) SDLC
4 3 (7.14%) Software Engineering
4 3 (7.14%) Test Management
4 3 (7.14%) Test Scripting
4 3 (7.14%) Test Strategy
4 3 (7.14%) V-Model
5 2 (4.76%) Agile
5 2 (4.76%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (4.76%) Network Design
5 2 (4.76%) Root Cause Analysis
5 2 (4.76%) Systems Engineering
Programming Languages
1 5 (11.90%) JavaScript
2 3 (7.14%) Java
3 1 (2.38%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 8 (19.05%) Degree
2 4 (9.52%) SC Cleared
2 4 (9.52%) Security Cleared
3 3 (7.14%) Master's Degree
4 1 (2.38%) Chartered Engineer
4 1 (2.38%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (2.38%) DV Cleared
4 1 (2.38%) HNC
4 1 (2.38%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (7.14%) Def Stans
2 1 (2.38%) Data Quality
2 1 (2.38%) NEBOSH
2 1 (2.38%) QA
Vendors
1 7 (16.67%) Autodesk
2 5 (11.90%) ServiceNow
3 4 (9.52%) Snow
4 2 (4.76%) Cisco
4 2 (4.76%) Mentor Graphics
4 2 (4.76%) Meraki
4 2 (4.76%) Microsoft
4 2 (4.76%) Palo Alto
4 2 (4.76%) SAP
5 1 (2.38%) Dell
5 1 (2.38%) Siemens