CAD Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London

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

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring CAD skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 405 303 320
Rank change year-on-year -102 +17 +64
Contract jobs citing CAD 49 55 85
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 0.19% 0.41% 0.40%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.23% 0.45% 0.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 27 35 12
10th Percentile £363 £378 £239
25th Percentile £478 £438 £303
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £450 £413
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% +9.09% +17.86%
75th Percentile £599 £593 £450
90th Percentile £700 £785 £1,524
UK median daily rate £538 £525 £377
% change year-on-year +2.38% +39.26% +7.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 3 50
10th Percentile £16.33 £46.00 £23.63
25th Percentile £28.25 £51.25 £35.80
Median hourly rate £35.00 £60.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -41.67% +33.33% +24.14%
75th Percentile £37.50 - £51.25
90th Percentile £52.90 - £57.50
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £52.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -33.33% +16.67% +12.50%

All Process & 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 21,307 12,212 17,526
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 81.84% 90.47% 82.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,670 7,514 10,274
10th Percentile £300 £235 £250
25th Percentile £405 £367 £380
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £592 £575 £600
90th Percentile £688 £650 £688
UK median daily rate £513 £502 £525
% change year-on-year +2.09% -4.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,253 1,002 2,196
10th Percentile £14.25 £14.13 £12.50
25th Percentile £19.33 £16.95 £15.50
Median hourly rate £44.50 £25.08 £38.12
Median % change year-on-year +77.47% -34.22% +17.29%
75th Percentile £68.00 £55.00 £61.60
90th Percentile £81.05 £73.75 £73.50
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £37.50
% change year-on-year +74.79% -32.93% +7.14%

CAD
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing CAD relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

CAD job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

CAD
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing CAD.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing CAD

CAD
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 24 June 2026.

Daily rate histogram for CAD in the UK excluding London

CAD
Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing CAD.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing CAD

CAD
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 24 June 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for CAD in the UK excluding London

CAD
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 24 June 2026. 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
South East -41 24 £550 +30.18% 37
South West -25 9 £550 -8.33% 13
North West -67 7 £475 +5.56% 12
North of England -100 7 £475 +5.56% 17
Midlands -61 6 £563 -19.64% 20
East Midlands -25 3 £575 -17.86% 10
West Midlands -56 3 £550 +57.14% 10
Northern Ireland +1 2 £252 - 1
Scotland - 1 - - 12
CAD
UK

CAD
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (6.12%) SharePoint
2 2 (4.08%) Confluence
Applications
1 6 (12.24%) CATIA
1 6 (12.24%) Siemens NX
2 4 (8.16%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (8.16%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (4.08%) Adobe Illustrator
3 2 (4.08%) Maya
3 2 (4.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (4.08%) Photoshop
3 2 (4.08%) Windchill
4 1 (2.04%) AutoCAD
4 1 (2.04%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (2.04%) MicroStation
4 1 (2.04%) MS Visio
4 1 (2.04%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 7 (14.29%) Teamcenter
2 1 (2.04%) ENOVIA
2 1 (2.04%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 9 (18.37%) Azure
2 8 (16.33%) GCP
3 7 (14.29%) Azure DevOps
4 6 (12.24%) Google App Engine
5 2 (4.08%) AWS
6 1 (2.04%) Azure Data Factory
6 1 (2.04%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.04%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (8.16%) Metadata
2 1 (2.04%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 6 (12.24%) Git
1 6 (12.24%) GitLab
2 2 (4.08%) JIRA
General
1 12 (24.49%) Social Skills
2 11 (22.45%) Manufacturing
3 8 (16.33%) Aerospace
3 8 (16.33%) Public Sector
4 7 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (10.20%) Automotive
6 3 (6.12%) Organisational Skills
6 3 (6.12%) Telecoms
7 2 (4.08%) Marketing
7 2 (4.08%) Retail
8 1 (2.04%) Finance
8 1 (2.04%) Legal
Job Titles
1 10 (20.41%) Architect
1 10 (20.41%) Developer
1 10 (20.41%) ServiceNow Architect
1 10 (20.41%) ServiceNow Developer
2 5 (10.20%) Designer
2 5 (10.20%) Solutions Architect
3 4 (8.16%) CAD Designer
4 3 (6.12%) Lead
4 3 (6.12%) Senior
5 2 (4.08%) Analyst
5 2 (4.08%) Author
5 2 (4.08%) Contracts Manager
5 2 (4.08%) Data Analyst
5 2 (4.08%) Data Quality Analyst
5 2 (4.08%) Platform Engineer
5 2 (4.08%) Project Manager
5 2 (4.08%) Quality Analyst
5 2 (4.08%) Team Leader
5 2 (4.08%) Technical Architect
6 1 (2.04%) Programme Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (32.65%) REST
1 16 (32.65%) SOAP
2 5 (10.20%) OAuth
3 3 (6.12%) Middleware
4 2 (4.08%) JSON
4 2 (4.08%) XML
5 1 (2.04%) HTML
5 1 (2.04%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 7 (14.29%) CMDB
2 3 (6.12%) Animation
2 3 (6.12%) Management Information System
3 2 (4.08%) EPoS
3 2 (4.08%) NHS
3 2 (4.08%) Vector Graphics
4 1 (2.04%) Lidar
4 1 (2.04%) Photography
4 1 (2.04%) PMI
4 1 (2.04%) TM Forum
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (38.78%) Agile
1 19 (38.78%) ITSM
2 13 (26.53%) Problem-Solving
3 12 (24.49%) Scrum
4 9 (18.37%) Data Modelling
4 9 (18.37%) ITIL
5 8 (16.33%) PLM
5 8 (16.33%) Service Management
6 7 (14.29%) DevOps
6 7 (14.29%) Service Delivery
6 7 (14.29%) Translating Business Requirements
7 6 (12.24%) Customer Service
7 6 (12.24%) Stakeholder Management
7 6 (12.24%) Technical Leadership
7 6 (12.24%) User Experience
8 5 (10.20%) Decision-Making
8 5 (10.20%) Enterprise Architecture
8 5 (10.20%) Project Delivery
8 5 (10.20%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 5 (10.20%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 15 (30.61%) JavaScript
2 1 (2.04%) Data Analysis Expressions
2 1 (2.04%) SQL
Qualifications
1 10 (20.41%) SC Cleared
1 10 (20.41%) Security Cleared
2 8 (16.33%) Degree
3 4 (8.16%) DV Cleared
4 1 (2.04%) CCNA
4 1 (2.04%) CCNP
4 1 (2.04%) Chartered Engineer
4 1 (2.04%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (2.04%) HNC
4 1 (2.04%) HND
4 1 (2.04%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (10.20%) Data Quality
1 5 (10.20%) QA
2 3 (6.12%) GRC
3 2 (4.08%) NIST
Vendors
1 22 (44.90%) ServiceNow
2 7 (14.29%) Siemens
3 6 (12.24%) Microsoft
4 2 (4.08%) Adobe
5 1 (2.04%) Autodesk
5 1 (2.04%) BMC
5 1 (2.04%) BT
5 1 (2.04%) Cisco
5 1 (2.04%) EMC
5 1 (2.04%) Openreach
5 1 (2.04%) Remedy
5 1 (2.04%) TOWER Software