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 6 March 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Mar 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 301 312 402
Rank change year-on-year +11 +90 +53
Contract jobs citing CAD 34 96 68
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.26% 0.46% 0.27%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.28% 0.53% 0.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 17 37
10th Percentile £438 £273 £206
25th Percentile £463 £375 £308
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £527 £400 £330
Median % change year-on-year +31.75% +21.21% -26.75%
75th Percentile £540 £450 £350
90th Percentile £560 £565 £406
UK median daily rate £527 £376 £330
% change year-on-year +40.16% +13.94% -26.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 48 11
10th Percentile £15.00 £30.70 £22.16
25th Percentile £28.75 £36.25 £27.00
Median hourly rate £60.00 £45.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +33.33% +28.57% -2.78%
75th Percentile £78.75 £51.25 £50.00
90th Percentile £90.00 - £60.00
UK median hourly rate £52.50 £45.00 £31.25
% change year-on-year +16.67% +44.00% -13.19%

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 11,945 18,005 22,971
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 90.11% 85.82% 89.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,318 11,081 15,892
10th Percentile £230 £250 £250
25th Percentile £375 £388 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.00% - +5.26%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £600
90th Percentile £675 £688 £688
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 694 1,862 1,376
10th Percentile £15.22 £13.00 £11.00
25th Percentile £20.12 £15.50 £15.60
Median hourly rate £31.76 £33.75 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -5.90% -3.57% +79.49%
75th Percentile £65.00 £59.64 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £71.25 £70.30
UK median hourly rate £32.50 £33.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -1.52% -5.71% +45.83%

CAD
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 6 March 2025.

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 6 March 2025.

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 6 March 2025. 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
North of England +27 14 £527 +8.10% 36
North West +22 14 £527 -8.35% 23
South West +10 10 £563 +73.08% 18
Midlands -1 5 - - 35
South East +25 3 - - 36
West Midlands +4 3 - - 18
Scotland +11 2 - - 3
East Midlands +4 2 - - 15
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 3 (8.82%) Mendix
2 1 (2.94%) ArcGIS
2 1 (2.94%) Kinematics
2 1 (2.94%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (11.76%) CATIA
2 3 (8.82%) Siemens NX
3 2 (5.88%) AutoCAD
3 2 (5.88%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (5.88%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (2.94%) Revit
Business Applications
1 7 (20.59%) Teamcenter
Communications & Networking
1 2 (5.88%) IPX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.88%) GIS
2 1 (2.94%) Big Data
2 1 (2.94%) Geospatial Data
2 1 (2.94%) QGIS
2 1 (2.94%) Relational Database
2 1 (2.94%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (5.88%) Axure RP
1 2 (5.88%) JIRA
1 2 (5.88%) Rational DOORS
General
1 11 (32.35%) Social Skills
2 6 (17.65%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (11.76%) Automotive
4 3 (8.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 3 (8.82%) Public Sector
5 2 (5.88%) Aerospace
5 2 (5.88%) Legal
5 2 (5.88%) Manufacturing
5 2 (5.88%) Military
5 2 (5.88%) Organisational Skills
5 2 (5.88%) Pharmaceutical
6 1 (2.94%) Finance
6 1 (2.94%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (2.94%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 8 (23.53%) Test Manager
2 4 (11.76%) Design Engineer
2 4 (11.76%) Senior
3 3 (8.82%) CAD Engineer
3 3 (8.82%) Portfolio Manager
3 3 (8.82%) Portfolio Test Manager
4 2 (5.88%) Applications Engineer
4 2 (5.88%) CAD Manager
4 2 (5.88%) CAD Technician
4 2 (5.88%) Configuration Engineer
4 2 (5.88%) Configuration Manager
4 2 (5.88%) Developer
4 2 (5.88%) Human Factors Engineer
4 2 (5.88%) Integration Engineer
4 2 (5.88%) Lead
4 2 (5.88%) Programmer
4 2 (5.88%) Security Test Manager
4 2 (5.88%) ServiceNow Developer
5 1 (2.94%) Senior ServiceNow Developer
5 1 (2.94%) ServiceNow Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (14.71%) CSS
1 5 (14.71%) HTML
2 4 (11.76%) AngularJS
2 4 (11.76%) jQuery
2 4 (11.76%) RESTful
3 2 (5.88%) XML
4 1 (2.94%) Gherkin
4 1 (2.94%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 4 (11.76%) Management Information System
2 3 (8.82%) Algorithms
3 2 (5.88%) Driving Licence
4 1 (2.94%) Lidar
4 1 (2.94%) Smart Energy
4 1 (2.94%) Smart Meter
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (32.35%) PLM
2 8 (23.53%) Agile
2 8 (23.53%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (14.71%) Continuous Improvement
3 5 (14.71%) ITSM
3 5 (14.71%) User Experience
4 4 (11.76%) Artificial Intelligence
4 4 (11.76%) CI/CD
4 4 (11.76%) Data Management
4 4 (11.76%) Service Management
4 4 (11.76%) Web Development
5 3 (8.82%) Community of Practice
5 3 (8.82%) Machine Learning
5 3 (8.82%) Operational Stability
5 3 (8.82%) Portfolio Management
5 3 (8.82%) Responsive Web Design
5 3 (8.82%) Software Engineering
5 3 (8.82%) Systems Engineering
5 3 (8.82%) UX Design
5 3 (8.82%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 5 (14.71%) JavaScript
2 2 (5.88%) Java
2 2 (5.88%) Python
3 1 (2.94%) C++
3 1 (2.94%) SQL
3 1 (2.94%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 14 (41.18%) Security Cleared
2 11 (32.35%) SC Cleared
3 5 (14.71%) Degree
4 2 (5.88%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (2.94%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (2.94%) Chartered Engineer
5 1 (2.94%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (11.76%) Def Stans
1 4 (11.76%) QA
2 2 (5.88%) Data Quality
3 1 (2.94%) Disclosure Scotland
Vendors
1 5 (14.71%) ServiceNow
2 3 (8.82%) Microsoft