CAD Jobs in England

Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for CAD skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited CAD over the 6 months to 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 361 545 818
Rank change year-on-year +184 +273 -88
Permanent jobs citing CAD 634 404 368
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.71% 0.47% 0.26%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.85% 0.49% 0.27%
Number of salaries quoted 388 92 234
10th Percentile £26,250 £22,000 £34,575
25th Percentile £33,500 £23,500 £35,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £36,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +23.29% -18.89% +20.00%
75th Percentile £57,500 £66,250 £53,000
90th Percentile £62,500 £72,500 £67,500
UK median annual salary £45,000 £40,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% +20.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

CAD is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 74,781 82,738 134,313
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 84.16% 95.57% 95.95%
Number of salaries quoted 54,521 49,312 73,714
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,329 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,000 £44,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £102,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.84% +1.67% +9.09%

CAD
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing CAD as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for CAD in England

CAD
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CAD in England.

Salary trend for CAD in England

CAD
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing CAD in England over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Salary histogram for CAD in England

CAD
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CAD within the England region over the 6 months to 28 May 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Midlands +51 200 £40,000 - 184
East of England +83 129 £50,000 +104.08% 93
South East -41 108 £43,260 +39.55% 157
West Midlands +3 105 £45,000 +28.57% 115
East Midlands +57 95 £40,000 -15.79% 69
North of England +88 80 £41,235 +12.97% 164
London +184 63 £50,000 -28.57% 72
South West +2 50 £44,250 -23.04% 106
Yorkshire +99 44 £35,000 +59.09% 53
North West +24 34 £47,500 -32.14% 87
North East - 2 £32,500 - 24
CAD
UK

CAD
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 (0.47%) Microsoft Exchange
1 3 (0.47%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.32%) CMS
2 2 (0.32%) Exchange Server 2003
2 2 (0.32%) Exchange Server 2007
2 2 (0.32%) Exchange Server 2010
2 2 (0.32%) Exchange Server 2013
2 2 (0.32%) Skype for Business
3 1 (0.16%) Apache
3 1 (0.16%) ArcGIS
3 1 (0.16%) IIS
3 1 (0.16%) WebSphere
Applications
1 158 (24.92%) Microsoft Office
2 110 (17.35%) Microsoft Excel
3 87 (13.72%) AutoCAD
4 32 (5.05%) Revit
5 27 (4.26%) SOLIDWORKS
6 15 (2.37%) Microsoft Project
7 10 (1.58%) Solid Edge
8 8 (1.26%) Autodesk Inventor
8 8 (1.26%) Photoshop
9 7 (1.10%) MS Visio
10 6 (0.95%) Adobe Illustrator
10 6 (0.95%) Microsoft PowerPoint
10 6 (0.95%) Siemens NX
11 5 (0.79%) InDesign
12 4 (0.63%) OrCAD
13 3 (0.47%) Simulink
14 2 (0.32%) CATIA
14 2 (0.32%) Fusion 360
14 2 (0.32%) PTC Creo
14 2 (0.32%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 9 (1.42%) Teamcenter
2 1 (0.16%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 18 (2.84%) AWS
2 7 (1.10%) SaaS
3 5 (0.79%) Microsoft 365
4 4 (0.63%) Azure
5 3 (0.47%) Entra ID
5 3 (0.47%) Power Platform
6 2 (0.32%) GCP
7 1 (0.16%) Amazon Cognito
7 1 (0.16%) Amazon EC2
7 1 (0.16%) Amazon Neptune
7 1 (0.16%) Amazon S3
7 1 (0.16%) AWS CodePipeline
7 1 (0.16%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (0.16%) GitHub
7 1 (0.16%) IaaS
7 1 (0.16%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 27 (4.26%) TCP/IP
2 5 (0.79%) Wireless
3 4 (0.63%) 3G
3 4 (0.63%) 4G
3 4 (0.63%) GPRS
3 4 (0.63%) Modbus
3 4 (0.63%) Network Security
4 3 (0.47%) Bluetooth
4 3 (0.47%) Firewall
4 3 (0.47%) FlexRay
4 3 (0.47%) MPLS
4 3 (0.47%) Structured Cabling
4 3 (0.47%) VoIP
4 3 (0.47%) Wi-Fi
4 3 (0.47%) WLAN
5 2 (0.32%) DHCP
5 2 (0.32%) DNS
5 2 (0.32%) SAN
5 2 (0.32%) VLAN
5 2 (0.32%) VPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (1.74%) SQL Server
2 3 (0.47%) PostgreSQL
2 3 (0.47%) Power BI
3 2 (0.32%) Electronic Patient Records
3 2 (0.32%) GIS
3 2 (0.32%) Metadata
4 1 (0.16%) DynamoDB
4 1 (0.16%) Geospatial Data
4 1 (0.16%) QGIS
4 1 (0.16%) SAP HANA
4 1 (0.16%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 6 (0.95%) Subversion
2 5 (0.79%) JIRA
2 5 (0.79%) LabVIEW
3 4 (0.63%) Eclipse
4 2 (0.32%) Git
4 2 (0.32%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.16%) Chocolatey
5 1 (0.16%) Jenkins
General
1 143 (22.56%) Analytical Skills
2 123 (19.40%) Finance
3 117 (18.45%) Marketing
4 112 (17.67%) Manufacturing
5 109 (17.19%) Retail
6 106 (16.72%) Social Skills
7 39 (6.15%) Electronics
8 38 (5.99%) Aerospace
9 29 (4.57%) Legal
10 24 (3.79%) Games
11 19 (3.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 19 (3.00%) Organisational Skills
12 15 (2.37%) Automotive
13 11 (1.74%) Fire and Rescue
14 10 (1.58%) Public Sector
15 9 (1.42%) Telecoms
16 8 (1.26%) Local Government
16 8 (1.26%) Presentation Skills
17 4 (0.63%) Aviation
17 4 (0.63%) Japanese Language
Job Titles
1 99 (15.62%) Senior
2 80 (12.62%) Programmer
3 57 (8.99%) Project Manager
4 46 (7.26%) Designer
5 42 (6.62%) Developer
6 40 (6.31%) Architect
6 40 (6.31%) Development Manager
7 32 (5.05%) CAD Designer
8 31 (4.89%) Junior
8 31 (4.89%) Software Engineer
9 29 (4.57%) CAD Technician
10 28 (4.42%) Hardware Engineer
10 28 (4.42%) Solutions Architect
11 27 (4.26%) Lead
12 25 (3.94%) Senior Hardware Engineer
13 24 (3.79%) Analyst
13 24 (3.79%) Business Architect
13 24 (3.79%) Business Solution Architect
14 23 (3.63%) RF Engineer
14 23 (3.63%) Senior RF Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (3.31%) .NET
2 20 (3.15%) XML
3 17 (2.68%) JSON
3 17 (2.68%) JSON Schema
3 17 (2.68%) KML
4 14 (2.21%) DirectX
4 14 (2.21%) OpenGL
4 14 (2.21%) Regular Expression
5 13 (2.05%) ASP.NET
6 12 (1.89%) Node.js
6 12 (1.89%) XML Schema
7 9 (1.42%) ASP.NET Core
8 8 (1.26%) React
9 6 (0.95%) .NET Core
9 6 (0.95%) HTML
9 6 (0.95%) Unreal Engine
10 5 (0.79%) AngularJS
11 4 (0.63%) Google Maps API
11 4 (0.63%) WebGL
11 4 (0.63%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 38 (5.99%) Self-Motivation
2 30 (4.73%) Driving Licence
2 30 (4.73%) IoT
3 16 (2.52%) Home Automation
3 16 (2.52%) Smart Home
4 15 (2.37%) Housing Association
5 12 (1.89%) Renewable Energy
6 10 (1.58%) 3D Graphics
6 10 (1.58%) Animation
7 8 (1.26%) Enterprise Software
7 8 (1.26%) Graphic Design
7 8 (1.26%) Robotics
7 8 (1.26%) Virtual Team
8 6 (0.95%) Analytical Mindset
9 5 (0.79%) Analogue Electronics
10 4 (0.63%) ARM Cortex
10 4 (0.63%) Digital Signage
10 4 (0.63%) NB-IoT
10 4 (0.63%) Ray Tracing
10 4 (0.63%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 26 (4.10%) Linux
2 23 (3.63%) Windows
3 7 (1.10%) Windows Server
4 4 (0.63%) Windows Server 2019
5 3 (0.47%) Android
5 3 (0.47%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.32%) Windows Server 2003
6 2 (0.32%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 123 (19.40%) Agile
2 111 (17.51%) Customer Requirements
3 108 (17.03%) Logistics
4 94 (14.83%) Data Management
5 92 (14.51%) Business Development
5 92 (14.51%) Commercial Awareness
6 91 (14.35%) Facilities Management
7 89 (14.04%) Financial Modelling
8 77 (12.15%) Problem-Solving
9 74 (11.67%) Project Management
10 48 (7.57%) Customer Service
11 43 (6.78%) Mathematics
11 43 (6.78%) Time Management
12 42 (6.62%) Software Engineering
13 29 (4.57%) 3D Modelling
14 28 (4.42%) Software Testing
15 24 (3.79%) PLM
16 22 (3.47%) ERP
17 21 (3.31%) Computer Science
18 20 (3.15%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 40 (6.31%) C#
2 32 (5.05%) C++
3 27 (4.26%) C
4 13 (2.05%) JavaScript
4 13 (2.05%) SQL
5 12 (1.89%) TypeScript
6 8 (1.26%) MATLAB
7 6 (0.95%) Python
7 6 (0.95%) T-SQL
8 5 (0.79%) PowerShell
9 4 (0.63%) Assembly Language
9 4 (0.63%) Java
9 4 (0.63%) PHP
10 3 (0.47%) Embedded C
11 2 (0.32%) Shell Script
12 1 (0.16%) Bash
12 1 (0.16%) Fortran
12 1 (0.16%) Ladder Logic
12 1 (0.16%) Perl
Qualifications
1 115 (18.14%) Degree
2 47 (7.41%) Security Cleared
3 31 (4.89%) HND
4 26 (4.10%) HNC
5 11 (1.74%) DV Cleared
6 9 (1.42%) PhD
7 8 (1.26%) SC Cleared
8 7 (1.10%) Master's Degree
9 6 (0.95%) BPSS Clearance
9 6 (0.95%) CTC Cleared
10 5 (0.79%) Computer Science Degree
11 4 (0.63%) Microsoft Certification
12 2 (0.32%) Chartered Engineer
12 2 (0.32%) MCAD
13 1 (0.16%) AWS Certification
13 1 (0.16%) CCNP
13 1 (0.16%) Cisco Certification
13 1 (0.16%) ITIL Certification
13 1 (0.16%) MCSA
13 1 (0.16%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (1.89%) GDPR
2 6 (0.95%) NCSC
3 5 (0.79%) ISO 9001
4 4 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials
4 4 (0.63%) IEC 61131
4 4 (0.63%) JTAG
5 3 (0.47%) QA
6 1 (0.16%) Accessibility
System Software
1 6 (0.95%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.63%) Firmware
3 2 (0.32%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.16%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 18 (2.84%) Ansible
2 3 (0.47%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 1 (0.16%) SCCM
3 1 (0.16%) SCOM
3 1 (0.16%) Terraform
Vendors
1 162 (25.55%) Microsoft
2 21 (3.31%) SAP
3 13 (2.05%) Siemens
4 10 (1.58%) Progress
5 9 (1.42%) EMC
6 8 (1.26%) Adobe
7 7 (1.10%) ANSYS
8 5 (0.79%) Google
8 5 (0.79%) ServiceNow
8 5 (0.79%) Vectorworks
9 3 (0.47%) Autodesk
9 3 (0.47%) Bloomberg
10 2 (0.32%) Acronis
10 2 (0.32%) Dell
10 2 (0.32%) EqualLogic
10 2 (0.32%) IFS
10 2 (0.32%) Mitel
10 2 (0.32%) PTC
10 2 (0.32%) Symantec
10 2 (0.32%) Synology