Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies 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 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 430 570 892
Rank change year-on-year +140 +322 -126
Permanent jobs citing CAD 577 460 360
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.58% 0.46% 0.22%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.68% 0.49% 0.23%
Number of salaries quoted 396 113 219
10th Percentile £26,000 £22,000 £34,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £26,250 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £40,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -11.11% +20.00%
75th Percentile £57,500 £61,250 £53,000
90th Percentile £66,875 £72,500 £67,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £36,250 £44,000
% change year-on-year +24.14% -17.61% +17.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

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 with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 85,135 94,784 153,905
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.22% 95.58% 95.76%
Number of salaries quoted 59,872 55,911 82,488
10th Percentile £29,089 £34,000 £33,635
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

CAD
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for CAD in the UK

CAD
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for CAD in the UK

CAD
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing CAD over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Salary histogram for CAD in the UK

CAD
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CAD within the UK over the 6 months to 18 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
England +154 542 £45,000 +25.00% 756
UK excluding London +29 494 £45,000 +24.14% 706
Midlands +4 149 £40,000 - 175
East of England +87 127 £50,000 +104.08% 93
West Midlands -21 83 £45,000 +28.57% 118
North of England +90 78 £41,235 +12.97% 141
South East -69 73 £45,130 +45.58% 167
Work from Home +56 66 £50,000 -4.76% 135
East Midlands +38 66 £40,000 -15.79% 57
London +147 63 £50,000 -23.08% 77
South West +1 49 £46,000 -20.00% 117
Yorkshire +101 42 £37,500 +70.45% 46
North West +23 34 £47,500 -32.14% 72
Northern Ireland - 8 £27,000 - 5
Wales -7 6 £28,000 -49.09% 15
Scotland -68 4 - - 37
North East - 2 £32,500 - 23

CAD
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 (0.52%) Microsoft Exchange
1 3 (0.52%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.35%) CMS
2 2 (0.35%) Exchange Server 2003
2 2 (0.35%) Exchange Server 2007
2 2 (0.35%) Exchange Server 2010
2 2 (0.35%) Exchange Server 2013
2 2 (0.35%) Skype for Business
3 1 (0.17%) Apache
3 1 (0.17%) IIS
3 1 (0.17%) WebSphere
Applications
1 86 (14.90%) AutoCAD
1 86 (14.90%) Microsoft Office
2 46 (7.97%) Microsoft Excel
3 32 (5.55%) Revit
4 27 (4.68%) SOLIDWORKS
5 15 (2.60%) Microsoft Project
6 12 (2.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 10 (1.73%) Solid Edge
8 8 (1.39%) Autodesk Inventor
8 8 (1.39%) Photoshop
9 7 (1.21%) MS Visio
10 6 (1.04%) Adobe Illustrator
10 6 (1.04%) Siemens NX
11 5 (0.87%) InDesign
12 4 (0.69%) OrCAD
13 3 (0.52%) Simulink
14 2 (0.35%) CATIA
14 2 (0.35%) Fusion 360
14 2 (0.35%) PTC Creo
14 2 (0.35%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 15 (2.60%) Teamcenter
2 1 (0.17%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 17 (2.95%) AWS
2 7 (1.21%) SaaS
3 5 (0.87%) Microsoft 365
4 4 (0.69%) Azure
5 3 (0.52%) Entra ID
5 3 (0.52%) Power Platform
6 2 (0.35%) GCP
7 1 (0.17%) Amazon Cognito
7 1 (0.17%) Amazon EC2
7 1 (0.17%) Amazon S3
7 1 (0.17%) AWS CodePipeline
7 1 (0.17%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (0.17%) GitHub
7 1 (0.17%) IaaS
7 1 (0.17%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 28 (4.85%) TCP/IP
2 5 (0.87%) Wireless
3 4 (0.69%) 3G
3 4 (0.69%) 4G
3 4 (0.69%) GPRS
3 4 (0.69%) Modbus
3 4 (0.69%) Network Security
4 3 (0.52%) Bluetooth
4 3 (0.52%) Firewall
4 3 (0.52%) FlexRay
4 3 (0.52%) MPLS
4 3 (0.52%) Structured Cabling
4 3 (0.52%) VoIP
4 3 (0.52%) Wi-Fi
4 3 (0.52%) WLAN
5 2 (0.35%) DNS
5 2 (0.35%) SAN
5 2 (0.35%) Skype
5 2 (0.35%) VLAN
5 2 (0.35%) VPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (1.73%) SQL Server
2 5 (0.87%) Metadata
3 3 (0.52%) Power BI
4 2 (0.35%) Electronic Patient Records
5 1 (0.17%) GIS
5 1 (0.17%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.17%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 6 (1.04%) Subversion
2 5 (0.87%) JIRA
2 5 (0.87%) LabVIEW
3 4 (0.69%) Eclipse
4 2 (0.35%) Git
4 2 (0.35%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.17%) Chocolatey
5 1 (0.17%) Jenkins
General
1 125 (21.66%) Manufacturing
2 106 (18.37%) Social Skills
3 72 (12.48%) Analytical Skills
4 48 (8.32%) Finance
5 45 (7.80%) Marketing
5 45 (7.80%) Retail
6 41 (7.11%) Electronics
7 40 (6.93%) Aerospace
8 31 (5.37%) Legal
9 29 (5.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 23 (3.99%) Games
11 19 (3.29%) Organisational Skills
12 15 (2.60%) Automotive
13 10 (1.73%) Public Sector
14 9 (1.56%) Telecoms
15 8 (1.39%) Local Government
15 8 (1.39%) Presentation Skills
16 6 (1.04%) Banking
16 6 (1.04%) Pharmaceutical
17 4 (0.69%) Japanese Language
Job Titles
1 99 (17.16%) Senior
2 74 (12.82%) Programmer
3 55 (9.53%) Project Manager
4 48 (8.32%) Developer
5 46 (7.97%) Designer
6 32 (5.55%) CAD Designer
7 31 (5.37%) Junior
8 30 (5.20%) Software Engineer
9 29 (5.03%) CAD Technician
9 29 (5.03%) Hardware Engineer
10 26 (4.51%) Architect
10 26 (4.51%) Senior Hardware Engineer
11 25 (4.33%) Lead
12 24 (4.16%) Development Manager
12 24 (4.16%) RF Engineer
12 24 (4.16%) Senior RF Engineer
13 22 (3.81%) Systems Designer
14 16 (2.77%) AutoCAD Designer
14 16 (2.77%) CAD Developer
15 15 (2.60%) Junior Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (3.99%) XML
2 20 (3.47%) .NET
3 17 (2.95%) JSON
3 17 (2.95%) JSON Schema
3 17 (2.95%) KML
4 14 (2.43%) DirectX
4 14 (2.43%) OpenGL
4 14 (2.43%) Regular Expression
5 12 (2.08%) ASP.NET
5 12 (2.08%) Node.js
5 12 (2.08%) XML Schema
6 9 (1.56%) HTML
6 9 (1.56%) Itk
7 8 (1.39%) ASP.NET Core
7 8 (1.39%) React
8 6 (1.04%) .NET Core
8 6 (1.04%) Unreal Engine
9 5 (0.87%) AngularJS
9 5 (0.87%) Web Services
10 4 (0.69%) Flash
Miscellaneous
1 37 (6.41%) Self-Motivation
2 31 (5.37%) IoT
3 30 (5.20%) Driving Licence
4 16 (2.77%) Home Automation
4 16 (2.77%) Smart Home
5 15 (2.60%) Housing Association
6 12 (2.08%) Renewable Energy
7 10 (1.73%) 3D Graphics
7 10 (1.73%) Animation
8 8 (1.39%) Enterprise Software
8 8 (1.39%) Graphic Design
8 8 (1.39%) Virtual Team
9 7 (1.21%) Robotics
10 6 (1.04%) Analytical Mindset
11 5 (0.87%) Analogue Electronics
11 5 (0.87%) Legacy Applications
11 5 (0.87%) Management Information System
12 4 (0.69%) Algorithms
12 4 (0.69%) Augmented Reality
12 4 (0.69%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 27 (4.68%) Linux
2 23 (3.99%) Windows
3 7 (1.21%) Windows Server
4 4 (0.69%) Windows Server 2019
5 3 (0.52%) Android
5 3 (0.52%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.35%) Windows Server 2003
6 2 (0.35%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 84 (14.56%) Problem-Solving
1 84 (14.56%) Project Management
2 57 (9.88%) Agile
3 52 (9.01%) Customer Service
4 43 (7.45%) Time Management
5 42 (7.28%) Mathematics
6 41 (7.11%) Software Engineering
7 39 (6.76%) Customer Requirements
8 36 (6.24%) Logistics
9 34 (5.89%) PLM
10 29 (5.03%) Software Testing
11 27 (4.68%) 3D Modelling
12 24 (4.16%) Data Management
13 22 (3.81%) ERP
14 21 (3.64%) Computer Science
15 20 (3.47%) Business Development
15 20 (3.47%) Commercial Awareness
15 20 (3.47%) Continuous Improvement
15 20 (3.47%) Project Delivery
16 19 (3.29%) Facilities Management
Programming Languages
1 42 (7.28%) C#
2 39 (6.76%) C++
3 30 (5.20%) C
4 13 (2.25%) JavaScript
4 13 (2.25%) SQL
5 12 (2.08%) TypeScript
6 8 (1.39%) MATLAB
6 8 (1.39%) PowerShell
7 7 (1.21%) Java
7 7 (1.21%) Python
8 6 (1.04%) T-SQL
9 5 (0.87%) Shell Script
10 4 (0.69%) Assembly Language
10 4 (0.69%) PHP
11 3 (0.52%) Embedded C
12 1 (0.17%) Bash
12 1 (0.17%) Fortran
12 1 (0.17%) Ladder Logic
12 1 (0.17%) Perl
Qualifications
1 126 (21.84%) Degree
2 37 (6.41%) Security Cleared
3 31 (5.37%) HND
4 26 (4.51%) HNC
5 13 (2.25%) PhD
6 9 (1.56%) SC Cleared
7 7 (1.21%) Master's Degree
7 7 (1.21%) Microsoft Certification
8 6 (1.04%) BPSS Clearance
8 6 (1.04%) CTC Cleared
9 5 (0.87%) Computer Science Degree
9 5 (0.87%) MCAD
10 3 (0.52%) Chartered Engineer
11 1 (0.17%) CCNP
11 1 (0.17%) Cisco Certification
11 1 (0.17%) CWNA
11 1 (0.17%) ITIL Certification
11 1 (0.17%) MCSA
11 1 (0.17%) MCSE
11 1 (0.17%) MCTS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (2.08%) GDPR
2 6 (1.04%) NCSC
3 5 (0.87%) ISO 9001
3 5 (0.87%) QA
4 4 (0.69%) Cyber Essentials
4 4 (0.69%) IEC 61131
4 4 (0.69%) JTAG
System Software
1 6 (1.04%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.87%) Firmware
3 2 (0.35%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.17%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 18 (3.12%) Ansible
2 3 (0.52%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 1 (0.17%) SCCM
3 1 (0.17%) SCOM
3 1 (0.17%) Terraform
Vendors
1 92 (15.94%) Microsoft
2 21 (3.64%) SAP
3 13 (2.25%) Siemens
4 11 (1.91%) ANSYS
4 11 (1.91%) Google
5 10 (1.73%) Progress
6 9 (1.56%) EMC
7 8 (1.39%) Adobe
8 5 (0.87%) ServiceNow
8 5 (0.87%) Vectorworks
9 3 (0.52%) Autodesk
9 3 (0.52%) Bloomberg
10 2 (0.35%) Acronis
10 2 (0.35%) Dell
10 2 (0.35%) EqualLogic
10 2 (0.35%) IFS
10 2 (0.35%) Mitel
10 2 (0.35%) PTC
10 2 (0.35%) Symantec
10 2 (0.35%) Synology