CAD Jobs in the West Midlands

Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
England > West Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands 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 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 148 153 149
Rank change year-on-year +5 -4 +64
Permanent jobs citing CAD 118 100 141
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 1.47% 1.72% 1.86%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.83% 1.77% 1.94%
Number of salaries quoted 43 7 83
10th Percentile £29,500 £26,250 -
25th Percentile £32,500 £29,375 £35,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £35,000 £44,000
Median % change year-on-year +28.57% -20.45% +17.33%
75th Percentile £55,000 £38,250 £48,000
90th Percentile £62,000 £51,400 £49,400
England median annual salary £45,000 £36,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +23.29% -18.89% +20.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
West Midlands

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 the West Midlands with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 6,464 5,634 7,269
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 80.70% 96.74% 95.83%
Number of salaries quoted 4,699 3,147 4,804
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,700 £39,842 £38,637
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £78,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

CAD
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing CAD as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for CAD in the West Midlands

CAD
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

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

Salary trend for CAD in the West Midlands

CAD
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing CAD in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for CAD in the West Midlands

CAD
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CAD within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 1 June 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
Warwickshire +4 55 £50,000 - 23
Birmingham +10 27 £60,000 +71.43% 12
Staffordshire - 16 £35,000 - 19
Coventry +30 5 - - 9
Dudley - 4 £31,000 - 5
Wolverhampton - 2 £65,000 - 5
Shropshire - 2 £41,500 - 4
Solihull -10 1 £45,000 - 3
CAD
England

CAD
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

Applications
1 52 (44.07%) Microsoft Office
2 34 (28.81%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (4.24%) AutoCAD
4 3 (2.54%) Simulink
4 3 (2.54%) SOLIDWORKS
5 2 (1.69%) Revit
6 1 (0.85%) Abaqus
6 1 (0.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.85%) MicroStation
6 1 (0.85%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.85%) ProjectWise
6 1 (0.85%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 2 (1.69%) AWS
2 1 (0.85%) Amazon Cognito
2 1 (0.85%) Amazon EC2
2 1 (0.85%) Amazon S3
2 1 (0.85%) AWS CodePipeline
2 1 (0.85%) Azure
2 1 (0.85%) GCP
2 1 (0.85%) GitHub
2 1 (0.85%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.54%) FlexRay
2 1 (0.85%) Broadband
2 1 (0.85%) Firewall
2 1 (0.85%) GPON
2 1 (0.85%) LAN
2 1 (0.85%) MPLS
2 1 (0.85%) SD-WAN
2 1 (0.85%) VoIP
2 1 (0.85%) WAN
2 1 (0.85%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (0.85%) Wireless
2 1 (0.85%) WLAN
2 1 (0.85%) ZigBee
Development Applications
1 3 (2.54%) LabVIEW
2 1 (0.85%) Git
2 1 (0.85%) JIRA
General
1 39 (33.05%) Analytical Skills
2 38 (32.20%) Finance
3 35 (29.66%) Marketing
4 33 (27.97%) Retail
5 21 (17.80%) Manufacturing
6 12 (10.17%) Social Skills
7 6 (5.08%) Automotive
8 2 (1.69%) Legal
9 1 (0.85%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (0.85%) Fire and Rescue
9 1 (0.85%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (0.85%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 18 (15.25%) Development Manager
2 15 (12.71%) Programmer
3 14 (11.86%) Lead
4 12 (10.17%) Systems Engineer
5 9 (7.63%) Architect
5 9 (7.63%) Software Engineer
6 7 (5.93%) PLC Engineer
6 7 (5.93%) PLC Software Engineer
6 7 (5.93%) Project Manager
6 7 (5.93%) Solutions Architect
7 6 (5.08%) Business Architect
7 6 (5.08%) Business Solution Architect
8 4 (3.39%) Developer
8 4 (3.39%) Technical Leader
9 3 (2.54%) CAD Technician
9 3 (2.54%) IT Engineer
9 3 (2.54%) Senior
10 2 (1.69%) CAD Engineer
10 2 (1.69%) Service Architect
10 2 (1.69%) ServiceNow Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.69%) .NET
1 2 (1.69%) ASP.NET
2 1 (0.85%) AWS Amplify
2 1 (0.85%) Node.js
2 1 (0.85%) React
2 1 (0.85%) React Native
2 1 (0.85%) Unreal Engine
2 1 (0.85%) WebRTC
Miscellaneous
1 20 (16.95%) Self-Motivation
2 3 (2.54%) Driving Licence
2 3 (2.54%) Embedded Systems
3 2 (1.69%) Product Ownership
4 1 (0.85%) IoT
4 1 (0.85%) Management Information System
4 1 (0.85%) Mobile App
4 1 (0.85%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.85%) Windows
1 1 (0.85%) Windows 10
1 1 (0.85%) Windows Server
1 1 (0.85%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (34.75%) Agile
2 38 (32.20%) Customer Requirements
3 32 (27.12%) Business Development
3 32 (27.12%) Commercial Awareness
3 32 (27.12%) Data Management
3 32 (27.12%) Facilities Management
3 32 (27.12%) Financial Modelling
3 32 (27.12%) Logistics
4 26 (22.03%) Customer Service
5 15 (12.71%) Problem-Solving
6 14 (11.86%) Project Management
7 10 (8.47%) Software Engineering
8 7 (5.93%) Validation
9 5 (4.24%) Computer Science
10 4 (3.39%) Change Management
10 4 (3.39%) E-Procurement
10 4 (3.39%) Mathematics
10 4 (3.39%) Scrum
10 4 (3.39%) Supplier Management
10 4 (3.39%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 4 (3.39%) JavaScript
2 3 (2.54%) MATLAB
3 2 (1.69%) C#
3 2 (1.69%) Java
4 1 (0.85%) Ladder Logic
4 1 (0.85%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 15 (12.71%) Degree
2 4 (3.39%) HND
2 4 (3.39%) Security Cleared
3 3 (2.54%) Computer Science Degree
3 3 (2.54%) Master's Degree
4 2 (1.69%) PhD
5 1 (0.85%) CCNP
5 1 (0.85%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (0.85%) CWNA
5 1 (0.85%) DV Cleared
5 1 (0.85%) ITIL Certification
System Software
1 2 (1.69%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.85%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.85%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 1 (0.85%) WSUS
Vendors
1 54 (45.76%) Microsoft
2 8 (6.78%) Siemens
3 3 (2.54%) ANSYS
3 3 (2.54%) ServiceNow
4 2 (1.69%) VMware
5 1 (0.85%) Allen-Bradley
5 1 (0.85%) Aruba
5 1 (0.85%) Cisco
5 1 (0.85%) Ekahau
5 1 (0.85%) Fortinet
5 1 (0.85%) Google
5 1 (0.85%) Juniper
5 1 (0.85%) Meraki
5 1 (0.85%) MikroTik
5 1 (0.85%) Nokia
5 1 (0.85%) Ruckus Wireless