Autodesk AutoCAD
UK

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

6 months to
6 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 606 898 1154
Rank change year-on-year +292 +256 -299
Permanent jobs citing AutoCAD 311 58 115
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.29% 0.062% 0.067%
As % of the Applications category 3.05% 0.70% 0.78%
Number of salaries quoted 192 25 58
10th Percentile £25,750 £28,000 £27,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £32,000 £33,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% - +19.40%
75th Percentile £52,500 £47,250 £59,688
90th Percentile £61,100 £55,500 £60,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £40,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +12.50% -11.11% +12.50%

All Software Application Skills
UK

AutoCAD is in the Software Applications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for software application skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 10,195 8,333 14,677
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 9.53% 8.88% 8.58%
Number of salaries quoted 6,018 4,649 7,281
10th Percentile £24,500 £25,750 £26,000
25th Percentile £27,965 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,750 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.89% - +2.27%
75th Percentile £53,750 £60,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £67,500 £75,000 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £35,000 £37,500 £39,322
% change year-on-year -6.67% -4.63% -1.23%

AutoCAD
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for AutoCAD in the UK

AutoCAD
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for AutoCAD in the UK

AutoCAD
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing AutoCAD over the 6 months to 6 June 2024.

Salary histogram for AutoCAD in the UK

AutoCAD
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing AutoCAD within the UK over the 6 months to 6 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
England +266 289 £45,000 +12.50% 410
UK excluding London +177 268 £45,000 +12.50% 368
South East +41 63 £45,000 +12.50% 84
Midlands +47 62 £40,000 - 82
East of England +45 61 £50,000 +17.65% 32
Work from Home +59 52 £45,000 +34.33% 109
North of England +63 48 £40,000 -13.04% 90
West Midlands +16 41 £40,000 - 48
London +113 34 £60,500 +74.10% 71
North West - 26 £37,500 - 45
South West -13 23 £34,000 -32.00% 52
Yorkshire +88 21 £45,000 -2.17% 31
East Midlands -4 21 £40,000 - 34
Scotland -61 14 £48,000 - 30
Wales +13 4 - - 10
North East - 1 - - 14

AutoCAD
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 15 (4.82%) ArcGIS
2 6 (1.93%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.96%) Smallworld
Applications
1 63 (20.26%) Revit
2 55 (17.68%) Microsoft Office
3 37 (11.90%) Microsoft Excel
4 18 (5.79%) MS Visio
5 17 (5.47%) Autodesk Inventor
6 11 (3.54%) Microsoft Project
6 11 (3.54%) SOLIDWORKS
7 9 (2.89%) Fusion 360
8 7 (2.25%) 3ds Max
8 7 (2.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
9 6 (1.93%) Photoshop
9 6 (1.93%) Solid Edge
10 4 (1.29%) EPLAN
10 4 (1.29%) SketchUp
11 3 (0.96%) InDesign
12 2 (0.64%) ALPHACAM
13 1 (0.32%) Adobe Creative Suite
13 1 (0.32%) Blender
13 1 (0.32%) MicroStation
13 1 (0.32%) ProjectWise
Business Applications
1 10 (3.22%) NEC Housing
2 3 (0.96%) SAP CRM
2 3 (0.96%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 6 (1.93%) Adobe Creative Cloud
2 5 (1.61%) Power Platform
3 2 (0.64%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.93%) Wireless
2 4 (1.29%) Structured Cabling
2 4 (1.29%) TETRA
3 3 (0.96%) LAN
3 3 (0.96%) WLAN
4 1 (0.32%) Unified Communications
4 1 (0.32%) Value-Added Service
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.61%) GIS
1 5 (1.61%) Power BI
2 4 (1.29%) Geospatial Data
2 4 (1.29%) Spatial Data
3 2 (0.64%) Electronic Patient Records
4 1 (0.32%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (0.32%) QGIS
General
1 104 (33.44%) Social Skills
2 76 (24.44%) Legal
3 73 (23.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 55 (17.68%) Local Government
5 38 (12.22%) Manufacturing
6 35 (11.25%) Analytical Skills
7 34 (10.93%) Finance
8 20 (6.43%) Organisational Skills
8 20 (6.43%) Presentation Skills
9 18 (5.79%) Retail
10 15 (4.82%) Games
11 14 (4.50%) Marketing
12 11 (3.54%) Telecoms
13 10 (3.22%) Public Sector
14 4 (1.29%) Electronics
15 3 (0.96%) Aerospace
15 3 (0.96%) Automotive
16 2 (0.64%) Advertising
16 2 (0.64%) Pharmaceutical
17 1 (0.32%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 49 (15.76%) Coordinator
1 49 (15.76%) Technical Coordinator
2 44 (14.15%) Senior
3 40 (12.86%) Project Manager
4 22 (7.07%) Designer
5 18 (5.79%) Design Engineer
5 18 (5.79%) Programmer
5 18 (5.79%) Systems Engineer
6 17 (5.47%) CAD Technician
6 17 (5.47%) Technical Manager
7 16 (5.14%) AutoCAD Designer
7 16 (5.14%) CAD Designer
7 16 (5.14%) Software Engineer
7 16 (5.14%) Systems Designer
7 16 (5.14%) Systems Programmer
8 14 (4.50%) Senior Manager
9 12 (3.86%) Applications Engineer
9 12 (3.86%) Hardware Engineer
9 12 (3.86%) Senior Project Manager
9 12 (3.86%) Technical Assistant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (3.22%) V-Ray
2 6 (1.93%) Unreal Engine
3 3 (0.96%) .NET
4 1 (0.32%) PostGIS
Miscellaneous
1 53 (17.04%) Housing Association
2 20 (6.43%) Renewable Energy
3 16 (5.14%) Home Automation
3 16 (5.14%) Smart Home
4 14 (4.50%) Operational Technology
5 13 (4.18%) Self-Motivation
6 11 (3.54%) CCTV
6 11 (3.54%) Management Information System
7 10 (3.22%) Driving Licence
7 10 (3.22%) Virtual Reality
8 9 (2.89%) Video Conferencing
9 7 (2.25%) Augmented Reality
9 7 (2.25%) Robotics
10 6 (1.93%) e-Learning
10 6 (1.93%) FMCG
10 6 (1.93%) HoloLens
10 6 (1.93%) HTC Vive
10 6 (1.93%) Oculus
10 6 (1.93%) Onboarding
11 5 (1.61%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 26 (8.36%) Windows
2 3 (0.96%) Android
2 3 (0.96%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 90 (28.94%) CAD
2 80 (25.72%) Agile
3 77 (24.76%) Time Management
4 60 (19.29%) Project Management
5 46 (14.79%) Problem-Solving
6 42 (13.50%) Continuous Improvement
7 33 (10.61%) Project Delivery
8 28 (9.00%) Mathematics
9 24 (7.72%) Mentoring
10 22 (7.07%) Creative Thinking
11 16 (5.14%) Software Engineering
12 13 (4.18%) Budgeting
12 13 (4.18%) Project Planning
12 13 (4.18%) Risk Management
13 10 (3.22%) 3D Modelling
13 10 (3.22%) Cost Control
13 10 (3.22%) Software Testing
14 9 (2.89%) Presales
15 8 (2.57%) 3D Rendering
15 8 (2.57%) Bill of Materials
Programming Languages
1 16 (5.14%) R
2 3 (0.96%) C#
2 3 (0.96%) Python
Qualifications
1 97 (31.19%) HND
2 89 (28.62%) Degree
3 82 (26.37%) HNC
4 10 (3.22%) Security Cleared
5 9 (2.89%) SC Cleared
6 8 (2.57%) Chartered Engineer
7 7 (2.25%) PMI Certification
8 5 (1.61%) DV Cleared
8 5 (1.61%) Master's Degree
8 5 (1.61%) RIBA
9 4 (1.29%) Computer Science Degree
9 4 (1.29%) DBS Check
10 3 (0.96%) BICSI Certification
10 3 (0.96%) BICSI RCDD
11 2 (0.64%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (6.43%) GDPR
2 11 (3.54%) NEBOSH
3 7 (2.25%) QA
4 6 (1.93%) Accessibility
5 4 (1.29%) ISO 14001
5 4 (1.29%) ISO 9001
6 3 (0.96%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.64%) COSHH
System Software
1 3 (0.96%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 64 (20.58%) Microsoft
2 34 (10.93%) SAP
3 31 (9.97%) Autodesk
4 12 (3.86%) Adobe
5 11 (3.54%) Siemens
6 10 (3.22%) NEC
7 7 (2.25%) Allen-Bradley
8 4 (1.29%) EMC
9 3 (0.96%) Epicor
10 1 (0.32%) Bloomberg
10 1 (0.32%) BT
10 1 (0.32%) Vectorworks