AutoCAD Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Autodesk AutoCAD
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring AutoCAD skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 174 202 188
Rank change year-on-year +28 -14 +12
Permanent jobs citing AutoCAD 17 7 23
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 0.25% 0.18% 0.45%
As % of the Applications category 4.38% 1.71% 3.38%
Number of salaries quoted 17 4 9
10th Percentile - £36,625 -
25th Percentile £30,000 £48,438 £22,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £60,000 £34,000
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% +76.47% +21.43%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £45,000
90th Percentile - - £61,250
South East median annual salary £45,000 £48,750 £36,783
% change year-on-year -7.69% +32.53% -8.04%

All Software Application Skills
Thames Valley

AutoCAD falls under the Software Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring software application skills in the Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 388 410 681
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 5.61% 10.54% 13.47%
Number of salaries quoted 225 167 224
10th Percentile £27,500 £22,750 £27,575
25th Percentile £29,750 £26,688 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £37,500 £44,309
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -15.37% +4.26%
75th Percentile £55,000 £60,000 £55,750
90th Percentile £71,535 £67,500 £71,250
South East median annual salary £38,500 £37,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +2.67% -16.67% +5.88%

AutoCAD
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing AutoCAD relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

AutoCAD job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

AutoCAD
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing AutoCAD.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing AutoCAD

AutoCAD
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing AutoCAD in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 29 August 2026.

Salary histogram for AutoCAD in the Thames Valley

AutoCAD
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing AutoCAD within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 29 August 2026. 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
Berkshire - 10 £60,000 - 2
Buckinghamshire -4 6 £30,000 -50.00% 3
Oxfordshire -18 1 £30,101 -7.38% 5
AutoCAD
South East

AutoCAD
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 8 (47.06%) Revit
2 2 (11.76%) InDesign
2 2 (11.76%) SketchUp
3 1 (5.88%) EPLAN
Communications & Networking
1 1 (5.88%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (5.88%) Geospatial Data
1 1 (5.88%) GIS
General
1 7 (41.18%) Social Skills
2 1 (5.88%) Games
2 1 (5.88%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (5.88%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 8 (47.06%) Design Engineer
2 6 (35.29%) CAD Design Engineer
2 6 (35.29%) CAD Engineer
3 5 (29.41%) Architect
3 5 (29.41%) Graduate
4 2 (11.76%) Designer
5 1 (5.88%) Audio Visual Engineer
5 1 (5.88%) CAD Designer
5 1 (5.88%) Electrical Design Engineer
5 1 (5.88%) Electrical Engineer
5 1 (5.88%) Software Engineer
5 1 (5.88%) Technical Designer
Miscellaneous
1 8 (47.06%) Driving Licence
2 6 (35.29%) Data Centre
3 2 (11.76%) Robotics
4 1 (5.88%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (41.18%) CAD
1 7 (41.18%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (35.29%) Collaborative Culture
2 6 (35.29%) Continuous Improvement
2 6 (35.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 6 (35.29%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (11.76%) Presales
4 1 (5.88%) Customer Requirements
4 1 (5.88%) Hydrography
4 1 (5.88%) Project Delivery
4 1 (5.88%) Software Engineering
4 1 (5.88%) Test Automation
Qualifications
1 9 (52.94%) Degree
2 8 (47.06%) HND
3 7 (41.18%) HNC
4 1 (5.88%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.88%) GDPR
Vendors
1 2 (11.76%) Adobe
2 1 (5.88%) Allen-Bradley
2 1 (5.88%) Microsoft
2 1 (5.88%) Siemens
2 1 (5.88%) Wonderware