CAD Jobs in England

Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England requiring CAD skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited CAD over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 317 546 824
Rank change year-on-year +229 +278 -75
Permanent jobs citing CAD 799 389 384
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.84% 0.47% 0.27%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.01% 0.50% 0.28%
Number of salaries quoted 414 89 249
10th Percentile £26,250 £22,000 £34,700
25th Percentile £32,500 £23,500 £35,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £40,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -11.11% +20.00%
75th Percentile £55,938 £68,750 £53,000
90th Percentile £62,500 £72,500 £67,500
UK median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% +20.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

CAD falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 78,968 78,333 138,622
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 82.62% 95.44% 95.96%
Number of salaries quoted 56,258 48,146 73,664
10th Percentile £29,383 £34,308 £33,349
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,775 £44,178
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 £92,500 £102,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,899 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.69% +1.50% +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 12 June 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 12 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
Midlands +74 292 £40,000 - 186
South East -23 158 £43,260 +39.55% 143
East Midlands +76 147 £40,000 -15.79% 74
West Midlands +26 145 £45,000 +28.57% 112
East of England +83 136 £50,000 - 72
North of England +64 92 £40,000 +9.59% 137
London +136 65 £50,000 -28.57% 70
South West -8 52 £42,500 -38.18% 104
Yorkshire +91 48 £35,000 +59.09% 53
North West +3 42 £45,000 -35.71% 66
North East - 2 £32,500 - 18
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 (0.38%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.25%) CMS
2 2 (0.25%) Exchange Server 2003
2 2 (0.25%) Exchange Server 2007
2 2 (0.25%) Exchange Server 2010
2 2 (0.25%) Exchange Server 2013
2 2 (0.25%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (0.25%) Skype for Business
3 1 (0.13%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 294 (36.80%) Microsoft Office
2 246 (30.79%) Microsoft Excel
3 92 (11.51%) AutoCAD
4 33 (4.13%) Revit
5 28 (3.50%) SOLIDWORKS
6 15 (1.88%) Microsoft Project
7 10 (1.25%) Solid Edge
8 9 (1.13%) Autodesk Inventor
9 8 (1.00%) Photoshop
10 7 (0.88%) MS Visio
11 6 (0.75%) Adobe Illustrator
11 6 (0.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
11 6 (0.75%) Siemens NX
12 5 (0.63%) InDesign
13 4 (0.50%) OrCAD
14 3 (0.38%) Fusion 360
15 2 (0.25%) CATIA
15 2 (0.25%) Simulink
16 1 (0.13%) Adobe Creative Suite
16 1 (0.13%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 9 (1.13%) Teamcenter
2 1 (0.13%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 17 (2.13%) AWS
2 10 (1.25%) Microsoft 365
3 7 (0.88%) SaaS
4 4 (0.50%) Azure
5 3 (0.38%) Power Platform
6 2 (0.25%) Entra ID
7 1 (0.13%) Amazon Cognito
7 1 (0.13%) Amazon EC2
7 1 (0.13%) Amazon Neptune
7 1 (0.13%) Amazon S3
7 1 (0.13%) AWS CodePipeline
7 1 (0.13%) GCP
7 1 (0.13%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 26 (3.25%) TCP/IP
2 5 (0.63%) Wireless
3 4 (0.50%) 3G
3 4 (0.50%) 4G
3 4 (0.50%) GPRS
3 4 (0.50%) Modbus
3 4 (0.50%) Network Security
4 3 (0.38%) Bluetooth
4 3 (0.38%) Firewall
4 3 (0.38%) FlexRay
4 3 (0.38%) MPLS
4 3 (0.38%) Structured Cabling
4 3 (0.38%) VoIP
4 3 (0.38%) Wi-Fi
4 3 (0.38%) WLAN
5 2 (0.25%) DHCP
5 2 (0.25%) DNS
5 2 (0.25%) SAN
5 2 (0.25%) VLAN
5 2 (0.25%) VPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (1.25%) SQL Server
2 4 (0.50%) GIS
3 3 (0.38%) PostgreSQL
3 3 (0.38%) Power BI
3 3 (0.38%) QGIS
4 2 (0.25%) Electronic Patient Records
4 2 (0.25%) Metadata
5 1 (0.13%) DynamoDB
5 1 (0.13%) Geospatial Data
5 1 (0.13%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 6 (0.75%) Subversion
2 5 (0.63%) JIRA
2 5 (0.63%) LabVIEW
3 4 (0.50%) Eclipse
4 2 (0.25%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.13%) Git
General
1 281 (35.17%) Analytical Skills
2 259 (32.42%) Finance
3 254 (31.79%) Marketing
4 245 (30.66%) Retail
5 119 (14.89%) Manufacturing
6 112 (14.02%) Social Skills
7 39 (4.88%) Electronics
8 38 (4.76%) Aerospace
9 30 (3.75%) Legal
10 24 (3.00%) Games
11 19 (2.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 19 (2.38%) Organisational Skills
12 14 (1.75%) Automotive
13 11 (1.38%) Fire and Rescue
14 9 (1.13%) Public Sector
14 9 (1.13%) Telecoms
15 8 (1.00%) Local Government
15 8 (1.00%) Presentation Skills
16 4 (0.50%) Aviation
16 4 (0.50%) Japanese Language
Job Titles
1 176 (22.03%) Development Manager
2 97 (12.14%) Programmer
2 97 (12.14%) Senior
3 61 (7.63%) Project Manager
4 46 (5.76%) Designer
5 43 (5.38%) Developer
6 40 (5.01%) Architect
7 32 (4.01%) CAD Designer
7 32 (4.01%) Junior
7 32 (4.01%) Software Engineer
8 29 (3.63%) CAD Technician
9 28 (3.50%) Solutions Architect
10 27 (3.38%) Analyst
10 27 (3.38%) Hardware Engineer
10 27 (3.38%) Lead
11 24 (3.00%) Business Architect
11 24 (3.00%) Business Solution Architect
11 24 (3.00%) Senior Hardware Engineer
12 22 (2.75%) RF Engineer
12 22 (2.75%) Senior RF Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (2.75%) .NET
2 19 (2.38%) XML
3 17 (2.13%) JSON
3 17 (2.13%) JSON Schema
3 17 (2.13%) KML
4 14 (1.75%) DirectX
4 14 (1.75%) OpenGL
4 14 (1.75%) Regular Expression
5 13 (1.63%) ASP.NET
6 12 (1.50%) Node.js
6 12 (1.50%) XML Schema
7 9 (1.13%) ASP.NET Core
8 8 (1.00%) React
9 6 (0.75%) .NET Core
9 6 (0.75%) HTML
9 6 (0.75%) Unreal Engine
10 5 (0.63%) AngularJS
11 4 (0.50%) Google Maps API
11 4 (0.50%) WebGL
11 4 (0.50%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 40 (5.01%) Self-Motivation
2 30 (3.75%) Driving Licence
3 29 (3.63%) IoT
4 16 (2.00%) Home Automation
4 16 (2.00%) Smart Home
5 15 (1.88%) Housing Association
6 13 (1.63%) Renewable Energy
7 10 (1.25%) 3D Graphics
7 10 (1.25%) Animation
8 9 (1.13%) Robotics
9 8 (1.00%) Graphic Design
9 8 (1.00%) Virtual Team
10 7 (0.88%) Enterprise Software
11 6 (0.75%) Analogue Electronics
11 6 (0.75%) Analytical Mindset
12 4 (0.50%) ARM Cortex
12 4 (0.50%) Digital Signage
12 4 (0.50%) NB-IoT
12 4 (0.50%) Ray Tracing
12 4 (0.50%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 26 (3.25%) Linux
2 25 (3.13%) Windows
3 8 (1.00%) Windows Server
4 6 (0.75%) Windows Server 2019
5 3 (0.38%) Android
5 3 (0.38%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.25%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.25%) Windows Server 2003
6 2 (0.25%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 260 (32.54%) Agile
2 247 (30.91%) Customer Requirements
3 244 (30.54%) Logistics
4 229 (28.66%) Data Management
5 228 (28.54%) Business Development
5 228 (28.54%) Commercial Awareness
6 227 (28.41%) Facilities Management
7 225 (28.16%) Financial Modelling
8 80 (10.01%) Problem-Solving
9 78 (9.76%) Project Management
10 53 (6.63%) Customer Service
11 43 (5.38%) Mathematics
11 43 (5.38%) Software Engineering
12 42 (5.26%) Time Management
13 29 (3.63%) 3D Modelling
14 27 (3.38%) Software Testing
15 22 (2.75%) Computer Science
15 22 (2.75%) PLM
16 21 (2.63%) Continuous Improvement
16 21 (2.63%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 41 (5.13%) C#
2 32 (4.01%) C++
3 27 (3.38%) C
4 13 (1.63%) JavaScript
4 13 (1.63%) SQL
5 12 (1.50%) TypeScript
6 7 (0.88%) Python
7 6 (0.75%) MATLAB
7 6 (0.75%) T-SQL
8 4 (0.50%) Assembly Language
8 4 (0.50%) Java
8 4 (0.50%) PHP
8 4 (0.50%) PowerShell
9 3 (0.38%) Embedded C
10 2 (0.25%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.13%) Fortran
11 1 (0.13%) Perl
Qualifications
1 116 (14.52%) Degree
2 48 (6.01%) Security Cleared
3 31 (3.88%) HND
4 27 (3.38%) HNC
5 11 (1.38%) DV Cleared
6 9 (1.13%) PhD
7 8 (1.00%) SC Cleared
8 7 (0.88%) Master's Degree
9 6 (0.75%) Computer Science Degree
9 6 (0.75%) CTC Cleared
10 5 (0.63%) BPSS Clearance
11 3 (0.38%) Microsoft Certification
12 2 (0.25%) Chartered Engineer
12 2 (0.25%) MCAD
13 1 (0.13%) CCNP
13 1 (0.13%) Cisco Certification
13 1 (0.13%) CWNA
13 1 (0.13%) ITIL Certification
13 1 (0.13%) MCTS
13 1 (0.13%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (1.50%) GDPR
2 6 (0.75%) NCSC
3 5 (0.63%) ISO 9001
4 4 (0.50%) Cyber Essentials
4 4 (0.50%) IEC 61131
4 4 (0.50%) JTAG
5 3 (0.38%) QA
6 1 (0.13%) Accessibility
System Software
1 8 (1.00%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.50%) Firmware
3 3 (0.38%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.25%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.25%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 17 (2.13%) Ansible
2 2 (0.25%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 2 (0.25%) WSUS
3 1 (0.13%) SCCM
Vendors
1 302 (37.80%) Microsoft
2 20 (2.50%) SAP
3 13 (1.63%) Siemens
4 10 (1.25%) EMC
4 10 (1.25%) Progress
5 8 (1.00%) Adobe
6 6 (0.75%) ANSYS
6 6 (0.75%) Google
6 6 (0.75%) ServiceNow
7 5 (0.63%) Vectorworks
8 4 (0.50%) Autodesk
9 3 (0.38%) Bloomberg
9 3 (0.38%) VMware
10 2 (0.25%) Acronis
10 2 (0.25%) Dell
10 2 (0.25%) EqualLogic
10 2 (0.25%) IFS
10 2 (0.25%) Mitel
10 2 (0.25%) Symantec
10 2 (0.25%) Synology