Full-time cad, drawing and architectural technicians in the UK earn a median of £35,221 a year, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2025 (provisional), or £18 an hour. There are 186 live cad technician adverts on JobEng today.
Pay range
10th percentile — £24,108
25th percentile — £29,500
Median — £35,221
75th percentile — £42,481
By region
| Region | Median a year |
|---|---|
| Yorkshire and The Humber | £42,218 |
| North East | £39,724 |
| South East | £39,707 |
| South West | £36,543 |
| East Midlands | £34,749 |
| London | £34,534 |
| North West | £33,855 |
| Scotland | £33,650 |
| West Midlands | £31,010 |
| East of England | £30,304 |
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Questions
What is the average cad technician salary in the UK?
The ONS median for full-time cad, drawing and architectural technicians is £35,221 a year; the mean is £37,639.
Is cad technician pay going up?
Median pay changed by +4.2% on the year before (ONS).
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