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Electrical Design & CAD salaries
Electrical Design & CAD pay in the United Kingdom from official ONS ASHE figures, until ElectricalRoles.co.uk has enough job ads with pay to publish its own.
Median salary · United Kingdom
£36,400
Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, April 2026 (provisional) (CAD, drawing and architectural technicians, code 3120). Moved to Aug 2026 with the ONS Average Weekly Earnings, regular pay, construction (seasonally adjusted). Figures are annual, in GBP. We switch to live job-ad figures once we have five or more electrical design & cad ads with pay.
By region
Official figures. Estimates scale the national figure by each region's published pay level.
| 25th | Median | 75th | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | £29,500 | £35,700 | £44,000 | Estimate |
| East Midlands | £28,700 | £34,700 | £42,800 | Estimate |
| London | £34,500 | £41,800 | £51,600 | Estimate |
| North East | £27,600 | £33,400 | £41,200 | Estimate |
| North West | £29,000 | £35,000 | £43,300 | Estimate |
| Scotland | £30,300 | £36,700 | £45,300 | Estimate |
| South East | £29,300 | £35,400 | £43,700 | Estimate |
| South West | £31,100 | £37,600 | £46,400 | Estimate |
| Wales | £28,600 | £34,600 | £42,700 | Estimate |
| West Midlands | £28,600 | £34,600 | £42,700 | Estimate |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | £29,800 | £36,100 | £44,600 | Estimate |
Indicative UK ranges (GBP); London and the South East typically sit at the upper end. Contract day rates are usually outside IR35 only where the engagement genuinely qualifies — many agency and umbrella roles are inside IR35.
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