CAD Technician Salary in South West
Official ONS earnings for South West.
Median salary — South West
£35,682
gross, per year, all employees
▲ 4.1% change on the previous year
Mean
£35,423
What most cad technicians actually earn
Half of cad technicians across the UK earn between £29,265 and £42,230. Earning above £42,230 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.
This range is UK-wide — ONS publishes no regional breakdown of the spread for this occupation.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of cad technicians earn less than this.
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- CAD, drawing and architectural technicians
- SOC 2020 code
- 3120
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
ONS publishes a sampling error of 14.9% for this figure and asks that anything above 10% is treated as imprecise — too few people in this region answered the survey for this occupation. The figure is shown because it is the one ONS published, but it is not firm enough to rank South West against anywhere else, so this page doesn't.
ONS doesn't measure “cad technician” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “CAD, drawing and architectural technicians”, which includes this role alongside others. ONS group covers CAD, drawing and architectural technicians.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.
CAD Technician salary FAQs
What is the average CAD Technician salary in South West?
The median is £35,682 a year and the mean is £35,423, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; ASHE publishes no full-time split at regional level.
What is a good CAD Technician salary?
Half of cad technicians earn between £29,265 and £42,230. Anything above £42,230 is in the top quarter for the role.
Is this figure official?
Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records.
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