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CAD, drawing and architectural technicians salary in West Midlands

Full-time average annual pay in West Midlands

£34,923

2025 · high suppression

Median

Not disclosed

Mean

£34,923

‘Not disclosed’ means the source withheld this value because the sample was too small to publish without risking identification. See full methodology →

Region-level range withheld by ONS — UK-wide, the middle half of cad, drawing and architectural technicians earn £29,265£42,230. See full methodology →

Skilled Worker visa minimum

£33,800

Employment patterns

  • 90% of CAD, drawing work full-time
  • 14% are self-employed
  • 99.2% of employees have permanent contracts

Understanding CAD, drawing and architectural technicians pay in West Midlands

To see what £34,923 means after income tax and National Insurance, use the take-home pay calculator below — it also factors in student loan repayments.

Take-home pay estimate

Tax year 2025/26
£
Annual
Gross salary£34,923
Income tax£4,471
National Insurance£1,788
Take-home pay£28,664

Estimate only · 2025/26 HMRC rates · Standard tax code · No pension contribution · Not financial or tax advice

How CAD, drawing and architectural technicians pay varies by region

Yorkshire and the Humber is the highest-paying region for cad, drawing and architectural technicians at £42,218 — 22% above the UK median. Wales is lowest at £27,098.

UK median £34,465

CAD, drawing and architectural technicians median and mean salary by UK region, sorted highest to lowest.
RegionMedianvs UK
Yorkshire and the Humber
£42,218
£42,218Mean £40,683
+22%
North East
£39,724
£39,724Mean £43,513
+15%
South East
£39,290
£39,290Mean £39,529
+14%
South West
£35,682
£35,682Mean £35,423
+4%
East Midlands
£35,322
£35,322Mean £37,402
+2%
Scotland
£33,117
£33,117Mean £34,889
-4%
London
£32,819
£32,819Mean £36,054
-5%
North West
£31,828
£31,828Mean £34,315
-8%
West Midlands (current region)
£30,927
£30,927Mean £31,683
-10%
East of England
£30,304
£30,304Mean £32,089
-12%
Wales
£27,098
£27,098Mean £30,295
-21%

Sorted highest median to lowest. The vertical line marks the UK median (£34,465); ‘Vs UK median’ compares each region’s median to it. Suppressed values mean ONS withheld this figure because the sample was too small to publish.

How cad, drawing and architectural technicians pay in West Midlands has changed over time

Median annual pay for cad, drawing and architectural technicians in West Midlands by year, shown against the UK-wide median (Source: ONS ASHE). The shaded band is the UK-wide 25th–75th percentile range — ONS does not publish percentile ranges at region level.

West Midlands median

UK median

UK-wide 25th–75th percentile range

Pre-2021 figures mapped from SOC 2010 via ONS concordance table

How the figures are sourced

Data sources: Official UK earnings data (2025 provisional)(opens in new tab)

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