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Rises in double figures were common for CAD technicians at all levels, but CAD managers in central London were the biggest winners, with average salaries up 21% to 拢35,000.

Experienced staff were in greatest demand 鈥� senior CAD technicians with eight years in the industry received pay rises of about 12% almost everywhere, earning 拢29,000 in London and about 拢27,000 outside.

Emma Anderson of Hays Construction & Property said that firms are paying a premium to employ well-paid contractors to permanent positions. 鈥淭here鈥檚 a massive shortage of CAD technicians and a lot of them are in the contract market on hourly rates, so firms have to pay very high salaries to get them to go permanent.鈥�

Contractors鈥� hourly rates are higher than salaries of equivalent permanent staff. Anderson says that 拢18-22 an hour is typical, but some contractors have asked for as much as 拢25.

Anderson said: 鈥淭he contract market has become so expensive 鈥� you can pay double to have a contractor there for a year. Permanent prices have risen, but not as fast as contract rates.鈥�

Andy Sparks, CAD manager at structural engineers Price & Myers, employs 15 CAD technicians, but lost five over a three-month period last year and is now looking for permanent staff. 鈥淵ou pay a premium to get people permanently 鈥� you have to match hourly rates or they鈥檒l just go to another company.鈥�

Other winners in Hays鈥� survey were QSs, who received increases of 7-9%. Rises were steepest outside London, with some salaries in the regions nearly reaching London levels, as regeneration schemes in the North and Midlands increased demand.