The first table below looks at the demand for 3D Modelling skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited 3D Modelling over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Processes & Methodologies category.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
3D Modeling
Rank 521 564 571
Rank change year-on-year
+43 +7
Contract jobs citing 3D Modelling 8 20 13
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.017% 0.034% 0.021%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.024% 0.051% 0.031%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 10 8
Average daily rate £200 £363 £170
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-44.82% +113.23%
UK excluding London average daily rate £200 £350 £155
% change year-on-year
-42.85% +125.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 8 4
Average hourly rate £35.00 £27.50 £23.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+27.27% +17.02%
UK excluding London average hourly rate - £27.50 £23.50
% change year-on-year
- +17.02%
All Processes & Methodologies
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
32941 39581 41270
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 71.01% 67.87% 67.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 19678 22705 23413
Average daily rate £413 £403 £438
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+2.48% -8.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £275 £275 £275
10% offered a daily rate of more than £575 £580 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £365 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
- -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 976 1282 1475
Average hourly rate £30.00 £25.00 £29.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+20.00% -13.79%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.50 £12.50 £13.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £50.00 £45.00 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £30.00 £25.00 £29.50
% change year-on-year
+20.00% -15.25%

3D Modelling
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing 3D Modelling within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

3D Modelling Jobs Demand Trend

3D Modelling
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing 3D Modelling within the UK.

3D Modelling Daily Rate Trend

3D Modelling
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing 3D Modelling within the UK.

3D Modelling Hourly Rate Trend

3D Modelling
Top 9 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 3D Modelling within the UK over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
England +39 8 £200 -46.66%
North West - 5 - -
Liverpool - 3 - -
Merseyside - 3 - -
West Midlands +6 2 £200 -46.66%
Cheshire - 2 - -
London +32 1 - -
Warwickshire - 1 £200 -
Staffordshire - 1 - -

3D Modelling
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing 3D Modelling also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited 3D Modelling.

1 7 (46.67%) 3D Graphics
2 6 (40.00%) Games
2 6 (40.00%) C#
3 5 (33.33%) C++
3 5 (33.33%) .NET
3 5 (33.33%) OpenGL
3 5 (33.33%) Git (software)
4 4 (26.67%) Game Development
4 4 (26.67%) Maya
5 3 (20.00%) 3ds Max
5 3 (20.00%) Scrum
5 3 (20.00%) MVC
5 3 (20.00%) Photoshop
5 3 (20.00%) Microsoft Certification
5 3 (20.00%) Java
5 3 (20.00%) MCP
5 3 (20.00%) MCAD
5 3 (20.00%) MCSD
5 3 (20.00%) HTML5
5 3 (20.00%) C
5 3 (20.00%) Kanban
5 3 (20.00%) Web Application Development
5 3 (20.00%) Unity DI Container
5 3 (20.00%) NUnit
5 3 (20.00%) MCTS
5 3 (20.00%) Mathematics
5 3 (20.00%) WCF
6 2 (13.33%) Animation
6 2 (13.33%) XNA
6 2 (13.33%) CATIA

3D Modelling
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing 3D Modelling also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited 3D Modelling. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 5 (33.33%) .NET
1 5 (33.33%) OpenGL
2 3 (20.00%) HTML5
2 3 (20.00%) Unity DI Container
2 3 (20.00%) WCF
3 2 (13.33%) XNA
Applications
1 4 (26.67%) Maya
2 3 (20.00%) 3ds Max
2 3 (20.00%) Photoshop
3 2 (13.33%) CATIA
3 2 (13.33%) ZBrush
3 2 (13.33%) Poser
4 1 (6.667%) AutoCAD
4 1 (6.667%) MS Office
4 1 (6.667%) Elements/Pro
4 1 (6.667%) Adobe Illustrator
4 1 (6.667%) Pro/ENGINEER
Communications & Networking
1 1 (6.667%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 5 (33.33%) Git (software)
2 3 (20.00%) NUnit
General
1 6 (40.00%) Games
2 1 (6.667%) Finance
2 1 (6.667%) Automotive
2 1 (6.667%) Electronics
2 1 (6.667%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 7 (46.67%) Developer
2 3 (20.00%) Games Developer
2 3 (20.00%) Gameplay Developer
2 3 (20.00%) C++ Games Developer
2 3 (20.00%) C++ Developer
2 3 (20.00%) C# Developer
2 3 (20.00%) C++/C# Developer
3 1 (6.667%) Programmer
3 1 (6.667%) Design Engineer
3 1 (6.667%) Mechanical Design Engineer
3 1 (6.667%) Mechanical Engineer
3 1 (6.667%) CAD Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 7 (46.67%) 3D Graphics
2 3 (20.00%) Mathematics
3 2 (13.33%) Animation
4 1 (6.667%) DTV
4 1 (6.667%) New Media
4 1 (6.667%) E-Learning
4 1 (6.667%) STB
4 1 (6.667%) Graphic Design
Operating Systems
1 2 (13.33%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (26.67%) Game Development
2 3 (20.00%) Scrum
2 3 (20.00%) MVC
2 3 (20.00%) Kanban
2 3 (20.00%) Web Application Development
3 2 (13.33%) Workflow
4 1 (6.667%) CAD
4 1 (6.667%) CAE
4 1 (6.667%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (40.00%) C#
2 5 (33.33%) C++
3 3 (20.00%) Java
3 3 (20.00%) C
4 2 (13.33%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 3 (20.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 3 (20.00%) MCP
1 3 (20.00%) MCAD
1 3 (20.00%) MCSD
1 3 (20.00%) MCTS
2 2 (13.33%) PhD
3 1 (6.667%) Degree
Vendors
1 2 (13.33%) Autodesk
2 1 (6.667%) SolidWorks
2 1 (6.667%) Quark
2 1 (6.667%) Microsoft
2 1 (6.667%) Adobe
Somerset, South West
Essentials: Experience of Leading a design team 3D Modelling Experience Excellent detailing skills Chartered or Engineering Degree Experience in the integration and design of hydraulic/pneumatic systems This...
Huxley Associates
Posted: 20 May 2013
Bristol, South West
Mechanical Design Engineer -Bristol- Solidworks Huxley Associates are currently looking for a Mechanical Design Engineer on a 9 Month Contract. This requirement has come about for a Solidworks...
Huxley Associates
Posted: 15 May 2013
Bristol, South West
Senior Mechanical Design Engineer - Bristol - Solidworks Huxley Associates are currently looking for a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer on a 9 Month Contract. This requirement has come about for...
Huxley Associates
Posted: 22 May 2013
Cheltenham, South West
Mechanical Design Engineer - Solidworks, FEA, Draugthing Huxley are currently looking for a Mechanical Design Engineer for a 6 Month contract inSwindon. In order to support the business needs,...
Huxley Associates
Rate: £23 - £25 per hour
Posted: 15 May 2013
Gloucestershire, South West
PRO E , Design Engineer, Contract Huxley Associates are currently looking for a Mechanical Design Engineer on a 6 Month basis in Gloucestershire... The role will involve 3D Modelling...
Huxley Associates
Rate: £23 - £32 per hour
Posted: 15 May 2013
Bristol, South West
SC Cleared Mechanical Engineer - Bristol- Contract Huxley Associates are working with a large nuclear client inBristolwho require a number of high calibre SC cleared Mechanical Engineers to work...
Huxley Associates
Posted: 24 May 2013
Cheltenham, South West
Mechanical Design Engineer - AUTODESK INVENTOR - Contract I am urgently seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer for a 9 Month Contract in the Gloucestershire area. The required contractor will be...
Huxley Associates
Rate: £25 - £28 per hour
Posted: 15 May 2013