3ds Max Job Trends in England

Autodesk 3ds Max (formerly 3D Studio MAX)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring 3ds Max skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 601 666 661
Rank change year-on-year +65 -5 +254
Permanent jobs citing 3ds Max 5 7 14
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.010% 0.014% 0.030%
As % of the Applications category 0.10% 0.14% 0.36%
Number of salaries quoted 4 7 14
10th Percentile - £29,284 £30,125
25th Percentile £31,250 £37,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £60,000 £51,250
Median % change year-on-year -45.83% +17.07% -31.67%
75th Percentile £33,750 £82,500 £75,313
90th Percentile - £90,000 £113,875
UK median annual salary £32,500 £60,000 £51,250
% change year-on-year -45.83% +17.07% -31.67%

All Software Application Skills
England

3ds Max falls under the Software Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring software application skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 4,883 5,044 3,888
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 9.37% 10.26% 8.44%
Number of salaries quoted 2,176 1,897 2,772
10th Percentile £26,500 £27,750 £25,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £35,000 £29,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £47,683 £42,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.11% +13.53% -9.68%
75th Percentile £57,500 £63,750 £59,906
90th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £72,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £47,850 £42,500
% change year-on-year -16.40% +12.59% -7.61%

3ds Max
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing 3ds Max relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

3ds Max job vacancy trend in England

3ds Max
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing 3ds Max.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing 3ds Max

3ds Max
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 3ds Max within the England region over the 6 months to 3 January 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Midlands - 4 £32,500 -
West Midlands - 4 £32,500 -
London +69 1 - -
3ds Max
UK

3ds Max
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 4 (80.00%) AutoCAD
2 1 (20.00%) Houdini
2 1 (20.00%) NUKE
General
1 4 (80.00%) Aerospace
1 4 (80.00%) Retail
2 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (80.00%) CAD Designer
1 4 (80.00%) Designer
1 4 (80.00%) Technical Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (20.00%) Corona SDK
1 1 (20.00%) Unreal Engine
1 1 (20.00%) V-Ray
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Animation
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) CAD
2 1 (20.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (20.00%) Visual Effects
2 1 (20.00%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 1 (20.00%) Python