3D Graphics Job Trends

3D Graphics
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 3D Graphics in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited 3D Graphics over the 6 months leading up to 14 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 670 653 778
Rank change year-on-year -17 +125 +205
Permanent jobs citing 3D Graphics 22 18 54
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.030% 0.041% 0.064%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.096% 0.11% 0.18%
Number of salaries quoted 16 12 47
10th Percentile £37,500 £50,500 £47,000
25th Percentile £40,313 £60,625 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £72,500 £90,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% -19.44% +46.94%
75th Percentile £82,500 £80,625 £100,000
90th Percentile £106,875 £82,500 £125,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £75,000 £72,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year +3.45% +16.00% -

All Generic Skills
UK

3D Graphics falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 22,926 17,031 30,499
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 30.93% 39.05% 36.22%
Number of salaries quoted 11,671 8,821 21,651
10th Percentile £28,750 £32,500 £28,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.83% +9.09% -15.38%
75th Percentile £78,770 £82,500 £76,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £112,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%

3D Graphics
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing 3D Graphics relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

3D Graphics job vacancy trend in the UK

3D Graphics
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing 3D Graphics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing 3D Graphics

3D Graphics
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing 3D Graphics over the 6 months to 14 March 2026.

Salary histogram for 3D Graphics in the UK

3D Graphics
Top 9 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 3D Graphics within the UK over the 6 months to 14 March 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
UK excluding London -5 22 £75,000 +3.45% 4
England -30 22 £75,000 +7.14% 6
Midlands -14 6 £75,000 +50.00%
East Midlands -27 6 £75,000 +50.00%
North of England -41 6 £32,500 - 2
North West - 6 £32,500 - 1
Work from Home +35 5 £40,000 -50.00% 10
East of England +9 5 £40,000 -46.67% 1
South East -11 5 £93,750 +33.93%

3D Graphics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 7 (31.82%) Photoshop
2 2 (9.09%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 1 (4.55%) Adobe Illustrator
3 1 (4.55%) Adobe XD
3 1 (4.55%) Blender
3 1 (4.55%) CINEMA 4D
3 1 (4.55%) InDesign
3 1 (4.55%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (4.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (9.09%) Google Play
1 2 (9.09%) TestFlight
2 1 (4.55%) Canva
2 1 (4.55%) Figma
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (27.27%) SQL Server
2 3 (13.64%) GIS
Development Applications
1 3 (13.64%) Git
1 3 (13.64%) Jenkins
1 3 (13.64%) JIRA
2 2 (9.09%) Android Studio
2 2 (9.09%) CMake
2 2 (9.09%) Visual Studio
2 2 (9.09%) Xcode
3 1 (4.55%) TestRail
General
1 9 (40.91%) Games
2 5 (22.73%) Retail
3 3 (13.64%) Advertising
3 3 (13.64%) Social Skills
4 2 (9.09%) Publishing
5 1 (4.55%) Marketing
5 1 (4.55%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 8 (36.36%) Developer
2 7 (31.82%) Designer
3 6 (27.27%) 3D Designer
3 6 (27.27%) C# Developer
3 6 (27.27%) Senior
3 6 (27.27%) Senior C# Developer
3 6 (27.27%) Senior Developer
4 3 (13.64%) 3D Developer
5 2 (9.09%) Android Developer
5 2 (9.09%) Applications Developer
5 2 (9.09%) C++ Software Engineer
5 2 (9.09%) Computer Scientist
5 2 (9.09%) Image Processing Scientist
5 2 (9.09%) iOS Android Developer
5 2 (9.09%) iOS Developer
5 2 (9.09%) Mobile Applications Developer
5 2 (9.09%) Mobile Developer
5 2 (9.09%) Software Engineer
6 1 (4.55%) Graphic Designer
6 1 (4.55%) UI/UX Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (50.00%) OpenGL
2 8 (36.36%) .NET
3 6 (27.27%) .NET Core
3 6 (27.27%) DirectX
4 5 (22.73%) Vulkan
5 4 (18.18%) Qt
6 2 (9.09%) Google Maps API
6 2 (9.09%) Keras
6 2 (9.09%) OpenSceneGraph
6 2 (9.09%) QML
6 2 (9.09%) Qt Quick
6 2 (9.09%) TensorFlow
7 1 (4.55%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 8 (36.36%) Algorithms
2 6 (27.27%) Graphic Design
3 3 (13.64%) CUDA
3 3 (13.64%) Mobile App
4 2 (9.09%) Life Science
5 1 (4.55%) Data Structures
5 1 (4.55%) Motion Graphics
5 1 (4.55%) Social Media
5 1 (4.55%) Video Editing
Operating Systems
1 5 (22.73%) Windows
2 3 (13.64%) Linux
3 2 (9.09%) Android
3 2 (9.09%) Apple iOS
3 2 (9.09%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (59.09%) Software Engineering
2 11 (50.00%) CAD
3 10 (45.45%) Physics
4 8 (36.36%) Mathematics
5 6 (27.27%) Agile
5 6 (27.27%) Continuous Integration
6 5 (22.73%) Customer Service
7 4 (18.18%) Machine Learning
8 3 (13.64%) Software Architecture
8 3 (13.64%) Validation
9 2 (9.09%) AI
9 2 (9.09%) Android Development
9 2 (9.09%) Cross-Platform Development
9 2 (9.09%) Image Processing
9 2 (9.09%) iOS Development
9 2 (9.09%) Microscopy
9 2 (9.09%) Multithreading
9 2 (9.09%) Neural Network
9 2 (9.09%) User Experience
9 2 (9.09%) UX Design
Programming Languages
1 7 (31.82%) C#
1 7 (31.82%) C++
2 6 (27.27%) SQL
2 6 (27.27%) T-SQL
3 5 (22.73%) C
3 5 (22.73%) Python
4 3 (13.64%) Bash
4 3 (13.64%) GLSL
4 3 (13.64%) Java
5 2 (9.09%) Objective-C
Qualifications
1 11 (50.00%) Degree
2 4 (18.18%) PhD
3 3 (13.64%) BPSS Clearance
3 3 (13.64%) Security Cleared
4 2 (9.09%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.55%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 2 (9.09%) Adobe
1 2 (9.09%) Apple
1 2 (9.09%) ESRI
1 2 (9.09%) Google
1 2 (9.09%) Mapbox
1 2 (9.09%) Xamarin
2 1 (4.55%) Microsoft