3D Modelling Job Trends

3D Modelling
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring 3D Modelling skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 629 703 687
Rank change year-on-year +74 -16 +258
Permanent jobs citing 3D Modelling 5 21 32
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.009% 0.036% 0.065%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.010% 0.041% 0.069%
Number of salaries quoted 3 13 23
10th Percentile £41,000 - £36,250
25th Percentile £48,125 £11,250 £40,320
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £40,000 £63,568
Median % change year-on-year +50.00% -37.07% +15.58%
75th Percentile - £44,000 £76,250
90th Percentile - £52,630 £122,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £35,000 £43,650
% change year-on-year +71.43% -19.82% +45.50%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

3D Modelling falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 48,580 51,296 46,136
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 83.42% 88.74% 93.75%
Number of salaries quoted 28,425 26,239 35,356
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -2.04%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £48,720 £54,793 £52,500
% change year-on-year -11.08% +4.37% -2.51%

3D Modelling
Job Vacancy Trend

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

3D Modelling job vacancy trend in the UK

3D Modelling
Salary Trend

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

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

3D Modelling
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing 3D Modelling over the 6 months to 15 December 2025.

Salary histogram for 3D Modelling in the UK

3D Modelling
Top 7 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 3D Modelling within the UK over the 6 months to 15 December 2025. 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
England +65 5 £60,000 +106.90% 16
UK excluding London +63 5 £60,000 +71.43% 16
North of England +34 4 £60,000 +380.00% 1
North West +30 3 £60,000 +380.00% 1
Work from Home +83 1 £37,500 -6.25% 9
South East +33 1 £37,500 -6.25% 2
Yorkshire -15 1 - -

3D Modelling
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 3 (60.00%) PTC Creo
2 1 (20.00%) CATIA
2 1 (20.00%) Navisworks
2 1 (20.00%) ProjectWise
2 1 (20.00%) Siemens NX
2 1 (20.00%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 2 (40.00%) Teamcenter
General
1 2 (40.00%) Automotive
2 1 (20.00%) Advertising
2 1 (20.00%) Aerospace
2 1 (20.00%) Avionics
2 1 (20.00%) Legal
2 1 (20.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (20.00%) Military
2 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) Data Manager
1 2 (40.00%) Technical Manager
2 1 (20.00%) CAD Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Engineering Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Internal Communications Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Lead
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (20.00%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) CAD
2 2 (40.00%) Configuration Management
2 2 (40.00%) Design for Manufacturing
2 2 (40.00%) ERP
2 2 (40.00%) PLM
2 2 (40.00%) Process Improvement
3 1 (20.00%) Building Information Modelling
3 1 (20.00%) Creative Thinking
3 1 (20.00%) Customer Requirements
3 1 (20.00%) Digital Strategy
3 1 (20.00%) Information Management
3 1 (20.00%) Line Management
3 1 (20.00%) Project Delivery
3 1 (20.00%) Project Management
3 1 (20.00%) Validation
3 1 (20.00%) Verification and Validation
Qualifications
1 4 (80.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (20.00%) Chartered Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Degree
2 1 (20.00%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) ISO 19650
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) SAP
2 1 (20.00%) Autodesk