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 10 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 692 612 806
Rank change year-on-year -80 +194 +91
Permanent jobs citing 3D Modelling 21 20 69
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.025% 0.049% 0.075%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.033% 0.053% 0.087%
Number of salaries quoted 19 12 61
10th Percentile £26,000 £11,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £22,875 £29,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £48,250 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +45.08% +20.63% -45.76%
75th Percentile - £68,750 £45,000
90th Percentile - - £68,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year - +31.25% -23.81%

All Process & 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 63,393 38,022 79,332
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 76.08% 92.93% 86.08%
Number of salaries quoted 39,190 22,514 58,792
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £29,008
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -10.57%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,688 £50,000
% change year-on-year -6.87% +7.38% -7.94%

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 10 April 2026.

Salary histogram for 3D Modelling in the UK

3D Modelling
Top 8 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 10 April 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 -86 17 £52,500 - 24
England -74 11 £47,500 -9.52% 27
Scotland -5 10 £70,000 +93.10% 1
London -10 4 £70,000 +7.69% 4
South East -33 3 £26,000 -50.48% 5
East of England - 3 £47,500 - 1
West Midlands -19 1 £47,500 -29.63% 7
Midlands -53 1 £47,500 -29.63% 8

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 (14.29%) 3ds Max
1 3 (14.29%) Blender
1 3 (14.29%) CINEMA 4D
1 3 (14.29%) Maya
2 2 (9.52%) SOLIDWORKS
3 1 (4.76%) Adobe Premiere
3 1 (4.76%) Fusion 360
3 1 (4.76%) PTC Creo
3 1 (4.76%) Siemens NX
3 1 (4.76%) Solid Edge
General
1 3 (14.29%) Marketing
1 3 (14.29%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (4.76%) Aerospace
2 1 (4.76%) Agriculture
2 1 (4.76%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 11 (52.38%) Developer
1 11 (52.38%) iOS Developer
2 3 (14.29%) CAD Technician
2 3 (14.29%) Junior
2 3 (14.29%) Support Engineer
2 3 (14.29%) Technical Engineer
2 3 (14.29%) Technical Support
2 3 (14.29%) Technical Support Engineer
2 3 (14.29%) Trainee
2 3 (14.29%) Trainee Technician
3 1 (4.76%) Design Engineer
3 1 (4.76%) Mechanical Design Engineer
3 1 (4.76%) Mechanical Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (14.29%) Unreal Engine
1 3 (14.29%) V-Ray
2 2 (9.52%) Unity (Game Engine)
Miscellaneous
1 11 (52.38%) Lidar
2 3 (14.29%) Augmented Reality
2 3 (14.29%) Virtual Reality
3 1 (4.76%) Animation
3 1 (4.76%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 11 (52.38%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (52.38%) AI
2 7 (33.33%) CAD
3 3 (14.29%) 3D Visualisation
3 3 (14.29%) Building Information Modelling
3 3 (14.29%) Project Delivery
3 3 (14.29%) Service Delivery
3 3 (14.29%) Texturing
3 3 (14.29%) Visualisation
4 1 (4.76%) Change Management
4 1 (4.76%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (4.76%) Prototyping
4 1 (4.76%) Root Cause Analysis
4 1 (4.76%) Validation
4 1 (4.76%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 9 (42.86%) Swift
Qualifications
1 1 (4.76%) Degree
1 1 (4.76%) HNC
1 1 (4.76%) HND
Vendors
1 1 (4.76%) Microsoft
1 1 (4.76%) Siemens