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

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for 3ds Max skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited 3ds Max over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 882 945 1209
Rank change year-on-year +63 +264 -336
Permanent jobs citing 3ds Max 14 25 23
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.014% 0.024% 0.015%
As % of the Applications category 0.14% 0.27% 0.18%
Number of salaries quoted 10 5 12
10th Percentile £28,313 - £23,075
25th Percentile £29,063 £32,500 £29,761
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,750 £85,000 £30,730
Median % change year-on-year -54.41% +176.60% -26.83%
75th Percentile £47,813 £130,000 £41,125
90th Percentile £58,750 £164,500 £65,200
UK excluding London median annual salary £32,500 £35,000 £30,730
% change year-on-year -7.14% +13.90% -22.98%

All Software Application Skills
UK

3ds Max is in the Software Applications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for software application skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 9,754 9,239 13,049
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 9.95% 8.83% 8.47%
Number of salaries quoted 6,111 5,038 7,125
10th Percentile £24,500 £25,750 £25,750
25th Percentile £27,750 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £44,666 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.04% -0.74% +5.88%
75th Percentile £53,250 £60,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £67,500 £77,500 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £35,000 £37,500 £39,000
% change year-on-year -6.67% -3.85% -1.89%

3ds Max
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing 3ds Max as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for 3ds Max in the UK

3ds Max
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing 3ds Max.

Salary trend for 3ds Max in the UK

3ds Max
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing 3ds Max over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for 3ds Max in the UK

3ds Max
Top 11 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 3ds Max within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. 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 +102 14 £38,750 -54.41% 22
UK excluding London +4 12 £32,500 -7.14% 15
Midlands +12 6 £45,000 +28.57% 1
North of England - 5 £30,000 - 4
East Midlands - 4 - - 1
North West - 3 £32,500 - 2
London +132 2 £57,500 -61.02% 10
Work from Home +73 2 £45,000 -62.50% 8
West Midlands +26 2 £45,000 +28.57%
Yorkshire - 2 £30,000 - 1
South East +22 1 £47,500 -44.12% 4

3ds Max
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 9 (64.29%) Photoshop
2 6 (42.86%) AutoCAD
3 4 (28.57%) Adobe Illustrator
4 3 (21.43%) SketchUp
5 2 (14.29%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 2 (14.29%) InDesign
5 2 (14.29%) ZBrush
General
1 5 (35.71%) Marketing
1 5 (35.71%) Social Skills
2 4 (28.57%) Advertising
2 4 (28.57%) Automotive
3 2 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (14.29%) Organisational Skills
3 2 (14.29%) Retail
4 1 (7.14%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 7 (50.00%) Designer
2 5 (35.71%) 3D Designer
2 5 (35.71%) Senior
2 5 (35.71%) Senior Designer
3 2 (14.29%) Creative Designer
3 2 (14.29%) Senior Creative Designer
4 1 (7.14%) 3D Artist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (57.14%) V-Ray
2 4 (28.57%) Corona SDK
2 4 (28.57%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 4 (28.57%) Virtual Reality
2 3 (21.43%) 3D Printing
2 3 (21.43%) Animation
2 3 (21.43%) Graphic Design
2 3 (21.43%) Video Editing
3 1 (7.14%) Augmented Reality
3 1 (7.14%) Motion Graphics
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (42.86%) 3D Modelling
2 4 (28.57%) Texturing
3 2 (14.29%) Creative Thinking
3 2 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (14.29%) Project Management
3 2 (14.29%) Visual Effects
4 1 (7.14%) Visualisation
Vendors
1 7 (50.00%) Adobe
2 2 (14.29%) Autodesk
2 2 (14.29%) Vectorworks