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

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring 3ds Max skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 802 650 744
Rank change year-on-year -152 +94 -19
Permanent jobs citing 3ds Max 3 17 8
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.003% 0.034% 0.011%
As % of the Applications category 0.049% 0.25% 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 1 5 8
10th Percentile - - £36,000
25th Percentile £33,500 £28,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,000 £32,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.62% -23.53% -17.07%
75th Percentile £34,500 £36,250 £67,500
90th Percentile - £55,750 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £34,000 £32,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year +4.62% -18.75% +6.67%

All Software Application Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 6,162 6,806 6,949
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 5.22% 13.77% 9.56%
Number of salaries quoted 3,635 2,572 2,345
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,250 £27,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £32,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - -11.11% -
75th Percentile £55,500 £57,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £70,450 £75,000 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £37,500 £37,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year - -11.76% +10.39%

3ds Max
Job Vacancy Trend

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

3ds Max job vacancy trend in the UK

3ds Max
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing 3ds Max.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing 3ds Max

3ds Max
Top 6 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 10 October 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 -126 3 £34,000 +4.62% 23
Work from Home -61 2 - - 17
Scotland - 2 - - 2
Midlands -41 1 £34,000 +4.62% 8
England -125 1 £34,000 -32.00% 32
East Midlands - 1 £34,000 - 1

3ds Max
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 2 (66.67%) Adobe After Effects
1 2 (66.67%) Blender
1 2 (66.67%) Photoshop
1 2 (66.67%) Revit
2 1 (33.33%) Adobe Illustrator
2 1 (33.33%) Adobe Premiere
2 1 (33.33%) AutoCAD
2 1 (33.33%) CINEMA 4D
2 1 (33.33%) InDesign
2 1 (33.33%) Maya
Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Adobe Creative Cloud
General
1 2 (66.67%) Retail
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Marketing
2 1 (33.33%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (33.33%) Graduate
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (33.33%) Corona SDK
1 1 (33.33%) Unreal Engine
1 1 (33.33%) V-Ray
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) 3D Modelling
1 3 (100.00%) 3D Visualisation
1 3 (100.00%) Visualisation
2 2 (66.67%) Collaborative Culture
3 1 (33.33%) Commercial Awareness
3 1 (33.33%) Digital Marketing
3 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
3 1 (33.33%) Storytelling
3 1 (33.33%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
1 1 (33.33%) HNC
1 1 (33.33%) HND
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Adobe