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 29 November 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 Nov 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 717 1038 1092
Rank change year-on-year +321 +54 -359
Permanent jobs citing 3ds Max 16 52 7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.030% 0.041% 0.005%
As % of the Applications category 0.37% 0.45% 0.064%
Number of salaries quoted 16 9 5
10th Percentile £31,875 £40,500 £28,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £50,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,250 £75,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -31.67% +87.50% +1.91%
75th Percentile £76,250 - £44,500
90th Percentile £130,000 £76,000 £46,300
UK excluding London median annual salary £37,500 £80,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year -53.13% +146.15% -10.96%

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 4,333 11,685 11,019
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 8.01% 9.29% 8.54%
Number of salaries quoted 3,020 6,486 6,744
10th Percentile £25,000 £26,250 £25,750
25th Percentile £30,000 £32,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,948 £45,750 £44,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.12% +3.98% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £61,250 £60,000
90th Percentile £73,750 £78,750 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £37,500 £38,637 £37,500
% change year-on-year -2.94% +3.03% -

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 29 November 2023.

Salary histogram for 3ds Max in the UK

3ds Max
Top 8 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 29 November 2023. 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 +281 16 £51,250 -31.67% 12
UK excluding London +202 8 £37,500 -53.13% 8
South West +59 6 £37,500 -53.13% 1
Work from Home +244 5 £120,000 +100.00% 3
London +262 4 £120,000 +77.78% 4
South East +139 1 £30,000 - 1
North of England +130 1 £60,000 - 4
Yorkshire +92 1 £60,000 - 1

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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (12.50%) SharePoint
Applications
1 10 (62.50%) Maya
2 7 (43.75%) Blender
2 7 (43.75%) Photoshop
2 7 (43.75%) ZBrush
3 6 (37.50%) Adobe After Effects
3 6 (37.50%) Adobe Illustrator
3 6 (37.50%) Mudbox
4 2 (12.50%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 2 (12.50%) CINEMA 4D
4 2 (12.50%) MicroStation
5 1 (6.25%) Houdini
Cloud Services
1 3 (18.75%) AWS
1 3 (18.75%) Azure
2 2 (12.50%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (12.50%) GIS
1 2 (12.50%) Power BI
1 2 (12.50%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 4 (25.00%) JIRA
2 3 (18.75%) Git
2 3 (18.75%) Jenkins
General
1 6 (37.50%) Games
1 6 (37.50%) Social Skills
2 3 (18.75%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (12.50%) Finance
Job Titles
1 4 (25.00%) 3D Modeller
1 4 (25.00%) Developer
2 3 (18.75%) Java Developer
2 3 (18.75%) Lead
3 2 (12.50%) Service Manager
4 1 (6.25%) C# Programmer
4 1 (6.25%) Games Artist
4 1 (6.25%) Programmer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (87.50%) Unity (Game Engine)
2 13 (81.25%) Unreal Engine
3 5 (31.25%) V-Ray
4 2 (12.50%) DirectX
4 2 (12.50%) KML
4 2 (12.50%) OpenGL
Miscellaneous
1 11 (68.75%) Augmented Reality
2 10 (62.50%) Virtual Reality
3 5 (31.25%) 3D Graphics
3 5 (31.25%) Animation
4 3 (18.75%) Algorithms
5 2 (12.50%) Lidar
5 2 (12.50%) Management Information System
5 2 (12.50%) Motion Graphics
5 2 (12.50%) Photography
5 2 (12.50%) Robotics
6 1 (6.25%) Mixed Reality
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (68.75%) 3D Modelling
2 4 (25.00%) Agile
2 4 (25.00%) Artificial Intelligence
2 4 (25.00%) Mentoring
3 3 (18.75%) Clean Code
3 3 (18.75%) Computer Science
3 3 (18.75%) Game Development
3 3 (18.75%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (12.50%) Aerial Photography
4 2 (12.50%) Business Strategy
4 2 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (12.50%) Cost Control
4 2 (12.50%) Critical Path Analysis
4 2 (12.50%) Digital Engineering
4 2 (12.50%) Digital Strategy
4 2 (12.50%) Digital Transformation Programme
4 2 (12.50%) Knowledge Management
4 2 (12.50%) Post-Production
4 2 (12.50%) Visual Effects
4 2 (12.50%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 3 (18.75%) Java
2 2 (12.50%) C++
2 2 (12.50%) Python
3 1 (6.25%) C#
Qualifications
1 3 (18.75%) Computer Science Degree
1 3 (18.75%) Degree
1 3 (18.75%) Master's Degree
2 1 (6.25%) SC Cleared
2 1 (6.25%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (12.50%) QA
Vendors
1 5 (31.25%) Sculptor
2 2 (12.50%) Adobe
2 2 (12.50%) Microsoft