Direct3D Job Trends

Microsoft Direct3D
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Direct3D skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 702
Rank change year-on-year - - +302
Permanent jobs citing Direct3D 0 0 19
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK - - 0.034%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category - - 0.14%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -20.00%
75th Percentile - - £52,500
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary - - £50,000
% change year-on-year - - -20.00%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
UK

Direct3D falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 7,080 11,547 13,785
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 11.80% 21.58% 24.76%
Number of salaries quoted 5,272 6,787 11,241
10th Percentile £35,760 £40,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -3.70%
75th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £84,056
90th Percentile £109,875 £109,250 £105,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £57,500

Direct3D
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Direct3D relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Direct3D job vacancy trend in the UK

Direct3D
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Direct3D.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Direct3D