Autodesk Maya
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Maya skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 784 629 804
Rank change year-on-year -155 +175 -17
Permanent jobs citing Maya 5 58 8
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.005% 0.12% 0.010%
As % of the Applications category 0.092% 0.96% 0.097%
Number of salaries quoted 4 5 3
10th Percentile £38,333 - £33,500
25th Percentile £45,583 £46,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,191 £47,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.09% +18.75% -48.39%
75th Percentile £58,770 £48,750 £45,000
90th Percentile - - £46,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £34,000 - £40,000
% change year-on-year - - +6.67%

All Software Application Skills
UK

Maya 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 5,439 6,054 8,277
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 5.08% 12.07% 10.00%
Number of salaries quoted 3,044 2,638 3,651
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,250 £25,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £30,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £41,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% -3.53% -5.56%
75th Percentile £56,888 £57,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £72,350 £75,000 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £37,500 £37,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year - -6.25% +3.90%

Maya
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Maya job vacancy trend in the UK

Maya
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Maya.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Maya

Maya
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Maya over the 6 months to 17 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Maya in the UK

Maya
Top 6 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Maya within the UK over the 6 months to 17 August 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
England -114 5 £54,191 +14.09% 10
London -94 4 £54,191 +14.09% 4
Work from Home -48 3 £54,191 - 1
Midlands -26 1 £34,000 - 2
UK excluding London -99 1 £34,000 - 7
East Midlands - 1 £34,000 -

Maya
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 4 (80.00%) Blender
2 1 (20.00%) 3ds Max
2 1 (20.00%) CINEMA 4D
Cloud Services
1 1 (20.00%) AWS
1 1 (20.00%) Azure
1 1 (20.00%) GCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (20.00%) Data Lake
General
1 4 (80.00%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (80.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (60.00%) Humanities
2 3 (60.00%) Social Science
3 1 (20.00%) Finance
3 1 (20.00%) Games
3 1 (20.00%) Law
3 1 (20.00%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 3 (60.00%) Research Engineer
1 3 (60.00%) Research Software Engineer
1 3 (60.00%) Senior
1 3 (60.00%) Senior Software Engineer
1 3 (60.00%) Software Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Architect
2 1 (20.00%) Cloud Architect
2 1 (20.00%) IT Architect
2 1 (20.00%) Lead
2 1 (20.00%) Lead Architect
2 1 (20.00%) Lead Cloud Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (80.00%) Unreal Engine
2 3 (60.00%) Django
2 3 (60.00%) Express.js
2 3 (60.00%) Godot
2 3 (60.00%) Node.js
2 3 (60.00%) Unity (Game Engine)
2 3 (60.00%) WebXR
3 1 (20.00%) Corona SDK
3 1 (20.00%) V-Ray
Miscellaneous
1 3 (60.00%) Algorithms
1 3 (60.00%) Blog
2 1 (20.00%) Enterprise Software
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) 3D Modelling
1 4 (80.00%) Agile
1 4 (80.00%) CI/CD
1 4 (80.00%) DevOps
1 4 (80.00%) Visualisation
2 3 (60.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 3 (60.00%) Collaborative Working
2 3 (60.00%) Containerisation
2 3 (60.00%) Data Management
2 3 (60.00%) Data Modelling
2 3 (60.00%) Data Visualisation
2 3 (60.00%) Decision-Making
2 3 (60.00%) Jamstack
2 3 (60.00%) Machine Learning
2 3 (60.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (60.00%) Progressive Enhancement
2 3 (60.00%) Project Management
2 3 (60.00%) Software Engineering
2 3 (60.00%) Web Development
3 1 (20.00%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (60.00%) JavaScript
1 3 (60.00%) Python
1 3 (60.00%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) AWS Certification
1 1 (20.00%) Azure Certification
1 1 (20.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (20.00%) Degree
1 1 (20.00%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (60.00%) Accessibility