Hybrid/Remote 3ds Max Job Trends

Autodesk 3ds Max (formerly 3D Studio MAX)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring 3ds Max 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 367 439 486
Rank change year-on-year +72 +47 +204
Permanent jobs citing 3ds Max 7 2 3
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.046% 0.012% 0.014%
As % of the Applications category 0.29% 0.15% 0.21%
Number of salaries quoted 4 2 3
10th Percentile - £55,500 £70,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £56,250 £85,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £62,500 £120,000
Median % change year-on-year -48.00% -47.92% +100.00%
75th Percentile £33,750 £71,250 £130,000
90th Percentile - £73,500 -
UK median annual salary £32,500 £62,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -48.00% +47.06% -43.33%

All Software Application Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring software application skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 2,384 1,354 1,434
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 15.74% 8.24% 6.64%
Number of salaries quoted 639 718 1,087
10th Percentile £28,750 £27,925 £25,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £70,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £83,750 £72,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £47,683 £41,250
% change year-on-year -16.11% +15.60% -9.69%

3ds Max
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing 3ds Max and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

3ds Max job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

3ds Max
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing 3ds Max.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing 3ds Max

3ds Max
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 7 (100.00%) AutoCAD
2 3 (42.86%) Navisworks
2 3 (42.86%) Revit
2 3 (42.86%) SketchUp
General
1 4 (57.14%) Aerospace
1 4 (57.14%) Retail
2 3 (42.86%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 4 (57.14%) CAD Designer
1 4 (57.14%) Designer
1 4 (57.14%) Technical Designer
2 3 (42.86%) Coordinator
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (57.14%) CAD
2 3 (42.86%) Building Information Modelling
2 3 (42.86%) Digital Engineering
Qualifications
1 3 (42.86%) RIBA
Vendors
1 3 (42.86%) Autodesk