3D Modelling
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring 3D Modelling skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 730 664 777
Rank change year-on-year -66 +113 +9
Permanent jobs citing 3D Modelling 55 28 40
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.052% 0.056% 0.048%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.070% 0.063% 0.059%
Number of salaries quoted 37 12 32
10th Percentile £33,100 £33,125 £12,900
25th Percentile £40,000 £50,938 £28,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,000 £60,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -28.33% +50.00% -44.83%
75th Percentile £58,770 £68,750 £45,000
90th Percentile £70,000 - £54,559
UK excluding London median annual salary £43,000 £60,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year -28.33% +60.00% -11.56%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

3D Modelling falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 78,311 44,508 67,246
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.48% 89.25% 80.98%
Number of salaries quoted 53,938 25,218 43,343
10th Percentile £30,775 £28,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.71%
75th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,250 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +15.79% -5.00% -9.09%

3D Modelling
Job Vacancy Trend

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

3D Modelling job vacancy trend in the UK

3D Modelling
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing 3D Modelling.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing 3D Modelling

3D Modelling
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing 3D Modelling over the 6 months to 15 August 2026.

Salary histogram for 3D Modelling in the UK

3D Modelling
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 3D Modelling within the UK over the 6 months to 15 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 -61 42 £43,000 -28.33% 68
UK excluding London -71 40 £43,000 -28.33% 63
Work from Home -32 14 £43,000 -36.30% 23
South West - 14 £43,000 - 11
London -44 9 £70,000 +64.71% 18
Midlands -29 8 £37,000 -45.19% 10
Scotland +9 7 £52,500 - 7
East of England -15 6 £52,500 -61.11% 3
West Midlands -29 4 £38,500 -42.96% 7
North of England -38 4 £35,250 -41.25% 19
East Midlands - 4 £36,500 - 3
North West -6 3 £32,500 -45.83% 10
South East -37 1 - - 11
North East - 1 £38,000 - 5

3D Modelling
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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (9.09%) SharePoint
Applications
1 9 (16.36%) Revit
2 8 (14.55%) Navisworks
3 6 (10.91%) Fusion 360
4 5 (9.09%) AutoCAD
4 5 (9.09%) CorelDRAW
4 5 (9.09%) Microsoft Office
5 4 (7.27%) Blender
5 4 (7.27%) Maya
5 4 (7.27%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (3.64%) SOLIDWORKS
7 1 (1.82%) 3ds Max
7 1 (1.82%) CINEMA 4D
7 1 (1.82%) Civil 3D
7 1 (1.82%) PTC Creo
7 1 (1.82%) Solid Edge
7 1 (1.82%) Windchill
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.64%) Metadata
2 1 (1.82%) GIS
General
1 18 (32.73%) Social Skills
2 15 (27.27%) Manufacturing
3 12 (21.82%) Organisational Skills
4 5 (9.09%) Aerospace
4 5 (9.09%) Documentation Skills
4 5 (9.09%) Finance
5 4 (7.27%) Games
5 4 (7.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 4 (7.27%) Public Sector
6 3 (5.45%) Analytical Skills
6 3 (5.45%) Humanities
6 3 (5.45%) Social Science
7 2 (3.64%) Retail
8 1 (1.82%) Agriculture
8 1 (1.82%) Automotive
8 1 (1.82%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 11 (20.00%) Programmer
2 7 (12.73%) Developer
2 7 (12.73%) iOS Developer
2 7 (12.73%) Senior
3 5 (9.09%) Technical Writer
4 4 (7.27%) CAD Technician
4 4 (7.27%) Information Manager
4 4 (7.27%) Lecturer
5 3 (5.45%) Design Engineer
5 3 (5.45%) Research Engineer
5 3 (5.45%) Research Software Engineer
5 3 (5.45%) Senior Software Engineer
5 3 (5.45%) Software Engineer
5 3 (5.45%) Support Engineer
5 3 (5.45%) Technical Engineer
5 3 (5.45%) Technical Support
5 3 (5.45%) Technical Support Engineer
6 1 (1.82%) Coordinator
6 1 (1.82%) GIS Analyst
6 1 (1.82%) Mechanical Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (7.27%) Unreal Engine
2 3 (5.45%) Django
2 3 (5.45%) Express.js
2 3 (5.45%) Godot
2 3 (5.45%) Node.js
2 3 (5.45%) Unity (Game Engine)
2 3 (5.45%) WebXR
3 1 (1.82%) Corona SDK
3 1 (1.82%) V-Ray
Miscellaneous
1 7 (12.73%) Lidar
2 4 (7.27%) Self-Motivation
3 3 (5.45%) Algorithms
3 3 (5.45%) Blog
4 2 (3.64%) Management Information System
5 1 (1.82%) Driving Licence
5 1 (1.82%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 7 (12.73%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (34.55%) CAD
2 14 (25.45%) Problem-Solving
3 13 (23.64%) Continuous Improvement
4 11 (20.00%) Building Information Modelling
5 8 (14.55%) Project Delivery
6 7 (12.73%) Agile
6 7 (12.73%) AI
6 7 (12.73%) Information Management
7 6 (10.91%) Collaborative Working
7 6 (10.91%) Digital Engineering
8 5 (9.09%) Collaborative Culture
8 5 (9.09%) Data Protection
9 4 (7.27%) Asset Management
9 4 (7.27%) Creative Problem-Solving
9 4 (7.27%) Data Management
9 4 (7.27%) Geotechnical Engineering
9 4 (7.27%) Information Governance
9 4 (7.27%) Visualisation
10 3 (5.45%) Machine Learning
10 3 (5.45%) Progressive Enhancement
Programming Languages
1 5 (9.09%) Swift
2 3 (5.45%) JavaScript
2 3 (5.45%) Python
2 3 (5.45%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 11 (20.00%) Degree
2 10 (18.18%) HNC
2 10 (18.18%) HND
3 5 (9.09%) Chartered Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (16.36%) ISO 19650
2 5 (9.09%) QA
3 4 (7.27%) Data Quality
4 3 (5.45%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 9 (16.36%) Microsoft
2 2 (3.64%) Autodesk
3 1 (1.82%) AVEVA
3 1 (1.82%) Calypso