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 23 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 708 626 826
Rank change year-on-year -82 +200 +43
Permanent jobs citing 3D Modelling 28 20 66
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.030% 0.047% 0.068%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.041% 0.050% 0.080%
Number of salaries quoted 21 10 58
10th Percentile £26,000 £11,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £43,750 £15,125 £29,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £43,750 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +60.00% +9.38% -45.76%
75th Percentile - £65,000 £47,813
90th Percentile - £68,750 £68,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year - +31.25% -8.57%

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 68,427 39,782 82,504
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.76% 93.32% 84.70%
Number of salaries quoted 44,356 20,831 59,666
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £29,035
25th Percentile £40,797 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £59,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.84% +8.18% -9.84%
75th Percentile £78,750 £78,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £52,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +0.96% +4.00% -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 23 May 2026.

Salary histogram for 3D Modelling in the UK

3D Modelling
Top 11 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 23 May 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
UK excluding London -42 23 £52,500 - 17
England -82 18 £47,500 -9.52% 21
Scotland +13 10 £70,000 +145.61%
London -19 5 £70,000 - 4
East of England - 5 £47,500 - 2
South East -28 3 £26,000 -50.48% 3
South West - 3 - - 3
Midlands -33 2 £43,250 -35.93% 6
Work from Home -3 1 £54,191 -19.72% 6
West Midlands -37 1 £47,500 -29.63% 6
East Midlands - 1 £39,000 -

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:

Applications
1 4 (14.29%) Blender
1 4 (14.29%) Maya
2 3 (10.71%) 3ds Max
2 3 (10.71%) CINEMA 4D
2 3 (10.71%) Fusion 360
2 3 (10.71%) SOLIDWORKS
3 1 (3.57%) Adobe Premiere
3 1 (3.57%) PTC Creo
3 1 (3.57%) Siemens NX
3 1 (3.57%) Solid Edge
General
1 5 (17.86%) Manufacturing
2 3 (10.71%) Aerospace
2 3 (10.71%) Marketing
2 3 (10.71%) Organisational Skills
3 2 (7.14%) Social Skills
4 1 (3.57%) Agriculture
4 1 (3.57%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (3.57%) Humanities
4 1 (3.57%) Social Science
Job Titles
1 11 (39.29%) Developer
1 11 (39.29%) iOS Developer
2 6 (21.43%) Programmer
3 3 (10.71%) CAD Technician
3 3 (10.71%) Junior
3 3 (10.71%) Support Engineer
3 3 (10.71%) Technical Engineer
3 3 (10.71%) Technical Support
3 3 (10.71%) Technical Support Engineer
3 3 (10.71%) Trainee
3 3 (10.71%) Trainee Technician
4 1 (3.57%) Design Engineer
4 1 (3.57%) Mechanical Design Engineer
4 1 (3.57%) Mechanical Engineer
4 1 (3.57%) Research Engineer
4 1 (3.57%) Research Software Engineer
4 1 (3.57%) Senior
4 1 (3.57%) Senior Software Engineer
4 1 (3.57%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (14.29%) Unreal Engine
2 3 (10.71%) Unity (Game Engine)
2 3 (10.71%) V-Ray
3 1 (3.57%) Django
3 1 (3.57%) Express.js
3 1 (3.57%) Godot
3 1 (3.57%) Node.js
3 1 (3.57%) WebXR
Miscellaneous
1 11 (39.29%) Lidar
2 3 (10.71%) Augmented Reality
2 3 (10.71%) Virtual Reality
3 1 (3.57%) Algorithms
3 1 (3.57%) Animation
3 1 (3.57%) Blog
3 1 (3.57%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 11 (39.29%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (46.43%) CAD
2 11 (39.29%) AI
3 4 (14.29%) Visualisation
4 3 (10.71%) 3D Visualisation
4 3 (10.71%) Building Information Modelling
4 3 (10.71%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (10.71%) Project Delivery
4 3 (10.71%) Service Delivery
4 3 (10.71%) Texturing
5 2 (7.14%) Data Protection
6 1 (3.57%) Agile
6 1 (3.57%) Change Management
6 1 (3.57%) CI/CD
6 1 (3.57%) Containerisation
6 1 (3.57%) Data Management
6 1 (3.57%) Data Modelling
6 1 (3.57%) DevOps
6 1 (3.57%) Jamstack
6 1 (3.57%) Mentoring
6 1 (3.57%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 9 (32.14%) Swift
2 1 (3.57%) JavaScript
2 1 (3.57%) Python
2 1 (3.57%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 1 (3.57%) Degree
1 1 (3.57%) HNC
1 1 (3.57%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.57%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 1 (3.57%) Microsoft
1 1 (3.57%) Siemens