3D Modelling Job Trends

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 29 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 651 739 693
Rank change year-on-year +88 -46 +330
Permanent jobs citing 3D Modelling 20 20 40
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.040% 0.029% 0.073%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.046% 0.036% 0.078%
Number of salaries quoted 8 15 27
10th Percentile £38,000 £11,250 £35,750
25th Percentile £50,938 £19,875 £40,160
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £40,000 £63,568
Median % change year-on-year +50.00% -37.07% +27.14%
75th Percentile £65,000 £47,000 £76,250
90th Percentile £88,250 £66,915 £109,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £40,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year +50.00% -5.88% +41.67%

All Process and 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 43,653 56,261 51,156
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 87.95% 82.55% 93.99%
Number of salaries quoted 25,415 29,856 39,208
10th Percentile £28,250 £33,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,750 £45,000 £44,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.17% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £46,000 £54,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -14.81% +2.86% -

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 29 October 2025.

Salary histogram for 3D Modelling in the UK

3D Modelling
Top 12 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 29 October 2025. 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 +80 16 £60,000 +50.00% 31
England +85 15 £60,000 +60.00% 41
Work from Home +66 8 £40,000 - 11
South East +39 5 £60,000 +50.00% 17
North of England +6 4 £60,000 +71.43% 3
West Midlands +47 3 - - 1
Midlands +46 3 - - 1
North West +4 3 £60,000 -20.00% 3
East of England +21 2 £135,000 +170.00% 2
Scotland -7 2 - -
London +60 1 £42,500 - 19
Yorkshire +4 1 - -

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 1 (5.00%) GeoServer
Applications
1 9 (45.00%) Revit
2 6 (30.00%) Navisworks
3 5 (25.00%) Civil 3D
4 4 (20.00%) AutoCAD
5 3 (15.00%) PTC Creo
6 1 (5.00%) CATIA
6 1 (5.00%) ProjectWise
6 1 (5.00%) Siemens NX
6 1 (5.00%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 2 (10.00%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 1 (5.00%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (10.00%) TETRA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (15.00%) GIS
General
1 4 (20.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 4 (20.00%) Retail
2 3 (15.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (10.00%) Automotive
3 2 (10.00%) Finance
3 2 (10.00%) Local Government
3 2 (10.00%) Public Sector
4 1 (5.00%) Advertising
4 1 (5.00%) Aerospace
4 1 (5.00%) Avionics
4 1 (5.00%) Legal
4 1 (5.00%) Manufacturing
4 1 (5.00%) Military
Job Titles
1 3 (15.00%) Designer
1 3 (15.00%) Senior
1 3 (15.00%) Senior Designer
1 3 (15.00%) Systems Designer
2 2 (10.00%) CAD Engineer
2 2 (10.00%) Civil Engineer
2 2 (10.00%) Data Manager
2 2 (10.00%) Development Engineer
2 2 (10.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 2 (10.00%) Technical Manager
3 1 (5.00%) Data Engineer
3 1 (5.00%) Engineering Manager
3 1 (5.00%) Internal Communications Manager
3 1 (5.00%) Junior
3 1 (5.00%) Junior Data Engineer
3 1 (5.00%) Lead
3 1 (5.00%) Security Technician
Miscellaneous
1 3 (15.00%) NHS
1 3 (15.00%) Video Conferencing
2 2 (10.00%) Augmented Reality
2 2 (10.00%) Data Structures
2 2 (10.00%) Driving Licence
2 2 (10.00%) Management Information System
2 2 (10.00%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (10.00%) Virtual Reality
3 1 (5.00%) Algorithms
3 1 (5.00%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (5.00%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (50.00%) CAD
2 8 (40.00%) Building Information Modelling
3 5 (25.00%) Agile
3 5 (25.00%) Mentoring
3 5 (25.00%) Project Delivery
3 5 (25.00%) Project Management
4 4 (20.00%) Digital Innovation
4 4 (20.00%) Information Management
5 3 (15.00%) Line Management
6 2 (10.00%) AI
6 2 (10.00%) Configuration Management
6 2 (10.00%) Continuous Improvement
6 2 (10.00%) ERP
6 2 (10.00%) Facilities Management
6 2 (10.00%) PLM
6 2 (10.00%) Process Improvement
6 2 (10.00%) Time Management
6 2 (10.00%) Validation
6 2 (10.00%) Visualisation
6 2 (10.00%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 1 (5.00%) C++
1 1 (5.00%) Java
Qualifications
1 5 (25.00%) Degree
2 4 (20.00%) BPSS Clearance
3 3 (15.00%) Security Cleared
4 2 (10.00%) RIBA
5 1 (5.00%) Chartered Engineer
5 1 (5.00%) Master's Degree
5 1 (5.00%) Numerate Degree
5 1 (5.00%) PhD
5 1 (5.00%) PMI Certification
5 1 (5.00%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (25.00%) ISO 19650
2 2 (10.00%) Accessibility
3 1 (5.00%) QA
Vendors
1 6 (30.00%) Autodesk
2 2 (10.00%) ESRI
2 2 (10.00%) SAP