3D Modelling Job Trends

3D Modelling
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring 3D Modelling skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 654 770 738
Rank change year-on-year +116 -32 +330
Permanent jobs citing 3D Modelling 22 26 39
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.044% 0.033% 0.065%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.050% 0.041% 0.069%
Number of salaries quoted 8 19 25
10th Percentile £30,500 £11,250 £35,500
25th Percentile £50,938 £30,500 £40,320
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £40,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +50.00% -38.46% +30.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £45,000 £90,000
90th Percentile £88,250 £58,830 £130,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £40,000 £44,800
% change year-on-year +50.00% -10.71% +49.33%

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 43,869 63,416 56,859
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 88.70% 81.19% 94.35%
Number of salaries quoted 24,728 36,039 42,828
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,000 £32,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £95,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £54,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% -2.78% +2.86%

3D Modelling
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing 3D Modelling as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for 3D Modelling 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 18 September 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 18 September 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 +110 17 £60,000 +50.00% 43
England +104 17 £60,000 +50.00% 44
Work from Home +81 10 £42,500 +6.25% 13
South East +55 7 £60,000 +50.00% 9
Midlands +50 3 - - 4
West Midlands +47 3 - - 3
North of England +19 3 £60,000 +71.43% 14
Scotland +42 2 - - 3
North West +8 2 £60,000 -20.00% 12
East of England -13 2 £135,000 +200.00% 5
London +64 1 £42,500 - 9
Yorkshire +27 1 - - 2

3D Modelling
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (4.55%) GeoServer
Applications
1 9 (40.91%) Revit
2 6 (27.27%) Navisworks
3 5 (22.73%) Civil 3D
4 4 (18.18%) AutoCAD
5 2 (9.09%) PTC Creo
6 1 (4.55%) ProjectWise
Business Applications
1 2 (9.09%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 1 (4.55%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (9.09%) TETRA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (18.18%) GIS
General
1 7 (31.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 7 (31.82%) Retail
2 6 (27.27%) Social Skills
3 5 (22.73%) Finance
3 5 (22.73%) Public Sector
4 3 (13.64%) Manufacturing
4 3 (13.64%) Telecoms
5 2 (9.09%) Local Government
6 1 (4.55%) Aviation
6 1 (4.55%) Legal
Job Titles
1 5 (22.73%) Civil Engineer
1 5 (22.73%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 3 (13.64%) Designer
2 3 (13.64%) Graduate
2 3 (13.64%) Graduate Infrastructure Engineer
2 3 (13.64%) Senior
2 3 (13.64%) Senior Designer
2 3 (13.64%) Systems Designer
3 2 (9.09%) Data Manager
3 2 (9.09%) Development Engineer
3 2 (9.09%) Technical Manager
4 1 (4.55%) Architect
4 1 (4.55%) CAD Engineer
4 1 (4.55%) Data Engineer
4 1 (4.55%) Junior
4 1 (4.55%) Junior Data Engineer
4 1 (4.55%) Lead
4 1 (4.55%) Security Technician
4 1 (4.55%) Solutions Architect
Miscellaneous
1 3 (13.64%) NHS
1 3 (13.64%) Video Conferencing
2 2 (9.09%) Augmented Reality
2 2 (9.09%) Data Structures
2 2 (9.09%) Driving Licence
2 2 (9.09%) Management Information System
2 2 (9.09%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (9.09%) Virtual Reality
3 1 (4.55%) Algorithms
3 1 (4.55%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (50.00%) Building Information Modelling
2 9 (40.91%) CAD
3 6 (27.27%) Line Management
4 5 (22.73%) Agile
4 5 (22.73%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 5 (22.73%) Mentoring
4 5 (22.73%) Project Delivery
4 5 (22.73%) Project Management
5 4 (18.18%) Information Management
6 3 (13.64%) Artificial Intelligence
6 3 (13.64%) Business Strategy
6 3 (13.64%) Risk Assessment
7 2 (9.09%) Collaborative Working
7 2 (9.09%) Continuous Improvement
7 2 (9.09%) Design for Manufacturing
7 2 (9.09%) Facilities Management
7 2 (9.09%) PLM
7 2 (9.09%) Process Improvement
7 2 (9.09%) Technology Strategy
7 2 (9.09%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.55%) C++
1 1 (4.55%) Java
Qualifications
1 7 (31.82%) Degree
2 4 (18.18%) Master's Degree
3 3 (13.64%) Chartered Engineer
3 3 (13.64%) Security Cleared
4 2 (9.09%) BPSS Clearance
4 2 (9.09%) RIBA
5 1 (4.55%) Numerate Degree
5 1 (4.55%) PhD
5 1 (4.55%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (22.73%) ISO 19650
2 2 (9.09%) Accessibility
3 1 (4.55%) QA
Vendors
1 6 (27.27%) Autodesk
2 2 (9.09%) ESRI
2 2 (9.09%) SAP