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 26 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 722 642 761
Rank change year-on-year -80 +119 -61
Permanent jobs citing 3D Modelling 94 22 24
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.080% 0.044% 0.031%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.11% 0.050% 0.038%
Number of salaries quoted 54 8 18
10th Percentile £32,500 £38,000 £11,250
25th Percentile £38,778 £50,938 £29,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,750 £60,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -28.75% +50.00% -38.46%
75th Percentile £53,750 £65,000 £45,000
90th Percentile £62,250 £88,250 £60,852
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,500 £60,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -32.50% +50.00% -10.71%

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 85,853 43,932 62,432
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.10% 88.75% 81.70%
Number of salaries quoted 59,280 24,639 34,370
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,585 £36,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £57,965
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -5.11% -3.39%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £96,250 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +15.79% -9.52% -2.78%

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 26 September 2026.

Salary histogram for 3D Modelling in the UK

3D Modelling
Top 16 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 26 September 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 -73 71 £42,250 -29.58% 154
UK excluding London -104 68 £40,500 -32.50% 111
Work from Home -29 28 £43,000 +7.50% 54
South West - 16 £43,000 - 11
North of England -47 15 £40,000 -33.33% 33
North West -17 12 £40,000 -33.33% 14
London -52 12 £54,191 +27.51% 48
Midlands -41 11 £35,000 - 20
East of England -21 10 £35,001 -74.07% 8
Scotland +15 7 £48,250 - 7
South East -37 7 £50,000 -16.67% 25
East Midlands - 6 £37,000 - 11
West Midlands -36 5 £35,000 - 9
Yorkshire -42 2 £53,750 - 14
Northern Ireland - 2 £42,500 - 4
North East - 1 £38,000 - 6

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 (5.32%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.06%) Kinematics
Applications
1 36 (38.30%) Revit
2 30 (31.91%) AutoCAD
3 16 (17.02%) Navisworks
4 7 (7.45%) Microsoft Office
5 6 (6.38%) Fusion 360
5 6 (6.38%) Microsoft Excel
5 6 (6.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 6 (6.38%) Spreadsheet
6 5 (5.32%) Blender
6 5 (5.32%) CorelDRAW
7 4 (4.26%) Autodesk Smoke
7 4 (4.26%) Maya
7 4 (4.26%) SOLIDWORKS
8 3 (3.19%) 3ds Max
8 3 (3.19%) Civil 3D
8 3 (3.19%) MS Visio
9 2 (2.13%) Adobe After Effects
9 2 (2.13%) Photoshop
9 2 (2.13%) PTC Creo
9 2 (2.13%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 1 (1.06%) ENOVIA
Cloud Services
1 1 (1.06%) Adobe Creative Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 4 (4.26%) Intrusion Detection
1 4 (4.26%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (4.26%) Metadata
2 2 (2.13%) GIS
General
1 48 (51.06%) Social Skills
2 33 (35.11%) Manufacturing
3 25 (26.60%) Organisational Skills
4 17 (18.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 12 (12.77%) Public Sector
6 8 (8.51%) Aerospace
7 7 (7.45%) Games
7 7 (7.45%) Publishing
7 7 (7.45%) Retail
8 6 (6.38%) Finance
8 6 (6.38%) Local Government
9 5 (5.32%) Analytical Skills
9 5 (5.32%) Documentation Skills
10 3 (3.19%) Automotive
10 3 (3.19%) Humanities
10 3 (3.19%) Social Science
11 1 (1.06%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 24 (25.53%) Senior
2 11 (11.70%) Programmer
3 9 (9.57%) Senior Technician
4 7 (7.45%) CAD Technician
5 6 (6.38%) Information Manager
5 6 (6.38%) Lecturer
6 5 (5.32%) Technical Writer
7 4 (4.26%) Design Engineer
7 4 (4.26%) Safety Engineer
7 4 (4.26%) Systems Engineer
7 4 (4.26%) Systems Safety Engineer
8 3 (3.19%) Digital Engineer
8 3 (3.19%) Electrical Engineer
8 3 (3.19%) Research Engineer
8 3 (3.19%) Research Software Engineer
8 3 (3.19%) Senior Software Engineer
8 3 (3.19%) Software Engineer
8 3 (3.19%) Technical Engineer
9 2 (2.13%) Manufacturing Engineer
9 2 (2.13%) Senior Infrastructure Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (6.38%) MIDP
2 4 (4.26%) Unreal Engine
3 3 (3.19%) Django
3 3 (3.19%) Express.js
3 3 (3.19%) Godot
3 3 (3.19%) Node.js
3 3 (3.19%) Unity (Game Engine)
3 3 (3.19%) WebXR
4 1 (1.06%) Corona SDK
4 1 (1.06%) EDI
4 1 (1.06%) V-Ray
Miscellaneous
1 7 (7.45%) Data Centre
2 6 (6.38%) Self-Motivation
3 4 (4.26%) CCTV
4 3 (3.19%) Algorithms
4 3 (3.19%) Blog
4 3 (3.19%) Management Information System
5 2 (2.13%) Driving Licence
5 2 (2.13%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (40.43%) Building Information Modelling
1 38 (40.43%) CAD
2 25 (26.60%) Problem-Solving
3 23 (24.47%) Continuous Improvement
4 20 (21.28%) Digital Engineering
5 19 (20.21%) Agile
6 18 (19.15%) Project Delivery
7 10 (10.64%) Creative Problem-Solving
7 10 (10.64%) Geotechnical Engineering
7 10 (10.64%) Information Management
8 8 (8.51%) Collaborative Working
9 7 (7.45%) Change Control
9 7 (7.45%) Collaborative Culture
9 7 (7.45%) Mentoring
10 6 (6.38%) Asset Management
10 6 (6.38%) Data Management
10 6 (6.38%) Decision-Making
10 6 (6.38%) Information Governance
10 6 (6.38%) Visualisation
11 5 (5.32%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (3.19%) JavaScript
1 3 (3.19%) Python
1 3 (3.19%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 28 (29.79%) Degree
2 16 (17.02%) HND
3 15 (15.96%) HNC
4 13 (13.83%) Chartered Engineer
5 7 (7.45%) RIBA
6 6 (6.38%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (1.06%) DBS Check
7 1 (1.06%) Master's Degree
7 1 (1.06%) SC Cleared
7 1 (1.06%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (21.28%) QA
2 16 (17.02%) ISO 19650
3 7 (7.45%) Accessibility
3 7 (7.45%) Data Quality
4 1 (1.06%) GDPR
Vendors
1 16 (17.02%) Microsoft
2 10 (10.64%) Autodesk
3 4 (4.26%) NEC
4 3 (3.19%) AVEVA
5 2 (2.13%) Adobe
5 2 (2.13%) Siemens
6 1 (1.06%) Calypso
6 1 (1.06%) Thales