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 3 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 708 644 747
Rank change year-on-year -64 +103 -34
Permanent jobs citing 3D Modelling 97 22 22
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.082% 0.044% 0.030%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.11% 0.050% 0.036%
Number of salaries quoted 56 8 16
10th Percentile £32,500 £38,000 £11,250
25th Percentile £38,834 £50,938 £24,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,750 £60,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -28.75% +50.00% -38.46%
75th Percentile £53,188 £65,000 £46,250
90th Percentile £62,250 £88,250 £64,894
UK excluding London median annual salary £41,000 £60,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -31.67% +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 86,399 44,171 61,013
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.12% 89.11% 81.89%
Number of salaries quoted 59,417 24,443 33,150
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £58,700
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -6.30% -2.17%
75th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £96,250
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 3 October 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 3 October 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 -60 74 £42,500 -29.17% 167
UK excluding London -86 70 £41,000 -31.67% 115
Work from Home -25 28 £43,000 +7.50% 59
North of England -48 16 £40,000 -33.33% 38
South West - 16 £43,000 - 12
London -52 13 £54,191 +27.51% 53
North West -23 12 £40,000 -33.33% 18
Midlands -39 12 £35,000 - 19
East of England -32 10 £35,001 -74.07% 8
South East -49 7 £50,000 -16.67% 20
Scotland +7 6 £44,000 - 12
West Midlands -37 6 £35,000 - 8
East Midlands - 6 £37,000 - 11
Yorkshire -38 3 £53,750 - 15
Northern Ireland - 3 £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 (5.15%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.03%) Kinematics
Applications
1 39 (40.21%) Revit
2 31 (31.96%) AutoCAD
3 16 (16.49%) Navisworks
4 7 (7.22%) Microsoft Office
5 6 (6.19%) Fusion 360
5 6 (6.19%) Microsoft Excel
5 6 (6.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 6 (6.19%) Spreadsheet
6 5 (5.15%) Blender
6 5 (5.15%) CorelDRAW
7 4 (4.12%) Autodesk Smoke
7 4 (4.12%) Civil 3D
7 4 (4.12%) Maya
7 4 (4.12%) SOLIDWORKS
8 3 (3.09%) 3ds Max
8 3 (3.09%) MS Visio
9 2 (2.06%) Adobe After Effects
9 2 (2.06%) Photoshop
9 2 (2.06%) PTC Creo
9 2 (2.06%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 1 (1.03%) ENOVIA
Cloud Services
1 1 (1.03%) Adobe Creative Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 4 (4.12%) Intrusion Detection
1 4 (4.12%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (4.12%) Metadata
2 2 (2.06%) GIS
General
1 51 (52.58%) Social Skills
2 34 (35.05%) Manufacturing
3 25 (25.77%) Organisational Skills
4 17 (17.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 14 (14.43%) Public Sector
6 8 (8.25%) Aerospace
7 7 (7.22%) Finance
7 7 (7.22%) Games
7 7 (7.22%) Publishing
7 7 (7.22%) Retail
8 6 (6.19%) Local Government
9 5 (5.15%) Analytical Skills
9 5 (5.15%) Documentation Skills
10 3 (3.09%) Automotive
10 3 (3.09%) Humanities
10 3 (3.09%) Social Science
11 1 (1.03%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 24 (24.74%) Senior
2 11 (11.34%) Programmer
3 9 (9.28%) Senior Technician
4 7 (7.22%) CAD Technician
5 6 (6.19%) Information Manager
5 6 (6.19%) Lecturer
6 5 (5.15%) Technical Writer
7 4 (4.12%) Design Engineer
7 4 (4.12%) Safety Engineer
7 4 (4.12%) Systems Engineer
7 4 (4.12%) Systems Safety Engineer
8 3 (3.09%) Coordinator
8 3 (3.09%) Digital Engineer
8 3 (3.09%) Electrical Engineer
8 3 (3.09%) Research Engineer
8 3 (3.09%) Research Software Engineer
8 3 (3.09%) Senior Software Engineer
8 3 (3.09%) Software Engineer
9 2 (2.06%) Draughtsman
9 2 (2.06%) Technical Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (6.19%) MIDP
2 4 (4.12%) Unreal Engine
3 3 (3.09%) Django
3 3 (3.09%) Express.js
3 3 (3.09%) Godot
3 3 (3.09%) Node.js
3 3 (3.09%) Unity (Game Engine)
3 3 (3.09%) WebXR
4 1 (1.03%) Corona SDK
4 1 (1.03%) EDI
4 1 (1.03%) V-Ray
Miscellaneous
1 7 (7.22%) Data Centre
2 6 (6.19%) Self-Motivation
3 4 (4.12%) CCTV
4 3 (3.09%) Algorithms
4 3 (3.09%) Blog
4 3 (3.09%) Management Information System
5 2 (2.06%) Driving Licence
5 2 (2.06%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (43.30%) Building Information Modelling
2 39 (40.21%) CAD
3 25 (25.77%) Problem-Solving
4 23 (23.71%) Continuous Improvement
5 20 (20.62%) Agile
5 20 (20.62%) Digital Engineering
6 18 (18.56%) Project Delivery
7 11 (11.34%) Information Management
8 10 (10.31%) Creative Problem-Solving
8 10 (10.31%) Geotechnical Engineering
9 8 (8.25%) Collaborative Working
9 8 (8.25%) Mentoring
10 7 (7.22%) Change Control
10 7 (7.22%) Collaborative Culture
10 7 (7.22%) Visualisation
11 6 (6.19%) Asset Management
11 6 (6.19%) Data Management
11 6 (6.19%) Decision-Making
11 6 (6.19%) Information Governance
12 5 (5.15%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (3.09%) JavaScript
1 3 (3.09%) Python
1 3 (3.09%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 29 (29.90%) Degree
2 17 (17.53%) HND
3 15 (15.46%) HNC
4 13 (13.40%) Chartered Engineer
5 8 (8.25%) RIBA
6 6 (6.19%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (1.03%) DBS Check
7 1 (1.03%) Master's Degree
7 1 (1.03%) SC Cleared
7 1 (1.03%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (20.62%) QA
2 17 (17.53%) ISO 19650
3 7 (7.22%) Accessibility
3 7 (7.22%) Data Quality
4 1 (1.03%) GDPR
Vendors
1 16 (16.49%) Microsoft
2 11 (11.34%) Autodesk
3 4 (4.12%) NEC
4 3 (3.09%) AVEVA
5 2 (2.06%) Adobe
5 2 (2.06%) Siemens
6 1 (1.03%) Calypso
6 1 (1.03%) Thales