UI/UX jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills

As of 2026-09-30, UI/UX appears in 309 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning UI/UX.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30

Postings · last 90 days
309
Top role · 20.1% of skill postings
Top hiring metro
San Francisco

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Frequently asked questions about UI/UX

+Is UI/UX in demand in 2026?

Yes. UI/UX appears in 309 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning UI/UX (20.1% of all postings mentioning UI/UX).

+What jobs require UI/UX?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning UI/UX are UI Developer (6.9% of that role’s postings mention UI/UX), AI Data Scientist (5.0% of that role’s postings mention UI/UX), Power Platform Developer (5.0% of that role’s postings mention UI/UX).

+What skills are commonly paired with UI/UX?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), UI/UX most often appears alongside React, TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Agile.

+Where is UI/UX most in demand?

As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring UI/UX are San Francisco, New York City, Tel Aviv, Toronto, San Mateo, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

+How can I keep up with new UI/UX content and jobs?

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+Which skills come before and after UI/UX?

The skill-flow chart shows skills documented in adjacent positions across observed employer changes. An outgoing skill is documented in the following position but not the preceding one. These are ideas to explore, not proven prerequisites, acquisition dates, or levels of mastery. Each ribbon counts employer moves with that skill pair; one move can contribute several pairs.

Weekly indexed postings requiring UI/UX — last 90 days

Salary distribution

Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized

Career paths around UI/UX

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before UI/UX

Before UI/UXsql → UI/UX: 15 observed employer moves with this skill pairpython → UI/UX: 12 observed employer moves with this skill pairJavaScript → UI/UX: 10 observed employer moves with this skill pairReact → UI/UX: 9 observed employer moves with this skill pairHTML → UI/UX: 8 observed employer moves with this skill pairCSS → UI/UX: 7 observed employer moves with this skill pairJava → UI/UX: 6 observed employer moves with this skill pairPHP → UI/UX: 5 observed employer moves with this skill pairUI/UXsql: 15 movessql15 movespython: 12 movespython12 movesJavaScript: 10 movesJavaScript10 movesReact: 9 movesReact9 movesHTML: 8 movesHTML8 movesCSS: 7 movesCSS7 movesJava: 6 movesJava6 movesPHP: 5 movesPHP5 moves

Skills after UI/UX

After UI/UXUI/UX → React: 11 observed employer moves with this skill pairUI/UX → JavaScript: 8 observed employer moves with this skill pairUI/UX → python: 8 observed employer moves with this skill pairUI/UX → HTML: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairUI/UX → MongoDB: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairUI/UX → APIs: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairUI/UX → Jest: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairUI/UX → Excel: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairUI/UXReact: 11 movesReact11 movesJavaScript: 8 movesJavaScript8 movespython: 8 movespython8 movesHTML: 4 movesHTML4 movesMongoDB: 4 movesMongoDB4 movesAPIs: 4 movesAPIs4 movesJest: 4 movesJest4 movesExcel: 4 movesExcel4 moves
How to read this chart · view counts

Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.

The following position documents a skill that the preceding position does not. Skills must be linked to both positions, with clear dates and no overlap. One move can connect several skill pairs. These patterns suggest skills to explore; they do not establish prerequisites, when a skill was learned, or a higher skill level.

Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.

Observed connections and move counts
ConnectionMoves
Before: sql15
Before: python12
Before: JavaScript10
Before: React9
Before: HTML8
Before: CSS7
Before: Java6
Before: PHP5
After: React11
After: JavaScript8
After: python8
After: HTML4
After: MongoDB4
After: APIs4
After: Jest4
After: Excel4

Roles most likely to require UI/UX

Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
UI Developer26.9%
AI Data Scientist15.0%
Power Platform Developer15.0%
Design Engineer84.9%
Software Engineering Team Lead14.5%
AI Product Designer14.0%
Software Product Manager12.8%
AI Training Specialist12.6%
AI Product Engineer22.4%
Frontend Developer32.3%

Roles with the most UI/UX postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Software Engineer6220.1%
Product Manager5718.4%
Product Designer268.4%
Frontend Engineer92.9%
Full Stack Software Engineer92.9%
Design Engineer82.6%
Business Analyst51.6%
Product Owner51.6%
Engineering Manager41.3%
Full-Stack iOS Engineer41.3%

Top companies posting jobs requiring UI/UX

Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.

Top companies posting jobs requiring UI/UX
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Databricks9
Ashby6
CLERA6
Layer Health5
Unframe5
General Dynamics Information Technology5
Verkada4
Tide4
Pagerduty4
Dragos3

Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.

Top metros hiring for UI/UX

NamePostingsShare
San Francisco206.5%
New York City185.8%
Tel Aviv113.6%
Toronto72.3%
San Mateo61.9%
Bengaluru51.6%
Boston41.3%
Chicago41.3%
Jakarta41.3%

Skills commonly paired with UI/UX

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning UI/UX by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s UI/UX postings by all UI/UX postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.

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Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index