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

As of 2026-10-01, UX/UI appears in 217 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Product Manager has the most postings mentioning UX/UI.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-10-01

Postings · last 90 days
217
Top role · 24.4% of skill postings
Top hiring metro
New York City

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Frequently asked questions about UX/UI

+Is UX/UI in demand in 2026?

Yes. UX/UI appears in 217 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-10-01. Product Manager accounts for the most postings mentioning UX/UI (24.4% of all postings mentioning UX/UI).

+What jobs require UX/UI?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-01, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning UX/UI are Product Design Manager (14.3% of that role’s postings mention UX/UI), Growth Product Manager (6.7% of that role’s postings mention UX/UI), Graphic Designer (6.7% of that role’s postings mention UX/UI).

+What skills are commonly paired with UX/UI?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-10-01), UX/UI most often appears alongside Figma, prototyping, Agile, user research, product design.

+Where is UX/UI most in demand?

As of 2026-10-01, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring UX/UI are New York City, Berlin, Tel Aviv, London, Toronto, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

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+Which skills come before and after UX/UI?

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 UX/UI — last 90 days

Career paths around UX/UI

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before UX/UI

Before UX/UIReact → UX/UI: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairJavaScript → UX/UI: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairengineering → UX/UI: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairmockups → UX/UI: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairAgile → UX/UI: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairRESTful APIs → UX/UI: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairbranding → UX/UI: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairusability testing → UX/UI: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairUX/UIReact: 4 movesReact4 movesJavaScript: 3 movesJavaScript3 movesengineering: 2 movesengineering2 movesmockups: 2 movesmockups2 movesAgile: 2 movesAgile2 movesRESTful APIs: 2 movesRESTful APIs2 movesbranding: 1 movesbranding1 movesusability testing: 1 movesusability testing1 moves

Skills after UX/UI

After UX/UIUX/UI → Node.js: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairUX/UI → PostgreSQL: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairUX/UI → Figma: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairUX/UI → KPIs: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairUX/UI → GraphQL: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairUX/UI → Cypress: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairUX/UI → docker: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairUX/UI → Jest: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairUX/UINode.js: 4 movesNode.js4 movesPostgreSQL: 3 movesPostgreSQL3 movesFigma: 3 movesFigma3 movesKPIs: 2 movesKPIs2 movesGraphQL: 2 movesGraphQL2 movesCypress: 2 movesCypress2 movesdocker: 2 movesdocker2 movesJest: 2 movesJest2 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: React4
Before: JavaScript3
Before: engineering2
Before: mockups2
Before: Agile2
Before: RESTful APIs2
Before: branding1
Before: usability testing1
After: Node.js4
After: PostgreSQL3
After: Figma3
After: KPIs2
After: GraphQL2
After: Cypress2
After: docker2
After: Jest2

Roles most likely to require UX/UI

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

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
Product Design Manager314.3%
Growth Product Manager46.7%
Graphic Designer26.7%
Cloud Software Engineer54.6%
Digital Product Owner14.5%
AI Product Designer14.0%
Front-End Engineer23.8%
Brand Designer13.7%
IT Product Manager13.7%
Digital Product Manager43.2%

Roles with the most UX/UI postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Product Manager5324.4%
Product Designer3918.0%
Product Owner104.6%
Software Engineer104.6%
Data Analyst62.8%
Cloud Software Engineer52.3%
Digital Product Manager41.8%
Fullstack Engineer41.8%
Growth Product Manager41.8%
Android Software Engineer31.4%

Top companies posting jobs requiring UX/UI

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

Top companies posting jobs requiring UX/UI
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Capital One13
Caylent9
ALTEN6
Uber5
Betsson Group5
Devoteam5
Reonic4
Google4
Sopra Steria4
Inetum4

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 UX/UI

NamePostingsShare
New York City94.1%
Berlin73.2%
Tel Aviv73.2%
London62.8%
Toronto62.8%
Los Angeles41.8%
Paris41.8%
Toulouse41.8%
Bengaluru31.4%

Skills commonly paired with UX/UI

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-01. 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 UX/UI by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s UX/UI postings by all UX/UI 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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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index