Live job postings
845
as of 29 Jun 2026
Demand index
0.33%
% of all job postings
Median salary
$100k
$100,000
Salary range
$80k – $120k
$80,000 – $120,000
Salary distribution
Core skills employers ask for
User Research (Ethnographic & Survey)Information ArchitectureWireframing & Prototyping (Figma, Sketch)Interaction Design & Micro-interactionsVisual Design & Design SystemsUsability Testing & Data-Driven IterationStakeholder Communication & PresentationContent Strategy & UX WritingHTML/CSS (Basic Literacy)Accessibility Standards (WCAG)Service Design & BlueprintingAgile & Lean UX Methodologies
AI impact on this career
AI is automating low-fidelity wireframing and generating UI patterns, which reduces time spent on early layout iterations but raises the bar for strategic research and systems-level thinking. Tools like Galileo AI and Uizard can produce screen mockups from text prompts, commoditizing junior-level output. User research synthesis still remains highly human-dependent, as nuanced behavior analysis and stakeholder empathy are not yet reliably automated. UX designers who focus on service design, inclusive testing, and cross-functional facilitation are more insulated from displacement.
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