UX Researcher jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-09-23, Skillenai has indexed 199 job postings with the title “UX Researcher” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is UX research, with demand down 20% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-23
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+How many UX Researcher jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 199 job postings with the title “UX Researcher” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-23, with demand down 20% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do UX Researcher jobs require?
Across UX Researcher postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-23, the skills mentioned most often are UX research, Qualitative research, usability testing, surveys, quantitative research.
+Which cities are hiring the most UX Researcher?
As of 2026-09-23, UX Researcher postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in New York City, London, Atlanta, Redmond, Arlington.
+Is UX Researcher a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 199 UX Researcher postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-23, with demand down 20% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in UX Researcher postings is UX research, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly UX Researcher postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for UX Researcher
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UX research | 107 | 53.8% |
| Qualitative research | 89 | 44.7% |
| usability testing | 80 | 40.2% |
| surveys | 69 | 34.7% |
| quantitative research | 61 | 30.7% |
| diary studies | 43 | 21.6% |
| user research | 41 | 20.6% |
| interviews | 41 | 20.6% |
| Data analysis | 33 | 16.6% |
| survey design | 32 | 16.1% |
| Research synthesis | 31 | 15.6% |
| User interviews | 24 | 12.1% |
| journey mapping | 22 | 11.1% |
| AI tools | 21 | 10.6% |
| Concept testing | 20 | 10.1% |
Top metros hiring UX Researcher
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 11 | 5.5% |
| London | 9 | 4.5% |
| Atlanta | 7 | 3.5% |
| Redmond | 7 | 3.5% |
| Arlington | 3 | 1.5% |
| Bellevue | 3 | 1.5% |
| Bengaluru | 3 | 1.5% |
| Denver | 2 | 1.0% |
| Lagos | 2 | 1.0% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-23, matching postings whose canonical role is “UX Researcher”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
- role
- UX Researcher
- source
- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-09-23
- window_days
- 90
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