UX Researcher jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-10-30, Skillenai has indexed 207 job postings with the title “UX Researcher” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is UX research, with demand share down 7.3% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-10-30
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Frequently asked questions about UX Researcher jobs
+How many UX Researcher jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 207 job postings with the title “UX Researcher” over the 90 days ending 2026-10-30.
+What skills do UX Researcher jobs require?
Across UX Researcher postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-10-30, the skills mentioned most often are UX research, Qualitative research, usability testing, quantitative research, surveys.
+Which cities are hiring the most UX Researcher?
As of 2026-10-30, UX Researcher postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in New York City, London, Atlanta, Mississauga, Redmond.
+Is UX Researcher a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 207 UX Researcher postings over the 90 days ending 2026-10-30. 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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+What roles do people move into and out of UX Researcher?
The career-flow chart shows roles before and after observed employer changes across all locations. Counts are moves, not distinct people or promotion probabilities. Same-role moves to another employer are included. The incoming and outgoing sides are separate groups of observations, not a matched three-stage journey.
Weekly indexed UX Researcher postings — last 90 days
Career paths through UX Researcher
Different-role employer moves. Each side is scaled independently.
Historical career profiles · all locations
727 employer moves kept the same role.
Roles before UX Researcher
Roles after UX Researcher
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.
Same role means a change of employer while keeping the same role. Counts are moves, not distinct people, promotions, or your chances of making a particular move.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: UX Researcher (different employer) | 727 |
| Before: UX Designer | 131 |
| Before: Research Assistant | 56 |
| Before: Product Designer | 55 |
| Before: UX/UI Designer | 21 |
| Before: Researcher | 20 |
| Before: Graphic Designer | 20 |
| Before: Teaching Assistant | 20 |
| After: UX Researcher (different employer) | 727 |
| After: UX Designer | 139 |
| After: Product Designer | 76 |
| After: Product Manager | 34 |
| After: UX/UI Designer | 24 |
| After: Teaching Assistant | 18 |
| After: User Experience Researcher | 16 |
| After: Data Analyst | 15 |
Skills most often required for UX Researcher
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UX research | 119 | 57.5% |
| Qualitative research | 99 | 47.8% |
| usability testing | 97 | 46.9% |
| quantitative research | 78 | 37.7% |
| surveys | 66 | 31.9% |
| user research | 42 | 20.3% |
| diary studies | 36 | 17.4% |
| Research synthesis | 33 | 15.9% |
| interviews | 33 | 15.9% |
| survey design | 31 | 15.0% |
| AI tools | 26 | 12.6% |
| journey mapping | 24 | 11.6% |
| Data analysis | 24 | 11.6% |
| contextual inquiry | 21 | 10.1% |
| User interviews | 21 | 10.1% |
Top companies posting UX Researcher jobs
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| Elsevier | 10 |
| Fundraise Up | 9 |
| Tailscale | 8 |
| INSPYR Solutions | 8 |
| Www.experis.com | 7 |
| PointClickCare | 6 |
| ServiceNow | 5 |
| Okta | 4 |
| Cox | 4 |
| Bosch | 4 |
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 UX Researcher
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 12 | 5.8% |
| London | 10 | 4.8% |
| Atlanta | 5 | 2.4% |
| Mississauga | 3 | 1.4% |
| Redmond | 3 | 1.4% |
| Austin | 2 | 1.0% |
| Manchester | 2 | 1.0% |
| Oakland | 2 | 1.0% |
| Seattle | 2 | 1.0% |
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How this was computed
Weekly job-count charts omit the incomplete current week (weeks start Monday, UTC). Totals include all postings in the stated window. Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-30, matching postings whose canonical role is “UX Researcher”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles). Adjusted posting share: 0.1% to 0.1%. Demand share change is the relative percentage change between these adjusted shares. Each employer-and-ATS group has at least 10 postings in each 90-day window; its earlier posting count supplies the same weight in both windows. The panel includes 2,482 identified employers and covers 71% of earlier and 70% of latest indexed postings. Windows: 2026-06-30 to 2026-09-28 and 2026-07-28 to 2026-10-26 (UTC; end dates excluded). The windows overlap by 62 days. Dates reflect indexing, not the employer’s posting date. This measures posting mix, not total hiring or market-wide demand. Matching excludes entrants and exits; changes in crawl completeness within an employer or ATS can still affect the result.
- role
- UX Researcher
- source
- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-10-30
- window_days
- 90