UI/UX jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-16, UI/UX appears in 303 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand down 23% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-16
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Frequently asked questions about UI/UX
+Is UI/UX in demand in 2026?
Yes. UI/UX appears in 303 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-16, with demand down 23% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (21% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require UI/UX?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-16, the job titles most likely to require UI/UX are Software Engineer (21% of postings list UI/UX), Product Manager (18% of postings list UI/UX), Product Designer (8% of postings list UI/UX).
+What skills are commonly paired with UI/UX?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-16), UI/UX most often appears alongside React, TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Agile.
+Where is UI/UX most in demand?
As of 2026-09-16, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring UI/UX are San Francisco, New York City, Tel Aviv, Toronto, London, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new UI/UX content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring UI/UX — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require UI/UX
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 63 | 20.8% |
| Product Manager | 53 | 17.5% |
| Product Designer | 24 | 7.9% |
| Frontend Engineer | 12 | 4.0% |
| Full Stack Software Engineer | 11 | 3.6% |
| Design Engineer | 6 | 2.0% |
| Business Analyst | 5 | 1.7% |
| Business Product Manager | 5 | 1.7% |
| Mobile Engineer | 4 | 1.3% |
| Product Owner | 4 | 1.3% |
Top metros hiring for UI/UX
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 18 | 5.9% |
| New York City | 16 | 5.3% |
| Tel Aviv | 9 | 3.0% |
| Toronto | 8 | 2.6% |
| London | 6 | 2.0% |
| San Mateo | 6 | 2.0% |
| Bengaluru | 5 | 1.7% |
| South San Francisco | 5 | 1.7% |
| Boston | 3 | 1.0% |
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 2026-09-16. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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The demand, skills, and geo numbers on this page come from the same Skillenai labor market index that powers our API. Use it for compensation benchmarking, hiring-competition analysis, and skill-adoption tracking.
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