usability jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-17, usability appears in 259 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Product Designer roles, with demand down 7% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-17
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Frequently asked questions about usability
+Is usability in demand in 2026?
Yes. usability appears in 259 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-17, with demand down 7% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Product Designer roles (32% of Product Designer postings list it).
+What jobs require usability?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-17, the job titles most likely to require usability are Product Designer (32% of postings list usability), Product Manager (10% of postings list usability), Software Engineer (8% of postings list usability).
+What skills are commonly paired with usability?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-17), usability most often appears alongside accessibility, design systems, Interaction Design, prototyping, Figma.
+Where is usability most in demand?
As of 2026-09-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring usability are San Francisco, New York City, Dublin, London, Berlin, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring usability — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require usability
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Product Designer | 84 | 32.4% |
| Product Manager | 27 | 10.4% |
| Software Engineer | 21 | 8.1% |
| UX Designer | 18 | 6.9% |
| UI/UX Designer | 14 | 5.4% |
| UX/UI Designer | 6 | 2.3% |
| Engineering Manager | 5 | 1.9% |
| Business Analyst | 4 | 1.5% |
| Full Stack Engineer | 4 | 1.5% |
| UX Engineer | 4 | 1.5% |
Top metros hiring for usability
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 12 | 4.6% |
| New York City | 10 | 3.9% |
| Dublin | 9 | 3.5% |
| London | 7 | 2.7% |
| Berlin | 6 | 2.3% |
| Auckland | 3 | 1.2% |
| Bengaluru | 3 | 1.2% |
| Chicago | 3 | 1.2% |
| Limassol | 3 | 1.2% |
Skills commonly paired with usability
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-17. 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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