usability jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-17, usability appears in 476 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Product Designer roles, with demand down 56% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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Frequently asked questions about usability
+Is usability in demand in 2026?
Yes. usability appears in 476 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 56% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Product Designer roles (29% of Product Designer postings list it).
+What jobs require usability?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the job titles most likely to require usability are Product Designer (29% of postings list usability), Software Engineer (8% of postings list usability), Product Manager (8% of postings list usability).
+What skills are commonly paired with usability?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-17), usability most often appears alongside design systems, product design, accessibility, Interaction Design, prototyping.
+Where is usability most in demand?
As of 2026-05-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring usability are New York City, San Francisco, London, Bengaluru, Barcelona, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new usability content and jobs?
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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 | 139 | 29.2% |
| Software Engineer | 40 | 8.4% |
| Product Manager | 39 | 8.2% |
| Senior Product Designer | 22 | 4.6% |
| Lead Product Designer | 13 | 2.7% |
| UX Designer | 13 | 2.7% |
| Staff Product Designer | 11 | 2.3% |
| Frontend Engineer | 9 | 1.9% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 8 | 1.7% |
| UI/UX Designer | 8 | 1.7% |
Top metros hiring for usability
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 48 | 33.6% |
| San Francisco | 32 | 22.4% |
| London | 19 | 13.3% |
| Bengaluru | 11 | 7.7% |
| Barcelona | 8 | 5.6% |
| Waltham | 7 | 4.9% |
| Calgary | 6 | 4.2% |
| Los Angeles | 6 | 4.2% |
| São Paulo | 6 | 4.2% |
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 2026-05-17. 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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