User interface (UI) design jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-18, User interface (UI) design appears in 47 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for UI/UX Designer roles, with demand down 45% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-18
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+Is User interface (UI) design in demand in 2026?
Yes. User interface (UI) design appears in 47 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-18, with demand down 45% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for UI/UX Designer roles (36% of UI/UX Designer postings list it).
+What jobs require User interface (UI) design?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-18, the job titles most likely to require User interface (UI) design are UI/UX Designer (36% of postings list User interface (UI) design), Product Designer (32% of postings list User interface (UI) design), Product Manager (13% of postings list User interface (UI) design).
+What skills are commonly paired with User interface (UI) design?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-18), User interface (UI) design most often appears alongside design systems, User experience (UX) design, prototyping, UI/UX design, user research.
+Where is User interface (UI) design most in demand?
As of 2026-09-18, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring User interface (UI) design are San Francisco, Tel Aviv, Arlington, Costa Mesa, Dhaka, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring User interface (UI) design — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require User interface (UI) design
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| UI/UX Designer | 17 | 36.2% |
| Product Designer | 15 | 31.9% |
| Product Manager | 6 | 12.8% |
| Analytics Governance Manager | 1 | 2.1% |
| Android Developer | 1 | 2.1% |
| Graphic and UX Designer | 1 | 2.1% |
| Software Engineer | 1 | 2.1% |
| Software Product Designer | 1 | 2.1% |
| UI Designer | 1 | 2.1% |
| UI/UX Product Designer | 1 | 2.1% |
Top metros hiring for User interface (UI) design
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 4 | 8.5% |
| Tel Aviv | 2 | 4.3% |
| Arlington | 1 | 2.1% |
| Costa Mesa | 1 | 2.1% |
| Dhaka | 1 | 2.1% |
| Duluth | 1 | 2.1% |
| Frankfurt am Main | 1 | 2.1% |
| Helsinki | 1 | 2.1% |
| Karachi | 1 | 2.1% |
Skills commonly paired with User interface (UI) design
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-18. 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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