UX Job Market:
Hot or Not?
Monthly data revealing the temperature of the UX job market & trends across various disciplines.
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Last Updated: Mar 21st, 2025
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UX Job Market Analysis
(Q1 2025)
The UX job market is off to an ok start in 2025, with layoffs accelerating and hiring slowing across the board. While January saw a modest rebound in job postings, February’s surge in layoffs has cast uncertainty over the industry. The only real bright spot has been a massive uptick in jobs at startups.
Trends Across UX Roles
- Product Design: Job postings have fluctuated, with a drop in late 2024 followed by a gradual rise into early 2025. However, competition remains fierce as companies prioritize senior hires and consolidate design responsibilities.
- Product Management: Job postings have remained relatively stable, hovering around 10,000–12,000 per month. However, restructuring efforts have led to job cuts in some companies.
- UX Research: This field has experienced a significant decline, with job postings dropping below 1,000 in early 2025. The demand for UX research roles remains low compared to other UX functions.
- Design Operations: A niche but steady category, with job postings fluctuating between 30 and 80 over the past few months. Companies focused on efficiency continue to invest in operational roles.
Remote vs. Hybrid/Onsite Trends
- Remote job postings have remained stagnant at approximately 1,000, showing no significant recovery.
- Hybrid and onsite roles still dominate but have declined, dropping to around 2,400, reflecting an overall slowdown in hiring activity.
- Overall job postings: While hybrid/onsite jobs still significantly outnumber remote roles, both categories have seen month-over-month declines.
Layoff Data
The tech industry has faced repeated waves of layoffs. February layoffs spiked to over 16,084 reversing the stabilization seen at the end of 2024. Both major tech firms and startups are restructuring, leading to increased competition for fewer available roles.
2025 Job Market Outlook
The UX job market remains volatile, with more designers competing for fewer roles. While opportunities still exist, particularly in AI-driven UX, hiring freezes and budget constraints are forcing companies to be selective.
To stay competitive, UX professionals should focus on:
- AI integration: Leveraging how to design for AI.
- Cross-functional skills: Expanding expertise in AI coding, product strategy and data analysis.
- Demonstrating business impact: Showing how design decisions contribute to company goals.
Navigating the 2025 UX job market will require adaptability, strategic skill development, and a keen understanding of industry trends.
UX Job Market Analysis
(June 2024)
As we move into June 2024, our analysis offers an insightful overview of the UX job market as of May, capturing significant shifts and emerging trends. The landscape reveals varied performances across different UX roles, influenced by broader market dynamics.
Product Design:
May saw a slight drop in job postings, but June has already surpassed May’s numbers, suggesting a temporary dip. We expect this upward trend to continue.
Product Management:
Jobs in this sector skyrocketed in May and continue to trend upwards based on early June data.
UX Research:
While May had unimpressive numbers, June has already seen a significant increase, nearly doubling the available jobs before the month’s end.
Design Operations:
This sector remained stable in May, but current signs point to a negative hiring trend for Ops roles.
Forward Outlook:
The UX job market shows resilience and growth as we move through June 2024. Product Design roles are rebounding, Product Management continues to rise, and UX Research is surging. However, Design Operations roles are seeing a potential decline. Overall, the outlook remains positive with significant growth opportunities. Organizations should stay agile and responsive to attract and retain top UX talent.
Data sourced from LinkedIn Jobs with monthly job post counts, complemented by tech industry layoff figures from layoffs.fyi.