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: Feb 13th, 2024
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UX Job Market Analysis
(Q1 2025)
The UX job market is off to a rough start in 2025, with layoffs accelerating and hiring slowing across the board. While January showed a modest rebound in job postings, February’s wave of layoffs has cast uncertainty over the market.
Trends Across UX Roles
Product Design roles remain highly competitive, with fewer openings and increased hiring scrutiny. Companies are prioritizing senior hires or consolidating design responsibilities into existing teams.
• Product Management and UX Research are also feeling the squeeze, with some companies cutting these roles as part of broader restructuring efforts.
• Design Operations remains a niche category, though organizations focused on efficiency continue to invest in operational roles.
Remote vs. Hybrid/Onsite Trends
Remote job postings have stagnated, hovering around 1,000, showing no significant recovery. Hybrid and onsite roles remain the dominant hiring format, but even those have dropped to 2,400, reflecting an overall slowdown in hiring activity.
Layoff Data
February layoffs have spiked to over 9460, reversing the stabilization seen at the end of 2024. Major tech firms and startups alike are restructuring, leading to increased competition for fewer available roles.
2025 Job Market Outlook
The UX job market is currently volatile, with more designers competing for fewer roles. While there are still opportunities, especially in AI-driven UX, hiring freezes and budget constraints are forcing companies to be selective.
For designers looking to stay competitive, AI integration, cross-functional skills (like product strategy or data analysis), and an ability to demonstrate direct business impact will be key differentiators in an increasingly challenging hiring landscape.
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.