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: April 15th, 2024
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UX Job Market Analysis
(April 2024)
As we move into April 2024, our analysis offers an insightful overview of the UX job market as of March, capturing significant shifts and emerging trends. The landscape reveals varied performances across different UX roles, influenced by broader market dynamics.
Product Design: March saw a substantial increase in job postings, a trend that carries positive momentum into April. This uptick suggests growing opportunities and a robust demand for Product Design skills.
Product Management: The availability of jobs in this sector continued its decline through March, falling below average, and initial data for April suggests a continuation of this downward trajectory. This trend highlights potential challenges in job market stability within this niche.
UX Research: Despite a decrease in job openings in March, April has brought significant improvements, with numbers now surpassing average levels. This rebound indicates a resilient demand for UX research expertise as companies continue to invest in user-centered design strategies.
Design Operations: March recorded average job posting volumes for Design Operations, but the outlook for April is less optimistic, with a downtrend in new postings. This shift may signal a cooling in operational hiring after a period of stability.
Tech Layoffs Impact: The tech sector experienced fewer layoffs in March, including a 10% workforce reduction at Tesla. While April has also seen significant layoffs, the overall number is comparatively low at 2,982, suggesting that March's layoffs may represent a minor setback rather than a continuing trend.
Forward Outlook: Heading into Q2, the UX job market is showing strong signs of positive momentum, led by a surge in Product Design roles. We are cautiously optimistic about the coming months, anticipating that other disciplines might echo the positive trends seen in Product Design. The general trend of decreasing layoffs is a favorable sign, indicating potential market stabilization and renewed growth opportunities.
Data sourced from Google Jobs' aggregated listings across platforms, with monthly job post counts and deduplication, complemented by tech industry layoff figures from layoffs.fyi.