Companies have never been more invested in making sure their users, customers, and clients have a positive experience with their websites and mobile app design
Adobe Systems Incorporated spoke to 500 managers and department heads working in UX design and asked them about their needs, their hiring priorities, and what they’re looking for in potential candidates. What they found looks very good for UX professionals.
Adobe set out to uncover the latest hiring trends in UX design and the results point to one big conclusion: ‘UX designers’ are now as in demand as software engineers, and that demand is only going to increase.
‘UX Tools’ Is The Most Important Skill, But Personality Counts Too
When asked what skills they look for in UX designers, 42% of managers said ‘knowledge of UX tools’ is the most important factor in hiring. 33% said the ability to collaborate was a top skill, but this answer varied a lot depending on the size of the organization. Collaboration skills are much less important to managers who’ve hired more than 20 UX designers in the past year.
All managers said UX design experience (76%), having a strong portfolio (75%), and coding/programming experience (70%) were the top things they looked for in the hiring process.
