Why UX is such a valuable career option.
UX professionals are in global demand Thereu2019s an increased demand for UX skills globally, especially in regions like Europe, the United States, Canada, and Australia. In many countries, demand outweighs supply for skilled UX professionals. LinkedIn has cited UX design as one of the top skills to learn in 2020 and this is reflected in InVisionu2019s u20182019 Product Design Hiring Reportu2019. The report reveals that 70% of people managers increased the headcount of their design team in the past year. Their survey respondents also expected their design teams to grow by an average of 21% in 2020. This survey also cites UI/UX designers as the most in-demand product design job. 81% of respondents said theyu2019re being contacted by recruiters monthly and 34% said theyu2019re being contacted weekly. Similarly, in our recent report u2018UX after Covid: What can we expect?u2019 industry leaders forecast increased demand for UX and digital skills, as companies expand their online capabilities. Another main finding is that competitive advantage will be won by companies with better UX than their competitors. If companies are slow to adapt, they run the risk of becoming obsolete. 3D Mockup This is echoed in Googleu2019s 2021 page experience update where user experience is set to become a search engine ranking factor. Organizations with good user experience will rank higher than their competitors in search engines. John Dennehy (founder of IT recruitment company, Zartis) says u201cmany internal and agency recruiters struggle to fill UX roles because thereu2019s a knowledge gap. As a result, many UX roles remain unfilled.u201d UX professionals are highly paid The global skills shortage and competition for UX professionals are pushing salaries upwards, especially for mid-level and senior positions. Salaries depend on different factors like years of experience, company location, and company type. In a European tech capital like Dublin, junior UX designers can command a salary between u20ac30,000 u2013 u20ac45,000, mid-level UX designers are expected to earn u20ac45,000 u2013 u20ac60,000 and a senior UX designer can earn between u20ac60,000 u2013 u20ac80,000 (Morgan McKinley, 2020). According to Glassdooru2019s u201850 Best Jobs in America for 2020u2019 report, the median salary for a UX designer is $90,478. Whereas a UX designer in Sydney, Australia can expect to earn around $89,932. John Dennehy says the increased demand for UX designers is now reflected in salaries, explaining u201cUX was, for many years, the poor cousin of software development in terms of pay. Today, UX developers are generally paid at least as much as full-stack or back-end developers.u201d Salaries are also enticing in UX specialisms like user research. User researchers can expect to earn around $84,327 on average in the US. Whereas in another European tech capital like Berlin, they can earn around u20ac50,894 on average according to PayScale. Free Mockup UX is a meaningful career A meaningful career means having a real interest in the work you do every day. UX professionals are united by their authentic interest in learning about people. They are motivated to understand their users and improve their overall experience. Former web designer Daniel Guy describes how UX changed his outlook: u201cI liked how it (UX) was a more dynamic discipline with a behavioral aspect. This moved me into the realm of users, their behavior, and how to make things easier for them.u201d The UX design process puts the user first, and this is often liberating for those who are new to the industry. Box Mockup UI/UX designer Ketan thinks that UX helped him understand the language of business too. He explains u201citu2019s been amazing to see how you can use UX as a unifying business goal. It benefits the customers and it benefits everyone else too.u201d
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