user research jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-02, user research appears in 2,134 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-02
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+Is user research in demand in 2026?
Yes. user research appears in 2,134 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-02, with demand down 53% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills are commonly paired with user research?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-02), user research most often appears alongside prototyping, product design, design systems, Figma, Interaction Design.
+Where is user research most in demand?
As of 2026-05-02, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring user research are New York City, San Francisco, London, Barcelona, Bengaluru, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring user research — last 90 days
Top metros hiring for user research
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 217 | 28.9% |
| San Francisco | 174 | 23.2% |
| London | 134 | 17.8% |
| Barcelona | 41 | 5.5% |
| Bengaluru | 41 | 5.5% |
| Toronto | 41 | 5.5% |
| Berlin | 37 | 4.9% |
| Seattle | 34 | 4.5% |
| Paris | 32 | 4.3% |
Skills commonly paired with user research
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-02. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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