UX Research Skills
Ability to conduct user experience research for improving product design.
Skill demand · ONS UK online job adverts
How common is creative and design services?
This requirement appears in 0.1% of UK new online job adverts in 2025. Its share was broadly unchanged compared with 2024.
The latest year is partial. Comparisons with full years need care. 2026 figures have not been published yet.Share of new adverts0.1%UK · 2025
Change in share0.0 pp2024 to 2025
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What this skill category covers
Official detailed requirements in this ONS group
Design Documentation Skills
Ability to create and maintain design documentation for projects.
Product Styling Skills
Ability to style products for aesthetic appeal and marketability.
ONS Table 1 detailed requirements · SCO10.04. Shares can overlap because an advert may mention several requirements.
Roles that often need this skill category
Occupations where creative and design services appears most often in UK new adverts
| # | Occupation | Share of occupation adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Web design professionals Example titles: Web design assistant · UX analyst · Ui designer · UX designer | 29.1% | |
| 2 | Design occupations n.e.c. Example titles: Design assistant · Set dresser · Set designer · Toy designer | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Graphic and multimedia designers Example titles: Graphic designer · 3d artist · Mac artist · 2d animator | 3.6% | |
| 4 | Business and related research professionals Example titles: Research worker · Crime analyst · Media analyst · UX researcher | 3.5% | |
| 5 | Clothing, fashion and accessories designers Example titles: Fashion designer · Shoe artist · Gem designer · Fashion adviser | 1.9% | |
| 6 | Research and development (R&D) managers Example titles: Research and development manager · NPD manager · Head of design · Head of research | 1.4% | |
| 7 | Interior designers Example titles: Interior designer · Team leader · Décor designer · Kitchen planner | 1.0% | |
| 8 | Managers and directors in the creative industries Example titles: Creative manager · Film agent · Model agent · Arts manager | 0.9% | |
| 9 | IT business analysts, architects and systems designers Example titles: System analyst · Ai scientist · Bi architect · IT architect | 0.8% | |
| 10 | Environmental health professionals Example titles: Environmental health manager · Food inspector · Shops inspector · Sanitary officer | 0.7% |
How related skills compare
Skills within Creative Design
| # | Skill | Share of adverts | Change (pp) | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Design and Creative Media Game and Graphic Design Skills · Graphic Arts and Digital Design Foundations · 3D Modelling and Visualization Tool Skills | 1.8% | +0.4 pp | |
| 2 | Retail and Interior Design Shelf Restocking Procedures · Shop Fitting Techniques | 0.5% | +0.2 pp | |
| 3 | UX Design and Research Usability Testing Technique Skills · Design Collaboration Tool Skills · User Persona Creation Techniques | 0.4% | +0.1 pp | |
| 4 | Accessibility Sign and Augmentative Communication · Tactile Writing Systems | 0.3% | +0.1 pp | |
| 5 | Fashion and Apparel Fashion and Apparel Industry Knowledge · Apparel Basics Knowledge | 0.1% | 0.0 pp | |
| 6 | Creative and Design Services Selected skill · UX Research Skills · Design Documentation Skills · Product Styling Skills | 0.1% | 0.0 pp | |
| 7 | Media and Visual Design Storyboard Creation Skills | 0.1% | 0.0 pp | |
| 8 | Graphic Design Logotype Design · Image Editing Software Proficiency · Mathematical Curve Modelling | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 9 | Design Engineering and UX UI/UX Design and Prototyping Tool Skills · CAD Data Exchange Skills · 3D CAD Skills (NURBS) | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 10 | Assistive Technology Accessibility Tools | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 11 | Content Design Desktop Publishing Software Proficiency | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 12 | Systems Thinking and Design Systems Synergetics Knowledge | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 13 | Media and Design Tools Photo Album Creation Software | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 14 | Innovation and Design Thinking | 0.0% | 0.0 pp |
About these figures
How to interpret skill demand
Source: Office for National Statistics, UK online job adverts. Shares describe new adverts reporting the requirement. An advert may mention several skills, so their shares do not add up to 100%. A rise from 10% to 12% is an increase of 2 percentage points.
These figures do not establish a salary premium, proficiency level, or which skills are requested together. This page has no published skill-specific salary or location breakdown.
ONS · 2025 · partial year · 2026 figures have not been published yet. · Open Government Licence v3.0. ONS does not endorse Jobmundo.