UX Designer is a fairly new role, which centres around the experience a user has with a company’s product (UX in this case stands for user experience). Both startups and large, established companies have a demand for UX Designers, and require them to ensure products such as apps and websites look their best, while also having a high degree of usability.
A UX Designer has a varied role, and this is a job that will be very rewarding for the right candidate. Important skills include an aptitude for design, psychological know-how (for creating personas), and abilities in software such as Adobe Suite (including XD and Photoshop), other prototyping and wireframing software such as Balsamiq and Omnigraffle, and the ability to code in HTML, CSS and Javascript.
UX Design jobs are often office-based roles, but increasingly based around remote working - which enables employers to broaden their search for the ideal candidate. Junior roles in this sector often start with a salary of around £22,000, but salaries range up to around £60,000 for an experienced UX Designer