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User Experience Research & Design

This cluster covers user-centered design, journey mapping, persona development, and UX research. Roles like User Researcher and UX Research Lead use design thinking and quantitative research to improve accessibility and prioritize features.

296Live openings
$173,966Median salary
121Roles touched
0.58Cohesion

Skills in this cluster

Ordered by centrality — how strongly each anchors the group.

User-Centered Design +16.7%
12.8%
7 openings5 roles
Journey Mapping -12.5%
10.5%
14 openings12 roles
Persona Development -37.5%
11.3%
5 openings5 roles
UX Research +23.5%
45.4%
42 openings8 roles
Design Thinking +10%
10.8%
11 openings9 roles
Quantitative Research -21.2%
25.7%
26 openings9 roles
Survey Design -30%
21%
14 openings6 roles
Accessibility Compliance -25%
11.5%
3 openings3 roles
Prioritization Frameworks -3.9%
15.6%
174 openings111 roles

Roles that hire this cluster

UX Researcher
8 matching skills · $176,800
User Researcher
8 matching skills · $153,000
Design Researcher
8 matching skills · $195,000
UX Research Lead
6 matching skills · $172,466
Senior UX Researcher
5 matching skills · $201,770
Interaction Designer
4 matching skills
Product Marketing Manager
3 matching skills · $214,500
UX Designer
3 matching skills

Adjacent clusters

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