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Will AI replace ux designers?
Based on live job postings — updated September 2026
Not yet — employers aren't cutting ux designers. They're asking them to use AI.
There are 68 live ux designers openings right now. Across the roughly 3,300 fast-growing companies we track, 40% of current ux designers openings now ask for AI skills. The work is changing, not going away.
68live openings
40%ask for AI skills
21%remote
50companies hiring
What AI is actually changing
AI shows up directly in these openings: Artificial Intelligence. That is the part of the job changing fastest.
Employers still ask most for: UX Design, Figma, Prototyping, Collaboration, UI Design, Communication — the parts of the work people are hired to own.
Who's hiring right now
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| Scopely | 7 |
| MetroStar | 4 |
| Konrad | 4 |
| Twitch | 3 |
| VML | 2 |
| Conga | 2 |
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