UX Designer resume keywords (2026)

The skills employers name most often in live UX Designer job postings are Figma (37%), Prototyping (25%), Ux Design (20%), Product Design (19%), User Research (17%): the share of 753 current postings that list each one (October 12, 2026). Paste your CV below to see which of the top 20 it already covers — it is checked in your browser and never uploaded.

Top skills in UX Designer postings

Share of live postings with a skills list that name each skill.

  1. Figma 37%
  2. Prototyping 25%
  3. Ux Design 20%
  4. Product Design 19%
  5. User Research 17%
  6. Design Systems 16%
  7. UX 15%
  8. User Experience 14%
  9. Go 13%
  10. UI 11%
  11. Ui Design 10%
  12. Interaction Design 10%
  13. JavaScript 9%
  14. AI 8%
  15. Wireframing 8%
  16. Visual Design 8%
  17. Java 7%
  18. Usability Testing 6%
  19. CSS 5%
  20. Accessibility 5%
  21. Ux Research 5%
  22. Design 5%
  23. AWS 4%
  24. HTML 4%
  25. Ui/ux 4%
  26. Adobe Creative Suite 4%
  27. Responsive Design 4%
  28. Ui/ux Design 4%
  29. User Interface 4%
  30. React 3%
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Resume keywords by role

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FAQ

What keywords should a UX Designer resume include?

The skills UX Designer postings ask for most often right now: Figma (37%), Prototyping (25%), Ux Design (20%), Product Design (19%), User Research (17%), Design Systems (16%), UX (15%), User Experience (14%), Go (13%), UI (11%). Put the ones you really have in your skills section and show them in your experience bullets.

Which skills are most in demand for UX Designer jobs?

Figma leads at 37% of postings, followed by Prototyping (25%), Ux Design (20%), Product Design (19%), User Research (17%), Design Systems (16%). The ranking comes from 753 live postings with a skills list.

Does an ATS really filter resumes by keywords?

Many applicant tracking systems let recruiters search and rank applicants by the words in their resume, so a skill you have but never name is easy to miss. Use the employer's own wording ("PostgreSQL", not just "databases") — and only list skills you can talk about in an interview.

How is this list made?

From the skills listed in UX Designer job postings that are open today, collected from public career pages, ATS feeds and job boards. Each share is the percentage of postings with a skills list that name the skill. Updated daily.

Is my CV uploaded or stored?

No. The check runs in your browser: the text you paste is compared with the keyword list on this page and never sent anywhere.