Career switch, measured
From Frontend Developer to UX Designer
Yes, it's a realistic move with some upskilling. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 37% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include UX design, Figma, Training and coaching, Stakeholder management; the main skills to add are Research, Leadership, B2B sales, Product management.
37%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillFrontend DeveloperUX Designer
- UX design56%78%
- Figma13%47%
- Training and coaching37%34%
- Stakeholder management18%42%
- Agile27%10%
- Data visualization12%9%
- JavaScript66%7%
- LLMs14%9%
Skills to add
Asked for often in UX Designer postings, rarely in Frontend Developer ones.
SkillFrontend DeveloperUX Designer
- Research13%69%
- Leadership15%37%
- B2B sales–20%
- Product management–18%
- Graphic design–10%
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