Career switch, measured
From Mobile Developer to UX Designer
Yes, it's a realistic move with some upskilling. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 35% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include UX design, Training and coaching, Leadership, Stakeholder management; the main skills to add are Research, Figma, B2B sales, Product management.
35%
skill overlap
635
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillMobile DeveloperUX Designer
- UX design34%78%
- Training and coaching45%34%
- Leadership27%37%
- Stakeholder management18%42%
- Agile20%10%
- JavaScript19%7%
- Communication20%24%
- React32%6%
Skills to add
Asked for often in UX Designer postings, rarely in Mobile Developer ones.
SkillMobile DeveloperUX Designer
- Research10%69%
- Figma–47%
- B2B sales–20%
- Product management–18%
- Marketing6%17%
- Sales–11%
- Graphic design–10%
- Data visualization–9%
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