User experience research has a wide variety of methods. The variety can be both inspiring and daunting—where do you start, what should you master? We recommend two approaches to extend your knowledge of UX methods. First, understand how the many methods relate by reviewing our taxonomy. Second, understand which methods are used the most and
What’s the value of a degree? While most discussions on the cost and value of a university education focus on the undergraduate degree, getting a bachelor’s degree isn’t really a question that’s asked in the UX world. Almost all UX professionals (93%–97%) surveyed over the last decade have at least a bachelor’s degree, suggesting that
What is the value of UX certification? How do you learn the methods UX professionals use? A few university programs offer courses in UX or related fields. Certainly, nothing beats hands-on experience conducting your own usability test on a prototype, running a survey, and interviewing stakeholders. But how do you demonstrate to others (employers in
Continuing a decades-long tradition, in 2024 we worked with the UXPA to collect and understand the UX profession’s latest compensation, skills, and composition. We hosted the survey on our MUiQ® platform and summarized the findings on salaries and related skills of UX professionals from around the world. The details for the past and current UXPA
We’ve all got bills to pay. But there is more to a job than just the pay. The type of work you do and the people you work with have a lot to do with a sense of satisfaction. Consequently, job satisfaction has been measured extensively for decades in many industries. To gauge how satisfied
The wide range of UX methods is one of the things that makes UX such an interesting field. Some methods, like usability testing, have been around for decades. Others are more recent additions, and some seem to be just slight variations on other existing methods. We’ve been tracking and analyzing the methods UX professionals reported
Every couple of years (or so) we assist our friends at the UXPA in helping the UX community understand the latest compensation, skills, and composition of the UX profession. The UXPA salary survey didn’t go out in 2020 because of the impacts of the pandemic, but we’re happy to have a new set of data
The results of the 2016 UXPA salary survey are in. This is the 5th UXPA survey we’ve crunched the numbers for and it showed similar patterns as 2014. The Results The data was collected from September-December 2016 using a non-probability sample. Initial respondents were recruited through postings on professional networks and websites, such as UXPA
The results of the 2014 UXPA salary survey are in. This is the 4th UXPA survey I’ve crunched the numbers for and this year was just as interesting and showed similar patterns as 2011. The Results The survey is based on 1,235 responses from 50 countries, with 66% of the responses coming from the US.
