UI/UX Designer
Also known as: Product Designer · UX Designer · Interaction Designer
Designs how apps and websites look and work, based on user research and testing.
What you’d do
A UI/UX designer decides how a digital product works and looks — from the steps a user takes to the layout of each screen. Software companies, start-ups, digital agencies and in-house tech teams hire them. A typical day includes reviewing research, sketching flows, building prototypes and working closely with developers and product managers.
- Research user needs and journeys
- Create wireframes and interactive prototypes
- Design screens and design-system components
- Test designs with users and iterate
How you get in
Hiring is largely portfolio-based: freshers show 2–4 case studies explaining the problem, process and result. B.Des graduates often enter through campus placement or a final-year internship that converts to a job.
Salary in India
Fresher salary over the years
middle of the 0–1 yr range, ₹ lakh a year
Fewer than two years of fresher data so far — the trend shows once there are two.
Skills you’ll use
From our guide · a curated list is coming
- User research and usability testing
- Wireframing and prototyping
- Visual and interaction design
- Working with design systems
- Explaining design decisions to teams
About this field · for freshers
Job openings by year
Is demand growing?
Not added yet.
Competition3
How many graduates enter each year?
B.Des graduates in 2023-24 at institutions that reported to AISHE — everyone finishing that degree, not only those entering this role.
Who hires
IT firms, banks, government, startups?
Not added yet.
Where the jobs are
Which cities?
Not added yet.
Women in the field3
Is it diverse?
Share of women among B.Des graduates in 2023-24 — the entry degree, not people already working in this role.
At a glance
- Common next roles: senior designer, product designer, design lead.
- Entry-level competition is high, and portfolio quality matters more than the degree name.
- Basic understanding of front-end code helps in working with developers.
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