{"id":10962,"date":"2025-11-25T10:15:41","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T11:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rutha.org\/?p=10962"},"modified":"2025-11-28T12:34:31","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T12:34:31","slug":"architects-and-designers-moving-into-ux-say-recruiters-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rutha.org\/index.php\/2025\/11\/25\/architects-and-designers-moving-into-ux-say-recruiters-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Architects and designers moving into UX, say recruiters"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Increasing numbers of architects and designers are moving into UX design in search of better pay and working conditions, we report as part of our Performance Review<\/a> series.<\/span><\/p>\n

Recruiters specialising in the user experience (UX) and user interface (UI) fields, which typically focus on app and website design, told Dezeen they are seeing significant interest from job-seeking architects and industrial designers.<\/p>\n

Founder of UX recruitment agency Academy<\/a> Adam Perlis is among those who have noticed the trend.<\/p>\n

“Naturally, we do see a lot of folks making this career transition,” he said.<\/p>\n

“There’s more opportunities, there’s higher pay, there’s more flexibility,” he added. “To me, then it becomes a no-brainer to switch.”<\/p>\n

Architects often find that their expertise allows them to thrive in the world of UX design, Perlis explained.<\/p>\n

“It’s generally a pretty natural fit,” he said. “Architects are usually really well trained in human-centred design from their studies, and so they already have this [way] of thinking like a UX or product designer would.”<\/p>\n

“More and more design graduates are choosing UX roles”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Recruitment agency Intelligent People<\/a> is also seeing growing interest from design graduates, according to co-founder Douglas Bates.<\/p>\n

“More and more design graduates are now choosing UX roles as their preferred career path over traditional industrial design,” he told Dezeen.<\/p>\n

“We’ve seen a strong rise in interest, particularly from industrial designers who are curious about how their skills can translate into the digital space.”<\/p>\n

In January, Dezeen published survey data<\/a> indicating that one in five people working in architecture and design are planning to leave their field, amid frustrations over pay and workloads.<\/p>\n

Openings within architecture and design are also becoming increasingly few and far between, particularly for career beginners<\/a>.<\/p>\n