Vienna
Win2day
“UX/UI Designer (all genders)”, from €50,400 a year108.
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UI, UX and product design: apps that people enjoy using
In product design you shape apps and programs: how they look (UI, the user interface) and how easy they are to use (UX, the user experience). Employers worldwide count it among the 10 fastest-growing jobs14. In Vienna, Win2day pays from €50,400 a year108.
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01 · What you do
6 tasks from the adverts by Figma and Synthesia
- Ownership: designing a feature from the first idea to the finished implementation79.
- Finding needs: working out with product, research and marketing what people need79.
- Flows and prototypes: creating user flows, prototypes and final designs79.
- Building with engineering: working closely with developers so that the result matches the design79.
- Testing: quickly building and trying out interaction concepts as prototypes69.
- Designing creative tools: interfaces that others use to create videos, images and motion graphics69.
Requirements
Skill in visual or interaction design, the ability to show ideas as prototypes and in code, and an interest in design tools and design systems, kits of reusable building blocks79.
FigmaPrototypesTypographyDesign systemsUser testing
02 · Who is hiring
Who is looking for product designers: from Zell am See to San Francisco
Linz
TTG Tourismus Technologie
“UX Design & Marketing”, from €3,954 a month108.
Zell am See
Hagleitner Hygiene
“UX/UI Designer – Owner Digital User Experience”, pay not stated in the list108.
Hart near Graz
KNAPP
“Team Lead Digital Experience”, from €4,299.70 a month108.
San Francisco and New York
Figma
“Early Career, Product Designer (2027)” for graduates starting out, $140,000 a year79.
Europe, remote
Synthesia
“Product Designer, Generative Media”, a position for experienced designers, remote in Europe or in London69.
03 · Applying
What convinces: case studies that show your thinking
- 2 to 3 case studies: problem, sketches, prototype, test, result. Figma wants to see that you have delivered projects with a clear strategy and strong visual design79.
- A clickable prototype: Figma explicitly asks whether you can show ideas as prototypes and in code79.
- Your advantage from art: typography, colour, motion. Visual design is the first requirement79.
- A test with people: let 5 people use your prototype and show what you changed afterwards.
Portfolio, CV and the work placement in the 6th semester are on the page Applying.
04 · Pay
What you earn in product design: from Vienna to San Francisco
| Country | Role | Amount | Type of figure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria (Linz) | “UX Design & Marketing” | from €3,954 a month108 | Job advert |
| Austria (Vienna) | “UX/UI Designer” | from €50,400 a year108 | Job advert |
| United Kingdom | UX/UI designer, entry / mid / experienced | £33,000 / £45,000 / £58,250109 | Salary guide of a recruitment firm |
| USA | UX designer, entry / mid / experienced | $98,500 / $121,000 / $145,250110 | Salary guide of a recruitment firm |
| USA (San Francisco, New York) | “Early Career, Product Designer” | $140,000 a year79 | Job advert |
| Japan (Tokyo) | UI/UX designer at international companies | ¥8 to 12 million a year98 | Salary guide of a recruitment firm |
“Entry / mid / experienced” are the values below which a quarter, half and three quarters of salaries lie. The surveys are only roughly comparable.
05 · Progression
Where product design leads: 4 stages
Entry
Designing individual features, learning in the team. Figma has dedicated early-career positions for this79.
Product designer
Owning features from start to finish79.
Senior or staff
Helping to set the direction of whole products69.
Design lead
Leading a team, like the “Team Lead Digital Experience” position at KNAPP108.
06 · Outlook
Outlook: growing, and artistic skill is an advantage
Employers worldwide rank UI and UX design 8th among the fastest-growing jobs until 203014. US statistics expect 6% more jobs in digital design until 203519.
Some positions also ask for a little code; Figma, for example, wants prototypes in code. Those coming from art bring what is asked for first: visual design79.