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What Is It Like to Be a UX Specialist in CIS Countries?
Nowadays, UX specialists are in high demand since satisfied users are crucial for the success of the companies providing informational services. The specialists analyze user behavior, design interfaces, and test systems to create products that meet user needs. In today’s IT industry, good user experience is becoming increasingly important for standing out and attracting customers, leading to a growing demand for UX specialists in the labor market of CIS countries. This report analyzes the key competencies expected from UX specialists in the CIS labor market. We analyzed UX job competencies solicited in the Russian labor market based on job postings on HeadHunter, a popular recruitment platform, obtaining 3959 job postings from November 2022 to March 2023. We identified four clusters of UX competencies, development, design, marketing, and product, which may constitute a competency model for a UX specialist. The analysis also revealed a list of the least frequent UX skills appearing in job postings. These skills were concluded to be either outdated or not commonly sought after by employers due to the narrow specialization of vacancies.