What C-level Design Jobs Ask For
Across 921 open C-level Design postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are ai, accessibility, figma.
Updated October 15, 2026
1,121 open C-level Design postings. The percentages below are measured over the 921 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| ai | 49% |
| accessibility | 31% |
| figma | 30% |
| user-research | 28% |
| wireframing | 23% |
| prototyping | 20% |
| storyboarding | 17% |
| analytics | 16% |
| api | 16% |
| microservices | 12% |
| agile | 12% |
| agentic-ai | 11% |
| interaction-design | 11% |
| automation | 11% |
| stakeholder-management | 10% |
| illustrator | 9% |
| photoshop | 9% |
| cloud | 8% |
| design-thinking | 8% |
| usability-testing | 8% |
| saas | 8% |
| fintech | 7% |
| information-architecture | 6% |
| typography | 6% |
| autocad | 6% |
| machine-learning | 6% |
| indesign | 5% |
| llm | 5% |
| html | 5% |
| css | 5% |
| cad | 4% |
| revit | 4% |
| generative-ai | 4% |
| ecommerce | 4% |
| data-analytics | 4% |
| motion-graphics | 4% |
| wcag | 3% |
| strategic-planning | 3% |
| business-development | 3% |
| javascript | 3% |
"Mentioned in" counts postings that name the skill anywhere — including as a nice-to-have — so treat it as the ceiling, not the bar.
Browse 1,121 open C-level Design jobs →
Across all Design levels
Most Design postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- ai 14,673
- figma 11,401
- photoshop 8,873
- illustrator 8,029
- autocad 7,139
- prototyping 6,422
- cad 6,358
- accessibility 5,766
- typography 5,284
- user-research 4,855
- wireframing 4,759
- automation 4,689