300+ Design & UX Jobs in Denver, CO

Official local wage data shows a wide spread. For the broader Denver arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media group, the mean hourly wage was $46.05 in May 2025. For the broader SOC 27 occupation family in the metro, annual pay ran from $49,530 at the 25th percentile to $71,600 at the median, $95,930 at the 75th percentile, and $128,550 at the 90th percentile in 2025. Current posted salary ranges in the local sample center on about $110k to $139k, but those ranges come from active postings and are not the same thing as a marketwide wage median.

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 283 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $77,500 at the 25th percentile, $107,500 at the median and $152,535 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of October 15, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Denver is still a viable market for designers, but it is not an easy one right now. Metro unemployment was 4.6% in August 2026, up +21.1% year-over-year, while total nonfarm employment was only up 0.1029% year-over-year. For the category itself, Colorado Design, Creative & UX employment was down 1.1% year-over-year and active postings were down 6.3% year-over-year in September 2026, which points to slower, more selective hiring rather than a collapse. You can still find roles—more than 40 postings across more than 30 companies were observed in the last 90 days—but the mix skews mid-level, hybrid, and skill-specific.

Best positioned: A mid-career designer who can show shipped work in Figma, prototyping, design systems, and Adobe workflows has the best odds right now.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is treating Denver as a broad, easy creative market; only about 10% of the recent sample was entry-level and only about 10% was remote.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 312 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Lockheed Martin Corporation: 25 open roles
2. Blue Origin: 8 open roles
3. Jacobs Engineering Group: 7 open roles
4. Tetra Tech, Inc.: 7 open roles
5. Closets By Design, Inc.: 5 open roles
6. Galloway & Company Inc.: 5 open roles
7. Burns & McDonnell: 4 open roles
8. HNTB: 4 open roles
9. United Launch Alliance, LLC.: 4 open roles
10. WSP Global Inc.: 4 open roles

Where the openings are

• Denver: 132
• Littleton: 33
• Boulder: 23
• Greenwood Village: 23
• Westminster: 16
• Centennial: 15
• Englewood: 9
• Arvada: 9

Work arrangement

on-site 189 (62%), hybrid 98 (32%), remote 18 (6%)

Where the demand is

Opportunities are not spread evenly across all creative specialties. Denver's overall labor market is still growing only slightly, and the metro Information sector—where many product and UX teams sit—was down -7.9399% year-over-year in August 2026, while Professional and Business Services was basically flat at +0.1885%. That argues for targeting employers with direct product needs, specialized client work, or complex enterprise workflows instead of assuming every local tech company is adding design headcount. The recent posting mix reinforces that. The local sample showed more than 40 postings across more than 30 companies, but only about 10% were entry-level and only about 10% were remote. Most openings asked for Figma, with secondary demand around Adobe Creative Suite, prototyping, and design systems. The named employer mix—The Wrap, Sierra Nevada Corp, People Productions, Ashby, Vladimir Jones, and Engrain—suggests a blend of in-house product teams, agency or production work, and complex enterprise environments rather than one dominant hiring lane. The pay split matters too. Nationally, web and digital interface designers still show stronger wage levels and growth than graphic designers, so candidates closest to UX, interface, systems, or digital-product work are better positioned than undifferentiated visual generalists.

• Product, UX, and digital interface design (high): This is the clearest upside lane for candidates who can show Figma, prototyping, design systems, and digital-interface thinking. National wage and growth signals are better here than in general graphic design.
• Brand, graphic, and agency production work (moderate): These roles are still present through agencies and production-oriented employers, but they look more selective and less buoyant than digital-product design. National graphic-design forecasts are weaker, which raises the bar for portfolios that are mostly visual-style driven.
• Generalist junior creative roles (limited): This is the tightest lane because entry-level share is small and remote share is small, so junior generalists face a crowded market.

Where to focus: Prioritize mid-level hybrid roles that sit closest to digital products, enterprise workflows, or specialized client-service work, and tailor your portfolio to Figma, prototyping, and design systems.

Roles worth searching next

• Web developer / digital designer: The national outlook is stronger here than for graphic design, and the work still rewards interface thinking, layout judgment, and digital product instincts.
• UX researcher: Denver's local design community is still programming around UX research, and product teams often value research fluency alongside design execution.
• Design technologist / design systems specialist: Local postings repeatedly ask for Figma, prototyping, design systems, and some AI-tool fluency, which is the overlap zone between design and implementation.
• Creative operations / production manager: The local employer mix includes agencies, production companies, and in-house teams that need workflow control as much as concept work.

What postings ask for

• Figma (table_stakes | immediate): It is the most-requested hard skill in the recent local sample, which makes it the baseline tool signal rather than a differentiator by itself. Who: Everyone in UX, UI, product, brand-systems, and collaborative design roles.
• Prototyping (differentiator | immediate): Local employers repeatedly ask for prototyping, which helps separate designers who can think through flows and interaction from those who only show polished final visuals. Who: Entry-level designers trying to look job-ready and mid-career designers repositioning toward product work.
• Design systems (premium | immediate): Design systems show up as a recurring local requirement and usually signal work that is more complex, scalable, and better defended from pure commodity design competition. Who: Mid-career product, UI, and cross-functional designers.
• Adobe Creative Suite (table_stakes | near-term): Adobe tools still appear across the local mix, especially for visual, brand, production, and agency-style work. Who: Visual designers, brand designers, production designers, and career switchers coming from adjacent creative fields.
• AI tools (differentiator | immediate): AI tools already appear in the local skill mix, and wider design hiring research shows strong employer interest in designers who can use them productively. Who: All candidates, but especially mid-career designers who need to show modern workflow fluency rather than fear of automation.
• Designing AI products (premium | near-term): Broader design hiring research points to rising demand for people who can design AI-enabled experiences, which is more defensible than generic visual execution. Who: Product, UX, and interaction designers who want to move upmarket.

Questions about this market

What do Design, Creative & UX roles pay in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO?

Official local wage data shows a wide spread. For the broader Denver arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media group, the mean hourly wage was $46.05 in May 2025. For the broader SOC 27 occupation family in the metro, annual pay ran from $49,530 at the 25th percentile to $71,600 at the median, $95,930 at the 75th percentile, and $128,550 at the 90th percentile in 2025. Current posted salary ranges in the local sample center on about $110k to $139k, but those ranges come from active postings and are not the same thing as a marketwide wage median. Denver can pay very well for specialized digital or product work, but broad creative pay is more mixed than headline postings suggest. The gap between the local occupation-family median and the posted range center implies that higher posted bands are concentrated in senior or hard-to-fill roles rather than the whole category.

Where is demand for Design, Creative & UX roles in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO concentrated?

Opportunities are not spread evenly across all creative specialties. Denver's overall labor market is still growing only slightly, and the metro Information sector—where many product and UX teams sit—was down -7.9399% year-over-year in August 2026, while Professional and Business Services was basically flat at +0.1885%. That argues for targeting employers with direct product needs, specialized client work, or complex enterprise workflows instead of assuming every local tech company is adding design headcount. The recent posting mix reinforces that. The local sample showed more than 40 postings across more than 30 companies, but only about 10% were entry-level and only about 10% were remote. Most openings asked for Figma, with secondary demand around Adobe Creative Suite, prototyping, and design systems. The named employer mix—The Wrap, Sierra Nevada Corp, People Productions, Ashby, Vladimir Jones, and Engrain—suggests a blend of in-house product teams, agency or production work, and complex enterprise environments rather than one dominant hiring lane. The pay split matters too. Nationally, web and digital interface designers still show stronger wage levels and growth than graphic designers, so candidates closest to UX, interface, systems, or digital-product work are better positioned than undifferentiated visual generalists.

Which employers are hiring the most Design, Creative & UX talent in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO?

Recent postings show the most activity from The Wrap (5 postings), Sierra Nevada Corp (5 postings), People Productions (5 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Design, Creative & UX roles in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 10% are remote and 55% hybrid, with 30% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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