information architecture jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills

As of 2026-09-30, information architecture appears in 919 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Product Designer has the most postings mentioning information architecture, with demand share up 2.7% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30

Postings · last 90 days
919
Demand vs prior month
up 2.7% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top role · 39.5% of skill postings
Top hiring metro
New York City

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Frequently asked questions about information architecture

+Is information architecture in demand in 2026?

Yes. information architecture appears in 919 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Product Designer accounts for the most postings mentioning information architecture (39.5% of all postings mentioning information architecture).

+What jobs require information architecture?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning information architecture are UI Designer (25.0% of that role’s postings mention information architecture), UX Designer (24.4% of that role’s postings mention information architecture), Technical Writer (16.1% of that role’s postings mention information architecture).

+What skills are commonly paired with information architecture?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), information architecture most often appears alongside design systems, prototyping, Interaction Design, Figma, user research.

+Where is information architecture most in demand?

As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring information architecture are New York City, San Francisco, Bengaluru, London, Singapore, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

+How can I keep up with new information architecture content and jobs?

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+Which skills come before and after information architecture?

The skill-flow chart shows skills documented in adjacent positions across observed employer changes. An outgoing skill is documented in the following position but not the preceding one. These are ideas to explore, not proven prerequisites, acquisition dates, or levels of mastery. Each ribbon counts employer moves with that skill pair; one move can contribute several pairs.

Weekly indexed postings requiring information architecture — last 90 days

Salary distribution

Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized

Career paths around information architecture

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before information architecture

Before information architecturewireframes → information architecture: 8 observed employer moves with this skill pairuser research → information architecture: 6 observed employer moves with this skill pairstyle guide → information architecture: 5 observed employer moves with this skill pairUX design → information architecture: 5 observed employer moves with this skill pairFigma → information architecture: 5 observed employer moves with this skill pairusability testing → information architecture: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairE-commerce Website → information architecture: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairuser-centered design → information architecture: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairinformationarchitecturewireframes: 8 moveswireframes8 movesuser research: 6 movesuser research6 movesstyle guide: 5 movesstyle guide5 movesUX design: 5 movesUX design5 movesFigma: 5 movesFigma5 movesusability testing: 3 movesusability testing3 movesE-commerce Website: 3 movesE-commerce Website3 movesuser-centered design: 3 movesuser-centereddesign3 moves

Skills after information architecture

After information architectureinformation architecture → usability testing: 8 observed employer moves with this skill pairinformation architecture → wireframes: 8 observed employer moves with this skill pairinformation architecture → Figma: 6 observed employer moves with this skill pairinformation architecture → user research: 5 observed employer moves with this skill pairinformation architecture → design system: 5 observed employer moves with this skill pairinformation architecture → Prototyping: 5 observed employer moves with this skill pairinformation architecture → accessibility: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairinformation architecture → usability: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairinformationarchitectureusability testing: 8 movesusability testing8 moveswireframes: 8 moveswireframes8 movesFigma: 6 movesFigma6 movesuser research: 5 movesuser research5 movesdesign system: 5 movesdesign system5 movesPrototyping: 5 movesPrototyping5 movesaccessibility: 4 movesaccessibility4 movesusability: 3 movesusability3 moves
How to read this chart · view counts

Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.

The following position documents a skill that the preceding position does not. Skills must be linked to both positions, with clear dates and no overlap. One move can connect several skill pairs. These patterns suggest skills to explore; they do not establish prerequisites, when a skill was learned, or a higher skill level.

Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.

Observed connections and move counts
ConnectionMoves
Before: wireframes8
Before: user research6
Before: style guide5
Before: UX design5
Before: Figma5
Before: usability testing3
Before: E-commerce Website3
Before: user-centered design3
After: usability testing8
After: wireframes8
After: Figma6
After: user research5
After: design system5
After: Prototyping5
After: accessibility4
After: usability3

Roles most likely to require information architecture

Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
UI Designer2225.0%
UX Designer12524.4%
Technical Writer916.1%
UI/UX Designer4215.8%
UX/UI Designer2715.8%
Product Design Manager314.3%
Product Designer36312.9%
Information Security Architect28.7%
UX Engineer27.7%
UI Developer26.9%

Roles with the most information architecture postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Product Designer36339.5%
UX Designer12513.6%
Product Manager424.6%
UI/UX Designer424.6%
UX/UI Designer272.9%
UI Designer222.4%
SEO Strategist161.7%
Business Analyst151.6%
Technical Writer91.0%
Data Architect80.9%

Top companies posting jobs requiring information architecture

Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.

Top companies posting jobs requiring information architecture
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Bjakcareer44
Feverup21
Clio17
Cisco12
OneTrust10
Stripe9
Whoop9
JPMorgan Chase & Co.9
SpotOn8
Human Agency7

Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.

Top metros hiring for information architecture

NamePostingsShare
New York City475.1%
San Francisco343.7%
Bengaluru272.9%
London252.7%
Singapore212.3%
Austin171.8%
Boston151.6%
Chicago141.5%
Toronto141.5%

Skills commonly paired with information architecture

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning information architecture by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s information architecture postings by all information architecture postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills). Adjusted posting share: 0.4% to 0.4%. Demand share change is the relative percentage change between these adjusted shares. Each employer-and-ATS group has at least 10 postings in each 90-day window; its earlier posting count supplies the same weight in both windows. The panel includes 2,596 identified employers and covers 68% of earlier and 72% of latest indexed postings. Windows: 2026-06-02 to 2026-08-31 and 2026-06-30 to 2026-09-28 (UTC; end dates excluded). The windows overlap by 62 days. Dates reflect indexing, not the employer’s posting date. This measures posting mix, not total hiring or market-wide demand. Matching excludes entrants and exits; changes in crawl completeness within an employer or ATS can still affect the result.

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Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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data_as_of
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window_days
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index