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Oliver K.
Last position:
Founder & Manager at ThinkForm Studio
- Led product discovery through stakeholder workshops, Jobs-to-be-Done analysis, and user research to define design direction.
- Mapped user journeys and defined information architecture and interaction design for digital products.
- Designed wireframes, high-fidelity UI, prototypes, and scalable design systems in Figma.
- Collaborated closely with engineering teams to ensure design concepts were translated into production-ready implementations.
Emanuel J.
Last position:
UX Architect (external, embedded) at Erste Digital
Embedded in an agile cross-functional team, I helped shape how complex banking interfaces look, feel and scale, working with a component-based design system and collaborating daily with engineers and product owners to make sure every design decision was both user-centred and buildable.
Banking, Enterprise Software, Figma, Design Systems, Agile/Scrum
Stefan W.
Last position:
UX/UI Design Lead at Atupri
- Digital health insurance experience
- UX concept development, user journeys, prototyping, visual design, and optimization of digital services for customer-focused insurance experiences.
Till W.
Last position:
UX Consultant at RumX
Conversion & UX Optimization of a Sales Platform
- Identified the biggest issues across the entire purchase process through a comprehensive UX audit.
- Increased conversion from 0.2% to 25% by developing an end-to-end purchase process, supported by a new information architecture and clearer messaging.
- Accelerated implementation with screen annotations that prevent misunderstandings between design and development.
- Reduced the purchase process drop-off rate from 85% to 15%.
Tools: Figma, MS-Clarity, interaction principles, heuristics
Thomas G.
Last position:
Senior UX Designer, Consultant & Team Lead at UXfocus e.U.
Strategic & UX work at UXfocus
- UX consultant and teamlead with strong experience in UX management, UX strategy, UX methods and processes
- Moderation of customer and user workshops and team mentoring
- Led qualitative and quantitative user research activities and UX design activities
- Developed user and customer journeys, user flows, wireframes up to the development of click prototypes for clients such as Indeed and Varian – Siemens Healthineers, Tecan and Energie AG
- Worked on digital products like responsive and mobile applications and complex industrial products like console applications and dashboards
- Developed design systems and design libraries using Figma, Design Tokens, Storybook, etc.
- Facilitated workshops and usability evaluations (user testing and expert evaluation) providing deep insights for advancing product development
- Experience with UX tools (Figma, Sketch, Invision), Design Systems, Requirements Engineering (Confluence, Jira, IBM Doors, etc)
Mike B.
Last position:
Freelance UX-Researcher, Designer at Bodensee Schiffsbetriebe; Labhard-Medien
- UX research, UX concept development, and UX design for an AI dialogue system with information on events, locations, public transport timetables, and special trips. Observations, remote user tests, session recordings, analytics evaluations, RapidUserTests, prototyping, etc., using Figma/Figma Make, Claude Design, and OpenAI Codex (Design)
Melanie A.
Last position:
Freelance Senior UX Designer | Design Systems in Figma at Melanie Anslinger User Experience Designer
Guiding the entire user-centered design process
- Designing complex digital products and features
- Creating screen designs and interactive prototypes in Figma
- Building and developing Design Systems, components and design guidelines
- Considering accessibility standards in the design process
Oliver S.
Last position:
Senior UX/UI Designer at backbone.one GmbH
ux-ui design
- provide dev teams with designs in an agile setup
- minor design ops tasks
- design system governance
- maintain ui-kit and component library
- make use of extended atomic approach
- documentation
- building ready-made responsive components using industry standards (e.g auto layout, design tokens)
- enhance pitch slides
- minor design tasks for CRM and marketing
Rebekka Z.
Last position:
UX Design Instructor at cimdata Bildungsakademie GmbH
- Teach UX principles and methods
- Guide students in conducting user research and creating user-centered designs
- Provide hands-on exercises and real-world projects to build student portfolios
- Stay up-to-date on industry trends and best practices
- Course length: 4 weeks, class size: 12-20 students
Daniel W.
Last position:
Frontend Lead & Product Owner
Volkmar T.
Last position:
Consultant | Business Analyst – Requirements Engineer – Agile Coach - Designer at ÖBB BCC
- Redesign of system error messages for Jira & Confluence
- Evaluation & implementation of new system extensions
- Analysis & design of new business applications using UX expertise
- Support with SAFe implementation
Oliver S.
Last position:
Senior UX/UI Designer and Consultant at Local Search Directories AG, Swisscom
- Freelance mandate as senior UX/UI designer and consultant
Natalia P.
Last position:
Senior UX Engineer and Frontend Developer at Medikamendo
Medikamendo: E-health platform for digital repeat medication & follow-up prescriptions
- End-to-end implementation: UX conception, UI design, and frontend development for three connected portals (patients, medical practices, pharmacies).
- AI prototyping: Efficient creation of interactive prototypes using Figma and GitHub Copilot.
- Design system: Creation and continuous development of a consistent design system and UI components.
- Corporate design: Maintenance and further development of the consistent brand presence and websites.
Leif-Alexander W.
Last position:
Freelance Creative Director, UX Designer, Visual Designer at zooom productions gmbh Fuschl
- Gasteiner Mineralwasser
- UX and visual design for Red Bull xAlps, Red Bull Illume, and Yodobashi Camera Tokyo
Jens O.
Last position:
Frontend Developer at Volkswagen Financial Services AG
Cross-brand design system
Focus: Analysis of the causes of recurring layout deviations in design system components. The cause was the integration of visual regression tests (BackstopJS) into the build and approval process: deviations were not blocked, and reference images were replaced without approval.
Recommendations for a controlled workflow with mandatory approval and test results as a prerequisite for merging. Contributed to the successor system based on Lit/Web Components.
Technologies: Lit, Web Components, SCSS, Gulp, BackstopJS, GitHub Enterprise, JFrog Artifactory
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UX Designer statistics
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
16 years
Position duration
2.8 years
Positions per freelancer
10
Top business areas
Product Development, Information Technology, Marketing
Top industries
Information Technology, Media and Entertainment, Professional Services
Certification focus areas
Product Development, Information Technology, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
93%
Master's degree or higher
44%
Doctorate
2%
Certifications per freelancer
1
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
94%
Based on our profile pool as of 12 Nov 2026.
Daily rate distribution
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Average rates for UX Designer
Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.
The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.
The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 12 Nov 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
UX Designer experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Information Technology (86%)
- Media and Entertainment (49%)
- Professional Services (48%)
- Advertising (42%)
- Retail (42%)
- Automotive (40%)
- Education (39%)
- Banking and Finance (38%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the role
What they do
A UX Designer shapes how people use a product. The work starts with user goals, business goals, and current friction. It ends with clear journeys, testable concepts, and screens that teams can build with confidence.
Typical deliverables include:
- User flows and journey maps
- Wireframes for key screens and states
- Interactive prototypes for testing and review
- Findings from interviews, usability tests, and audits
- Design recommendations for product and development teams
Core skills
Strong UX designers connect research, structure, and interface logic. They ask the right questions, simplify complex paths, and turn findings into practical design decisions.
- User research, interviews, and usability testing
- Information architecture and navigation design
- Wireframing, prototyping, and interaction design
- Clear communication with product, engineering, and stakeholders
- Tools such as Figma, FigJam, Miro, and Adobe XD
When to hire
Companies bring in a freelance UX Designer when a product needs a fresh perspective, a redesign, or extra hands for a specific phase. This is common for new digital products, onboarding improvements, checkout flows, internal tools, and redesigns of legacy software.
Freelancers are also a strong choice when the team needs short-term support without a long hiring process. They can step in for audits, design sprints, backlog cleanup, or research before a major release.
What good looks like
A strong UX designer does more than make screens look neat. They reduce uncertainty in the product, explain trade-offs clearly, and design for real user behavior.
- They base decisions on evidence, not taste
- They think in flows, edge cases, and empty states
- They work well with product managers and developers
- They can defend a design and adapt it after feedback
- They understand the difference between UX, UI, and product design
Common specializations
Many companies look for a UX designer with a focus. Some need support on mobile app UX, some on B2B SaaS, and others on e-commerce or service portals. In larger teams, the role may overlap with a UI/UX designer or product designer, but the core goal stays the same: make the experience easier to use and easier to ship.
The best freelancers can move between concept work and detailed execution. They know when to explore, when to simplify, and when to hand over precise specs to engineering.
Working with teams
UX design works best when the designer joins early and stays close to decision-makers. That can mean workshops with stakeholders, working sessions with developers, or direct collaboration with research and product teams.
Freelance UX designers are especially useful when a company needs flexible support across multiple products or wants to test a new direction before committing to a permanent hire.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers to the questions that come up most around UX Designer.
A UX Designer defines how a product should work from the user’s point of view. The work often includes research, journey mapping, wireframes, prototypes, and usability improvements. In practice, they turn product goals into flows that are easier to understand and build.
A strong UX Designer combines research, structure, and clear communication. They should understand user interviews, usability testing, information architecture, and prototyping in tools like Figma. They also need to work well with product managers and developers.
A UX Designer focuses on the flow, logic, and usability of the experience. A UI Designer is more focused on the visual layer, while a Product Designer may cover both UX and UI plus broader product decisions. In many companies, the titles overlap, so scope matters more than the label.
A freelance UX Designer makes sense when the need is project-based, urgent, or highly specific. Companies often hire freelancers for redesigns, audits, onboarding improvements, or research before a larger roadmap decision. It is also a good option when the team needs specialist support without adding headcount.
A typical UX Designer delivers user flows, wireframes, prototypes, audit notes, and recommendations. Depending on the project, they may also run interviews or usability tests and document the results. The output should help your team make design and product decisions faster.
Most UX Designers can work remotely as long as they have access to the right stakeholders, product context, and feedback loops. On-site sessions can help for workshops, discovery, or sensitive internal products. Many projects use a mix of remote collaboration and a few focused in-person meetings.
Look at the reasoning behind the design, not only the final screens. A good UX Designer can explain user problems, show how they tested ideas, and connect design choices to business goals. Strong portfolios include process, not just polished visuals.
A UX designer should expect to work with incomplete information, changing priorities, and different stakeholder opinions. The best freelancers clarify the scope early, define success criteria, and agree on how feedback and approvals will work. That keeps the project moving and avoids design churn.
The average hourly rate for UX Designer is 90 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 720 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers working as UX Designer, 93% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 44% hold at least a Master's degree, and 2% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers working as UX Designer have 16 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.8 years.
The most common languages among freelancers working as UX Designer are German (98%), English (95%), and French (16%).
The most common industries among freelancers working as UX Designer are Information Technology (86%), Media and Entertainment (49%), and Professional Services (48%).
The most common business areas among freelancers working as UX Designer are Product Development (98%), Information Technology (82%), and Marketing (77%).
FRATCH UX Designer main locations
Our freelancers and interim experts are at home all over Germany — available on-site in Berlin, Hamburg, Munich and every major business hub, or fully remote. Choose a city to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.
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Frankfurt 
Dusseldorf In Austria our freelancers and interim experts support companies from Vienna to Graz — on-site where your project needs them, or fully remote. Choose a city to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.
Vienna Graz Across Switzerland our specialists are active in Zurich, Geneva, Basel and Bern — working on-site or fully remote. Choose a city to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.
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