State of Design

The Swedish Edition

State of Design

The State of Design Report is one of the best insights into the design and design leadership community in Sweden (and now the Nordics). The report has been running for 11 years, and is one of the largest design reports in Sweden. The report has rich information about trends, salaries, what designers love and dislike, and what makes people leave their job.

This year (2025), the report is open for all, please share it!

What People Say

Loved by the Swedish design community

The State of Design report is the perfect way to get a grip of trends in the Swedish design community. To me, it goes without saying, answer the questionnaire and read the report every year.

Annette ÖbergHead of UX, Swedbank

If you want to make the ux-world a better place. Take a look at yourself, and then make a change.Na-na-na. Na-na, na-na 🎼 #itsuptous

Monica EnecronaUX Design Lead, Skandia

State of Design provides great insights into design and design leadership. It has helped me a lot in my job. So grateful for the work you put into this, really valuable!!!

Danielle BurströmArea lead products, Avanza

The State of Design is a fantastic tool that has helped us become a more attractive employer, among other things.
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Alexander JanssonFormer Head of User Experience, Benify

This year, 1028 answered. The report was released in Feb 2026 with new sections on different role and organisational archetypes.

2025

This year, 1028 answered. The report was released in Feb 2026 with new sections on different role and organisational archetypes.

The 10th report was released in February 2025 with 1282 people answering. The theme was resilience and asking more about hopes, and challenges. Read the basic or premium+ report

2024

The 10th report was released in February 2025 with 1282 people answering. The theme was resilience and asking more about hopes, and challenges. Read the basic or premium+ report

The 9th report released in January 2024. This year, 1030 people answered. This year we made the report more interactive and easier to dig down into the data. Read the basic or premium+ report.

2023

The 9th report released in January 2024. This year, 1030 people answered. This year we made the report more interactive and easier to dig down into the data. Read the basic or premium+ report.

The 8th report released. 864 people answered. More focus on leadership building design organizations. Read the basic, premium or premium+ report.

2022

The 8th report released. 864 people answered. More focus on leadership building design organizations. Read the basic, premium or premium+ report.

Seventh report released. 641 peopled answered. Added information about Covid-19 and divided the report into basic, premium and premium+ plans.

2021

Seventh report released. 641 peopled answered. Added information about Covid-19 and divided the report into basic, premium and premium+ plans.

Sixth report released. About 460 peopled answered. Added summary and richer data. Read the report

2020

Sixth report released. About 460 peopled answered. Added summary and richer data. Read the report

Fifth report released. About 400 people answered. Now you could answer in English and Swedish. Read the report.

2019

Fifth report released. About 400 people answered. Now you could answer in English and Swedish. Read the report.

Fourth report released. About 350 people answered. The report was now in English. Read the report.

2018

Fourth report released. About 350 people answered. The report was now in English. Read the report.

Third report released. About 250 people answered. Much richer information. Read the report

2017

Third report released. About 250 people answered. Much richer information. Read the report

Second report released. About 100 people answered. This year presented at conferences. Read the report

2016

Second report released. About 100 people answered. This year presented at conferences. Read the report

First report in Swedish released. About 100 people answered. Read the report

2015

First report in Swedish released. About 100 people answered. Read the report

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