Edinburgh & Scotland

Edinburgh UX Design Community

Edinburgh's UX community is anchored by UX Scotland — one of the UK's most respected practitioner-led UX conferences — and a network of informal meetups that connect designers across the city and the wider Scottish digital sector.

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In person

UX Meetups in Edinburgh.

Edinburgh UX

Occasional

Informal Edinburgh-based UX meetups covering topics from research methods to portfolio reviews. Check Meetup.com and the UX Scotland community Slack for upcoming events.

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UX Scotland Community

Year-round (conference annually)

The community surrounding the annual UX Scotland conference stays active throughout the year via Slack and occasional events. The friendliest and most welcoming UX community in Scotland.

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Scottish UX

Occasional

A broader Scottish UX network with occasional meetups in Edinburgh, Glasgow, and online. Good for connecting with practitioners across Scotland.

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Annual events

UX Conferences in Edinburgh.

UX Scotland

June (typically)

Scotland's premier UX conference, held annually in Edinburgh. Practitioner-led talks, workshops, and a genuinely community-first atmosphere. uxscotland.net is the definitive resource for the Scottish UX scene — if you're based in Edinburgh, this is the event to attend.

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Job hunting

UX Design Jobs in Edinburgh.

S1 Jobs

s1jobs.com

Scotland's largest job board; good coverage of Edinburgh digital and UX roles.

LinkedIn

linkedin.com

Filter by "Edinburgh" and "UX Designer" or "Product Designer".

Indeed Scotland

indeed.co.uk

Broad coverage; search "UX Designer Edinburgh".

Scottish Tech Army jobs

scottishtecharmy.org

Occasional postings from the Scottish tech sector.

Digital Scotland

gov.scot/digitalpublic

Scottish Government digital roles, including UX and service design positions.

Online

Online communities for Edinburgh UX designers.

The UX Scotland Slack community is the most active online space for Scottish UX practitioners. Channels cover jobs, events, portfolio reviews, and general UX discussion. Join via uxscotland.net. The broader r/userexperience subreddit and UX Mastery forums are also active and UK-friendly.

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