It&#x27;s all about positioning. The term &quot;web designer&quot; and &quot;web developer&quot; feels dated. If you have those skills you might consider rebranding yourself as a UI&#x2F;UX Designer, a Product Designer or a Visual Designer. If you&#x27;re good at JavaScript you could rebrand as a JavaScript Engineer, UI Engineer, or Frontend Developer.<p>I think what it boils down to is that companies just want 1-5 in house designers to do the work that they typically outsourced in the past. If your product is particularly complex that number will grow (with scale as well of course).<p>It&#x27;s also worth noting that designers in the tech industry have, for better or worse, absorbed much of the tasks typically assigned to a frontend or web developer. Regardless of the prefix, if you&#x27;re a designer you&#x27;ll need solid HTMl&#x2F;CSS&#x2F;JS skills.<p>Lastly. If you&#x27;re looking for the freedom of freelance with the security of a full-time job I can&#x27;t recommend remote work enough.