Not bad, but not as good as they used to be.
These days, companies large and small are often looking for something know as a “UX unicorn” – a designer that can do research, detailed documentation, research findings, develop the UI, do the graphic design and plug the front-end into the middle layer and back end. In other words, they are looking for something that is as rare as… well, unicorns.
There are many people in the UX discipline who are multi-skilled and can cross disciplines with ease… but even they can’t do it all. The fact that companies are looking for someone who CAN is more a reflection of their desire to keep costs low than the actual existence of such a person.
All this is a (round-about way) of saying that UX researchers need to be more than JUST “UX researchers” these days. You need to bring some design or other UX-related skills to the table in order to be considered. Way back in the beginning of the UX discipline companies were more likely to hire specialists, because they didn’t know anything ABOUT UX, so they relied on straightforward (specialized) roles. Now (and in a softer economy) they are looking to hire less specialists and more “general practitioners.”
So, flesh out your skills and your resume – build up a portfolio of work and keep evolving your capabilities. Just accept that some companies will still be chasing unicorns.