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Software & IT

application developer

Learned from 36 real résumés for this role.

Across 36 real U.S. résumés for a application developer, the most distinctive skills are Ispf, Sonar Qube and Avfoundation — each far more common in this role than across all résumés. This is the real skill fingerprint, learned from résumés, not a job description.

Ispf
8% have it · 2702.6× vs average
Sonar Qube
8% have it · 2702.6× vs average
Avfoundation
8% have it · 1351.3× vs average

Based on Futureful's analysis of 102,822 U.S. résumés (2026).

Skill fingerprint

ranked by distinctiveness

The skills that most define this role, more common here than across all résumés. The bar shows how distinctive; the % is how many people in the role have it.

ispf
2702.6×
8% · N=3
sonar qube
2702.6×
8% · N=3
avfoundation
1351.3×
8% · N=3
oracle 7
1351.3×
8% · N=3
plotly
1351.3×
8% · N=3
python 2.x
1351.3×
8% · N=3
coffee scripting
1351.3×
8% · N=3
cocoa touch
900.9×
8% · N=3
jacoco
900.9×
8% · N=3
power mockito
900.9×
8% · N=3
fusion middleware
675.7×
8% · N=3
oracle 9.2
675.7×
8% · N=3
veritas cluster
675.7×
8% · N=3
marketing tools
675.7×
8% · N=3
oracle partitioning
540.5×
8% · N=3

Where people go next

Real onward moves from dated work history.

java developer13% · N=15ui developer8% · N=9senior developer8% · N=9software engineer8% · N=9python developer8% · N=9database developer5% · N=6programmer analyst5% · N=6web developer5% · N=6

Where people come from

The roles that feed into this one.

developer2% · N=6senior developer3% · N=6database developer3% · N=6lead consultant25% · N=3program administrator33% · N=3program analyst7% · N=3web ui developer4% · N=3implementation engineer17% · N=3

Common questions

Straight answers, every one backed by the real counts on this page.

What skills does a Application Developer need?

In 36 real résumés for this role, the most defining skills are Ispf (8% have it), Sonar Qube (8% have it), Avfoundation (8% have it), Oracle 7 (8% have it), Plotly (8% have it). These are the skills that separate this role from the rest of the workforce.

What do people in Application Developer roles move on to next?

From real dated work history, the most common next roles are Java Developer (13% of moves, N=15), Ui Developer (8% of moves, N=9), Senior Developer (8% of moves, N=9).

What roles lead into Application Developer?

The roles that most often feed into this one are Developer (2% of arrivals, N=6), Senior Developer (3% of arrivals, N=6), Database Developer (3% of arrivals, N=6).

Does this page show Application Developer salary?

No. Résumés do not carry pay, so Futureful holds no compensation data for this role and never invents a dollar figure. Every statistic here is a skill or career-move count backed by real résumés.

Where does this data come from?

The Futureful Career Atlas is built from 102,822 real US résumés, aggregated with no personal data. 36 of them are Application Developer résumés. Every number on this page is a count of real people, and thin pages are kept out of search. Full method: futureful.app/careers/methodology.

Every figure on this page is a real count over real résumés (N = résumés behind it). No salary is shown, we hold no compensation data, so every claim is a skill or frequency truth, never a dollar promise. How we count · Explore more roles →

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