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Software & IT

freelance developer

Learned from 18 real résumés for this role.

Across 18 real U.S. résumés for a freelance developer, the most distinctive skills are Adobe Test & Target, Stripe Api and Chatbots — each far more common in this role than across all résumés. This is the real skill fingerprint, learned from résumés, not a job description.

Adobe Test & Target
17% have it · 1801.8× vs average
Stripe Api
17% have it · 1351.3× vs average
Chatbots
17% 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.

adobe test & target
1801.8×
17% · N=3
stripe api
1351.3×
17% · N=3
chatbots
1351.3×
17% · N=3
food safety
1351.3×
17% · N=3
sass/css
1081.1×
17% · N=3
knockout
648.6×
33% · N=6
microsoft technologies
900.9×
17% · N=3
angular 2+
540.5×
17% · N=3
css/sass
540.5×
17% · N=3
twilio
491.4×
17% · N=3
react-native
415.8×
17% · N=3
adobe experience manager
377.1×
17% · N=3
object oriented javascript
300.3×
17% · N=3
kendo ui
300.3×
17% · N=3
squarespace
274.8×
17% · N=3

Where people go next

Real onward moves from dated work history.

front-end developer33% · N=6ux engineer17% · N=3front end angular developer17% · N=3lead ui developer dynamics 36517% · N=3contributor17% · N=3

Where people come from

The roles that feed into this one.

senior ux33% · N=3

Common questions

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

What skills does a Freelance Developer need?

In 18 real résumés for this role, the most defining skills are Adobe Test & Target (17% have it), Stripe Api (17% have it), Chatbots (17% have it), Food Safety (17% have it), Sass/Css (17% have it). These are the skills that separate this role from the rest of the workforce.

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

From real dated work history, the most common next roles are Front-End Developer (33% of moves, N=6), Ux Engineer (17% of moves, N=3), Front End Angular Developer (17% of moves, N=3).

What roles lead into Freelance Developer?

The roles that most often feed into this one are Senior Ux (33% of arrivals, N=3).

Does this page show Freelance 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. 18 of them are Freelance 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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