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Software & IT

front end web developer

Learned from 168 real résumés for this role.

Across 168 real U.S. résumés for a front end web developer, the most distinctive skills are Gwt/Gxt, Rest Assured and Web Usability — each far more common in this role than across all résumés. This is the real skill fingerprint, learned from résumés, not a job description.

Gwt/Gxt
2% have it · 579.1× vs average
Rest Assured
2% have it · 579.1× vs average
Web Usability
4% have it · 386.1× 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.

gwt/gxt
579.1×
2% · N=3
rest assured
579.1×
2% · N=3
web usability
386.1×
4% · N=6
css selectors
289.6×
2% · N=3
web storm
289.6×
2% · N=3
spring boot framework
289.6×
2% · N=3
knockout.js
124.1×
5% · N=9
dom parser
193.1×
2% · N=3
css/css 3
193.1×
2% · N=3
css3/css
193.1×
2% · N=3
client side validation
193.1×
2% · N=3
infopath forms
193.1×
2% · N=3
ruby/rails
193.1×
2% · N=3
handlebar.js
193.1×
2% · N=3
bootstrap 3.0
193.1×
2% · N=3

Where people go next

Real onward moves from dated work history.

web developer10% · N=42front end developer8% · N=36senior front end ui web developer6% · N=27senior front end web developer5% · N=21python developer5% · N=21ui developer3% · N=15php developer3% · N=12senior front end developer2% · N=9

Where people come from

The roles that feed into this one.

web developer4% · N=60ui developer5% · N=48front end developer1% · N=21software developer2% · N=15web designer4% · N=12senior front end developer4% · N=6web content specialist33% · N=6full stack web developer8% · N=6

Common questions

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

What skills does a Front End Web Developer need?

In 168 real résumés for this role, the most defining skills are Gwt/Gxt (2% have it), Rest Assured (2% have it), Web Usability (4% have it), Css Selectors (2% have it), Web Storm (2% have it). These are the skills that separate this role from the rest of the workforce.

What do people in Front End Web Developer roles move on to next?

From real dated work history, the most common next roles are Web Developer (10% of moves, N=42), Front End Developer (8% of moves, N=36), Senior Front End Ui Web Developer (6% of moves, N=27).

What roles lead into Front End Web Developer?

The roles that most often feed into this one are Web Developer (4% of arrivals, N=60), Ui Developer (5% of arrivals, N=48), Front End Developer (1% of arrivals, N=21).

Does this page show Front End Web 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. 168 of them are Front End Web 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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