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Software & IT

front-end developer

Learned from 135 real résumés for this role.

Across 135 real U.S. résumés for a front-end developer, the most distinctive skills are Use Case Diagrams, Jquery 1.8 and Json/Ajax — each far more common in this role than across all résumés. This is the real skill fingerprint, learned from résumés, not a job description.

Use Case Diagrams
2% have it · 720.7× vs average
Jquery 1.8
2% have it · 720.7× vs average
Json/Ajax
2% have it · 720.7× 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.

use case diagrams
720.7×
2% · N=3
jquery 1.8
720.7×
2% · N=3
json/ajax
720.7×
2% · N=3
factories
308.9×
4% · N=6
jquery 2.0
360.4×
2% · N=3
javascript 1.3
360.4×
2% · N=3
apache tomcat 8
360.4×
2% · N=3
jquery 1.4
360.4×
2% · N=3
karma/jasmine
360.4×
2% · N=3
ffmpeg
308.9×
2% · N=3
cloudinary
205.9×
4% · N=6
dom functions
240.2×
2% · N=3
handlebar
240.2×
2% · N=3
bcrypt
240.2×
2% · N=3
google charts
240.2×
2% · N=3

Where people go next

Real onward moves from dated work history.

web developer13% · N=66senior front-end developer7% · N=33software engineer3% · N=15ui developer3% · N=15full stack developer3% · N=15java developer2% · N=12senior web developer2% · N=12lead developer2% · N=9

Where people come from

The roles that feed into this one.

web developer4% · N=57ui developer4% · N=36software engineer3% · N=21full stack developer4% · N=12front-end web developer7% · N=12graphic designer5% · N=9python django developer38% · N=9freelance developer33% · N=6

Common questions

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

What skills does a Front-End Developer need?

In 135 real résumés for this role, the most defining skills are Use Case Diagrams (2% have it), Jquery 1.8 (2% have it), Json/Ajax (2% have it), Factories (4% have it), Jquery 2.0 (2% have it). These are the skills that separate this role from the rest of the workforce.

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

From real dated work history, the most common next roles are Web Developer (13% of moves, N=66), Senior Front-End Developer (7% of moves, N=33), Software Engineer (3% of moves, N=15).

What roles lead into Front-End Developer?

The roles that most often feed into this one are Web Developer (4% of arrivals, N=57), Ui Developer (4% of arrivals, N=36), Software Engineer (3% of arrivals, N=21).

Does this page show Front-End 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. 135 of them are Front-End 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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