Career Atlas

Software & IT

front-end software developer

Learned from 12 real résumés for this role.

Across 12 real U.S. résumés for a front-end software developer, the most distinctive skills are Responsive Development, Linux Systems and Litmus — each far more common in this role than across all résumés. This is the real skill fingerprint, learned from résumés, not a job description.

Responsive Development
25% have it · 1158.3× vs average
Linux Systems
25% have it · 1105.6× vs average
Litmus
25% have it · 973.0× 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.

responsive development
1158.3×
25% · N=3
linux systems
1105.6×
25% · N=3
litmus
973.0×
25% · N=3
mobile app
973.0×
25% · N=3
email development
810.8×
25% · N=3
mobile application development
675.7×
25% · N=3
agile software development
398.8×
25% · N=3
software design
392.3×
25% · N=3
bug fixing
245.7×
25% · N=3
team collaboration
233.9×
25% · N=3
mailchimp
231.7×
25% · N=3
landing pages
137.4×
25% · N=3
front end development
136.7×
25% · N=3
ux
128.7×
25% · N=3
vb.net
109.6×
25% · N=3

Where people go next

Real onward moves from dated work history.

software developer33% · N=3energy auditor33% · N=3kdb architect33% · N=3

Where people come from

The roles that feed into this one.

technical writer7% · N=3

Common questions

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

What skills does a Front-End Software Developer need?

In 12 real résumés for this role, the most defining skills are Responsive Development (25% have it), Linux Systems (25% have it), Litmus (25% have it), Mobile App (25% have it), Email Development (25% have it). These are the skills that separate this role from the rest of the workforce.

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

From real dated work history, the most common next roles are Software Developer (33% of moves, N=3), Energy Auditor (33% of moves, N=3), Kdb Architect (33% of moves, N=3).

What roles lead into Front-End Software Developer?

The roles that most often feed into this one are Technical Writer (7% of arrivals, N=3).

Does this page show Front-End Software 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. 12 of them are Front-End Software 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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