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frontend developer

Learned from 112 real résumés for this role.

Across 112 real U.S. résumés for a frontend developer, the most distinctive skills are Php/Mysql, React and Compass — each far more common in this role than across all résumés. This is the real skill fingerprint, learned from résumés, not a job description.

Php/Mysql
3% have it · 124.1× vs average
React
92% have it · 22.8× vs average
Compass
3% have it · 62.0× 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.

php/mysql
124.1×
3% · N=3
react
22.8×
92% · N=103
compass
62.0×
3% · N=3
drupal 7
55.5×
3% · N=3
go
21.7×
30% · N=33
google cloud
19.3×
33% · N=37
yui
48.3×
3% · N=3
bootstrap3
47.4×
3% · N=3
svg
38.9×
3% · N=3
angular2
27.0×
5% · N=6
redis
14.5×
28% · N=31
vue
14.7×
22% · N=25
d3
33.4×
3% · N=3
azure
12.5×
29% · N=32
ruby
12.3×
22% · N=25

Where people go next

Real onward moves from dated work history.

front end developer37% · N=21react js frontend developer16% · N=9software engineer5% · N=3senior ui developer5% · N=3wordpress developer5% · N=3front-end web5% · N=3front-end web developer5% · N=3advanced customer service representative5% · N=3

Where people come from

The roles that feed into this one.

front end developer1% · N=18web developer i50% · N=9reactjs developer29% · N=6interactive developer9% · N=3web consultant33% · N=3

Common questions

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

What skills does a Frontend Developer need?

In 112 real résumés for this role, the most defining skills are Php/Mysql (3% have it), React (92% have it), Compass (3% have it), Drupal 7 (3% have it), Go (30% have it). These are the skills that separate this role from the rest of the workforce.

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

From real dated work history, the most common next roles are Front End Developer (37% of moves, N=21), React Js Frontend Developer (16% of moves, N=9), Software Engineer (5% of moves, N=3).

What roles lead into Frontend Developer?

The roles that most often feed into this one are Front End Developer (1% of arrivals, N=18), Web Developer I (50% of arrivals, N=9), Reactjs Developer (29% of arrivals, N=6).

Does this page show Frontend 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. 112 of them are Frontend 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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