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java application developer

Learned from 9 real résumés for this role.

Across 9 real U.S. résumés for a java application developer, the most distinctive skills are Jboss 6, Tomcat 8 and Soap-Ui — each far more common in this role than across all résumés. This is the real skill fingerprint, learned from résumés, not a job description.

Jboss 6
33% have it · 10810.6× vs average
Tomcat 8
33% have it · 5405.3× vs average
Soap-Ui
33% have it · 5405.3× 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.

jboss 6
10810.6×
33% · N=3
tomcat 8
5405.3×
33% · N=3
soap-ui
5405.3×
33% · N=3
hibernate/jpa
5405.3×
33% · N=3
sqldeveloper
2702.6×
33% · N=3
postgis
2702.6×
33% · N=3
jdeveloper
1201.2×
33% · N=3
spring data
900.9×
33% · N=3
unit tests
791.0×
33% · N=3
aws lambda
635.9×
33% · N=3
postgressql
611.9×
33% · N=3
java 1.7
360.4×
33% · N=3
ibm db2
321.1×
33% · N=3
angular 6
257.4×
33% · N=3
java 1.8
235.0×
33% · N=3

Where people go next

Real onward moves from dated work history.

java20% · N=6android developer10% · N=3senior java developer10% · N=3python developer10% · N=3software engineer10% · N=3java sdet and developer10% · N=3production env automation and systems specilists10% · N=3java programmer analyst10% · N=3

Where people come from

The roles that feed into this one.

full stack java developer2% · N=3java programmer3% · N=3

Common questions

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

What skills does a Java Application Developer need?

In 9 real résumés for this role, the most defining skills are Jboss 6 (33% have it), Tomcat 8 (33% have it), Soap-Ui (33% have it), Hibernate/Jpa (33% have it), Sqldeveloper (33% have it). These are the skills that separate this role from the rest of the workforce.

What do people in Java Application Developer roles move on to next?

From real dated work history, the most common next roles are Java (20% of moves, N=6), Android Developer (10% of moves, N=3), Senior Java Developer (10% of moves, N=3).

What roles lead into Java Application Developer?

The roles that most often feed into this one are Full Stack Java Developer (2% of arrivals, N=3), Java Programmer (3% of arrivals, N=3).

Does this page show Java Application 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. 9 of them are Java Application 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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