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java architect

Learned from 15 real résumés for this role.

Across 15 real U.S. résumés for a java architect, the most distinctive skills are Db2, Ant and Version Control — each far more common in this role than across all résumés. This is the real skill fingerprint, learned from résumés, not a job description.

Db2
100% have it · 45.5× vs average
Ant
100% have it · 36.6× vs average
Version Control
20% have it · 69.8× 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.

db2
45.5×
100% · N=15
ant
36.6×
100% · N=15
version control
69.8×
20% · N=3
struts
28.4×
100% · N=15
uml
29.8×
60% · N=9
rest
23.4×
100% · N=15
jdbc
22.4×
100% · N=15
j2ee
20.6×
100% · N=15
soap
19.8×
100% · N=15
apache tomcat
27.6×
40% · N=6
maven
19.4×
100% · N=15
junit
18.6×
100% · N=15
hibernate
17.1×
100% · N=15
svn
17.5×
80% · N=12
log4j
18.7×
60% · N=9

Where people go next

Real onward moves from dated work history.

Where people come from

The roles that feed into this one.

Common questions

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

What skills does a Java Architect need?

In 15 real résumés for this role, the most defining skills are Db2 (100% have it), Ant (100% have it), Version Control (20% have it), Struts (100% have it), Uml (60% have it). These are the skills that separate this role from the rest of the workforce.

What do people in Java Architect roles move on to next?

From real dated work history, the most common next roles are Senior Java Lead (33% of moves, N=3), Java Developer (33% of moves, N=3), Principal Engineer (33% of moves, N=3).

What roles lead into Java Architect?

The roles that most often feed into this one are Aws (33% of arrivals, N=3), Lead Java Developer (6% of arrivals, N=3), Solution Architect (17% of arrivals, N=3).

Does this page show Java Architect 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. 15 of them are Java Architect 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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