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lead developer

Learned from 27 real résumés for this role.

Across 27 real U.S. résumés for a lead developer, the most distinctive skills are Hapi.Js, Domains and Swift 4 — each far more common in this role than across all résumés. This is the real skill fingerprint, learned from résumés, not a job description.

Hapi.Js
11% have it · 3603.5× vs average
Domains
11% have it · 1201.2× vs average
Swift 4
11% have it · 1201.2× 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.

hapi.js
3603.5×
11% · N=3
domains
1201.2×
11% · N=3
swift 4
1201.2×
11% · N=3
wordpress plugins
675.7×
22% · N=6
wireless network deployment
900.9×
11% · N=3
san implementation
900.9×
11% · N=3
cpanel
554.4×
22% · N=6
wireless configuration
720.7×
11% · N=3
wireless deployment
600.6×
11% · N=3
websockets
540.5×
11% · N=3
802.1x
514.8×
11% · N=3
voip deployment
514.8×
11% · N=3
php 7
470.0×
11% · N=3
sql servers
322.7×
22% · N=6
emberjs
415.8×
11% · N=3

Where people go next

Real onward moves from dated work history.

front end developer9% · N=9front end web developer6% · N=6front-end developer6% · N=6senior developer6% · N=6technical architect6% · N=6technical consultant3% · N=3software3% · N=3software architect3% · N=3

Where people come from

The roles that feed into this one.

front-end developer2% · N=9senior web developer3% · N=6html developer25% · N=3

Common questions

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

What skills does a Lead Developer need?

In 27 real résumés for this role, the most defining skills are Hapi.Js (11% have it), Domains (11% have it), Swift 4 (11% have it), Wordpress Plugins (22% have it), Wireless Network Deployment (11% have it). These are the skills that separate this role from the rest of the workforce.

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

From real dated work history, the most common next roles are Front End Developer (9% of moves, N=9), Front End Web Developer (6% of moves, N=6), Front-End Developer (6% of moves, N=6).

What roles lead into Lead Developer?

The roles that most often feed into this one are Front-End Developer (2% of arrivals, N=9), Senior Web Developer (3% of arrivals, N=6), Html Developer (25% of arrivals, N=3).

Does this page show Lead 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. 27 of them are Lead 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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