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lead front end developer

Learned from 24 real résumés for this role.

Across 24 real U.S. résumés for a lead front end developer, the most distinctive skills are Nosql Databases, Virtual Reality and Stylus — each far more common in this role than across all résumés. This is the real skill fingerprint, learned from résumés, not a job description.

Nosql Databases
13% have it · 552.8× vs average
Virtual Reality
13% have it · 434.4× vs average
Stylus
13% have it · 434.4× 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.

nosql databases
552.8×
13% · N=3
virtual reality
434.4×
13% · N=3
stylus
434.4×
13% · N=3
mobx
419.4×
13% · N=3
ui/ux development
405.4×
13% · N=3
interaction design
357.7×
13% · N=3
wireframe
248.2×
13% · N=3
front end development
136.7×
25% · N=6
d3
155.9×
13% · N=3
mobile app development
148.3×
13% · N=3
front-end
64.9×
25% · N=6
nginx
67.9×
13% · N=3
react.js
42.9×
25% · N=6
xsl
52.0×
13% · N=3
ubuntu
46.1×
13% · N=3

Where people go next

Real onward moves from dated work history.

senior front end developer17% · N=6front end developer17% · N=6senior solution engineer8% · N=3software engineer8% · N=3lead instructor8% · N=3senior web developer8% · N=3lead developer and system admin8% · N=3senior interactive developer8% · N=3

Where people come from

The roles that feed into this one.

interactive developer9% · N=3lead web developer8% · N=3senior interactive developer25% · N=3senior user experience designer20% · N=3

Common questions

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

What skills does a Lead Front End Developer need?

In 24 real résumés for this role, the most defining skills are Nosql Databases (13% have it), Virtual Reality (13% have it), Stylus (13% have it), Mobx (13% have it), Ui/Ux Development (13% have it). These are the skills that separate this role from the rest of the workforce.

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

From real dated work history, the most common next roles are Senior Front End Developer (17% of moves, N=6), Front End Developer (17% of moves, N=6), Senior Solution Engineer (8% of moves, N=3).

What roles lead into Lead Front End Developer?

The roles that most often feed into this one are Interactive Developer (9% of arrivals, N=3), Lead Web Developer (8% of arrivals, N=3), Senior Interactive Developer (25% of arrivals, N=3).

Does this page show Lead Front End 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. 24 of them are Lead Front End 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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