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lead java developer

Learned from 24 real résumés for this role.

Across 24 real U.S. résumés for a lead java developer, the most distinctive skills are Rest/Soap Web Services, Gemfire and Aqua Studio — each far more common in this role than across all résumés. This is the real skill fingerprint, learned from résumés, not a job description.

Rest/Soap Web Services
13% have it · 4054.0× vs average
Gemfire
13% have it · 4054.0× vs average
Aqua Studio
13% have it · 4054.0× 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.

rest/soap web services
4054.0×
13% · N=3
gemfire
4054.0×
13% · N=3
aqua studio
4054.0×
13% · N=3
vxml
2027.0×
13% · N=3
rcp
2027.0×
13% · N=3
tomcat application server
2027.0×
13% · N=3
websphere mq
1216.2×
13% · N=3
serena dimensions
810.8×
13% · N=3
soap webservices
675.7×
13% · N=3
ibm rad
579.1×
13% · N=3
vsam
579.1×
13% · N=3
rexx
368.5×
13% · N=3
struts mvc
357.7×
13% · N=3
sourcetree
328.7×
13% · N=3
pl-sql
311.8×
13% · N=3

Where people go next

Real onward moves from dated work history.

senior java developer19% · N=9java developer13% · N=6senior web developer6% · N=3lead ios developer6% · N=3java architect6% · N=3senior java6% · N=3senior consultant6% · N=3technical lead ( java)6% · N=3

Where people come from

The roles that feed into this one.

senior java developer3% · N=18java lead developer33% · N=3senior java consultant33% · N=3technical team lead33% · N=3

Common questions

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

What skills does a Lead Java Developer need?

In 24 real résumés for this role, the most defining skills are Rest/Soap Web Services (13% have it), Gemfire (13% have it), Aqua Studio (13% have it), Vxml (13% have it), Rcp (13% have it). These are the skills that separate this role from the rest of the workforce.

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

From real dated work history, the most common next roles are Senior Java Developer (19% of moves, N=9), Java Developer (13% of moves, N=6), Senior Web Developer (6% of moves, N=3).

What roles lead into Lead Java Developer?

The roles that most often feed into this one are Senior Java Developer (3% of arrivals, N=18), Java Lead Developer (33% of arrivals, N=3), Senior Java Consultant (33% of arrivals, N=3).

Does this page show Lead Java 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 Java 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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