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Software & IT

salesforce developer

Learned from 69 real résumés for this role.

Across 69 real U.S. résumés for a salesforce developer, the most distinctive skills are Websphere 5.X, Apttus Clm and Struts Validation Framework — each far more common in this role than across all résumés. This is the real skill fingerprint, learned from résumés, not a job description.

Websphere 5.X
4% have it · 1410.1× vs average
Apttus Clm
4% have it · 1410.1× vs average
Struts Validation Framework
4% have it · 1410.1× 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.

websphere 5.x
1410.1×
4% · N=3
apttus clm
1410.1×
4% · N=3
email alerts
1410.1×
4% · N=3
lightning framework
1410.1×
4% · N=3
email updates
940.0×
9% · N=6
salesforce.com platform
402.9×
35% · N=24
sandbox
384.6×
39% · N=27
service cloud
411.3×
30% · N=21
page layouts
356.2×
35% · N=24
soql
304.0×
52% · N=36
ant scripts
564.0×
9% · N=6
visualforce
302.2×
48% · N=33
eclipse ide plug-in
352.5×
26% · N=18
tabs
402.9×
17% · N=12

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 Salesforce Developer need?

In 69 real résumés for this role, the most defining skills are Websphere 5.X (4% have it), Apttus Clm (4% have it), Struts Validation Framework (4% have it), Email Alerts (4% have it), Lightning Framework (4% have it). These are the skills that separate this role from the rest of the workforce.

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

From real dated work history, the most common next roles are Senior Salesforce Developer (29% of moves, N=45), Salesforce Admin (12% of moves, N=18), Salesforce Administrator (10% of moves, N=15).

What roles lead into Salesforce Developer?

The roles that most often feed into this one are Java Developer (3% of arrivals, N=108), Salesforce Administrator (50% of arrivals, N=24), Java (1% of arrivals, N=24).

Does this page show Salesforce 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. 69 of them are Salesforce 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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