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senior java developer

Learned from 156 real résumés for this role.

Across 156 real U.S. résumés for a senior java developer, the most distinctive skills are Apache Tomcat 8.0, Jdk1.7 and Wid — each far more common in this role than across all résumés. This is the real skill fingerprint, learned from résumés, not a job description.

Apache Tomcat 8.0
2% have it · 623.7× vs average
Jdk1.7
2% have it · 623.7× vs average
Wid
2% have it · 623.7× 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.

apache tomcat 8.0
623.7×
2% · N=3
jdk1.7
623.7×
2% · N=3
wid
623.7×
2% · N=3
aws aurora
623.7×
2% · N=3
mockmvc
623.7×
2% · N=3
gson library
623.7×
2% · N=3
spring services
623.7×
2% · N=3
google web toolkit (gwt)
623.7×
2% · N=3
eh cache
623.7×
2% · N=3
jboss 4.2
623.7×
2% · N=3
struts 1.1
207.9×
6% · N=9
oracle9i
233.9×
4% · N=6
jfreechart
311.8×
2% · N=3
slf4j
311.8×
2% · N=3
hibernate query language
311.8×
2% · N=3

Where people go next

Real onward moves from dated work history.

senior java13% · N=90java7% · N=51java developer7% · N=51senior java full stack developer5% · N=36full stack java developer4% · N=30java full stack developer4% · N=27full stack developer4% · N=27senior full stack java developer3% · N=21

Where people come from

The roles that feed into this one.

java developer15% · N=606java10% · N=177senior java20% · N=72software engineer2% · N=18java front end100% · N=18junior java developer5% · N=18java full stack developer8% · N=15j2ee developer8% · N=12

Common questions

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

What skills does a Senior Java Developer need?

In 156 real résumés for this role, the most defining skills are Apache Tomcat 8.0 (2% have it), Jdk1.7 (2% have it), Wid (2% have it), Aws Aurora (2% have it), Mockmvc (2% have it). These are the skills that separate this role from the rest of the workforce.

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

From real dated work history, the most common next roles are Senior Java (13% of moves, N=90), Java (7% of moves, N=51), Java Developer (7% of moves, N=51).

What roles lead into Senior Java Developer?

The roles that most often feed into this one are Java Developer (15% of arrivals, N=606), Java (10% of arrivals, N=177), Senior Java (20% of arrivals, N=72).

Does this page show Senior 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. 156 of them are Senior 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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