Career switch, measured
From Web Developer to Frontend Developer
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 70% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include JavaScript, UX design, React, Git; the main skills to add are Agile, AWS, REST APIs, LLMs.
70%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillWeb DeveloperFrontend Developer
- JavaScript67%66%
- UX design61%56%
- React30%55%
- Git33%33%
- TypeScript24%79%
- CI/CD21%28%
- Figma36%13%
- Problem solving27%25%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Frontend Developer postings, rarely in Web Developer ones.
SkillWeb DeveloperFrontend Developer
- Agile–27%
- AWS–19%
- REST APIs–14%
- LLMs–14%
- Machine learning–12%
- Data visualization–12%
- Node.js–11%
- Sales–11%
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