Career switch, measured
From Web Developer to Graphic Designer
Yes, it's a realistic move with some upskilling. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 38% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Figma, Marketing, Graphic design, UX design; the main skills to add are Video editing, Sales, CAD, Microsoft Office.
38%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillWeb DeveloperGraphic Designer
- Figma36%41%
- Marketing61%51%
- Graphic design15%62%
- UX design61%21%
- Research33%26%
- Stakeholder management39%27%
- Communication36%25%
- Leadership24%26%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Graphic Designer postings, rarely in Web Developer ones.
SkillWeb DeveloperGraphic Designer
- Video editing–20%
- Sales–17%
- CAD–16%
- Microsoft Office–13%
- Project management–10%
- Budgeting–10%
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