Career switch, measured
From Web Developer to Software Engineer
Yes, it's a stretch that needs new skills. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 28% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include CI/CD, Git, TypeScript, JavaScript; the main skills to add are Python, AWS, Java, C++.
28%
skill overlap
11,679
open Software Engineer postings read
Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillWeb DeveloperSoftware Engineer
- CI/CD21%28%
- Git33%18%
- TypeScript24%15%
- JavaScript67%14%
- React30%12%
- Stakeholder management39%21%
- UX design61%9%
- Troubleshooting24%14%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Software Engineer postings, rarely in Web Developer ones.
SkillWeb DeveloperSoftware Engineer
- Python–41%
- AWS–36%
- Java–30%
- C++–25%
- Kubernetes–23%
- LLMs–21%
- Agile–16%
- Azure–15%
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