Career skills reports
What employers really ask for in each tech role, counted from 5,868 open job postings. We publish a role only after checking its data by hand, one role at a time.
Roles published
3
1 more being verified
Postings analysed
5,868
unique jobs, across all roles
Roles
Pick a role to see its skills, salaries, levels and where the jobs are.
The roles side by side
| Role | Postings | Top skill | Median advertised salary | Senior or above | Checked accuracy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frontend Developer | 688 | React (87%) | $197K (US) | 57% | 92% |
| Full-Stack Developer | 3,022 | React (72%) | $200K (US) | 54% | 85% |
| Backend Developer | 2,158 | SQL / databases (64%) | $203K (US) | 63% | 90% |
Salary: median base pay in postings that publish a range, in the role's largest market. Senior or above: share of postings whose title says senior, staff, principal or lead. Checked accuracy: share of postings counted for the role that really are that role, measured on postings we labelled by hand.
Why so few roles? One well-checked role is worth more than a hundred guessed ones. Each role gets its own classifier and a hand-labelled check before it goes live. Read how we do it.