Web Developer Knowledge and Skills 2014

Abstract

Abstract-The authors collected data regarding the current demand for web developers, the education level requested, and the specific skills requested over a number of months on Dice.com. The requested skills were tabulated, categorized, and totals for both the categories and individual skills were computed. The key categories and specific skills are enumerated and the results show that the web development field requires an incredibly diverse set of knowledge and skills.

Skills Set Required for Web Developers in Pakistan

“…These data sets showed that 25% of web developers are independent and self-taught. Photoshop and JavaScript libraries are necessary [6]. Table I, summarized the study finding.…”

“…Client-side scripting was the most needed or requested talent (85.4% asked for one or more scripting languages). More than 50% of the advertising required one or more of the following skills: server-side scripting (61.7%), JavaScript libraries (60.5%), programming languages (55.5%), and database technologies (52.3%) [6].…”

“…According to the high ratings for specialist abilities like JavaScript combined with JavaScript libraries (60.5%) and CSS, the field of web development today appears to have become exceedingly specialized. Requests for graphics editors like Photoshop demonstrate the overlap between the jobs of web developer and webpage art designer in some businesses [6].…”