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Web Developers

Develop and implement websites, web applications, application databases, and interactive web interfaces. Evaluate code to ensure that it is properly structured, meets industry standards, and is compatible with browsers and devices. Optimize website performance, scalability, and server-side code and processes. May develop website infrastructure and integrate websites with other computer applications.

Also called: Web Architect, Web Design Specialist, Web Developer, Webmaster, Technology Applications Engineer.

O*NET 15-1254.00

At a glance

US median annual pay: $92,650; Middle half earn $64,230 to $126,230. BLS OEWS, May 2025.
Most common education: Bachelor's Degree; 46% of workers surveyed by O*NET report this level.
Preparation needed: Job Zone 3 of 5; Medium preparation. Zone 1 is little or none; zone 5 is graduate-level.

What the work involves

The tasks workers in this occupation rate as most important, from the O*NET survey.

Write supporting code for Web applications or Web sites.
Design, build, or maintain Web sites, using authoring or scripting languages, content creation tools, management tools, and digital media.
Back up files from Web sites to local directories for instant recovery in case of problems.
Select programming languages, design tools, or applications.
Evaluate code to ensure that it is valid, is properly structured, meets industry standards, and is compatible with browsers, devices, or operating systems.
Develop databases that support Web applications and Web sites.
Perform Web site tests according to planned schedules, or after any Web site or product revision.
Perform or direct Web site updates.

Skills and knowledge it leans on

Skills

Critical Thinking3.8 / 5
Reading Comprehension3.6 / 5
Active Listening3.5 / 5
Active Learning3.5 / 5
Speaking3.3 / 5
Writing3.1 / 5

Knowledge areas

Computers and Electronics4.4 / 5
English Language3.5 / 5
Mathematics3.4 / 5
Communications and Media3.2 / 5
Customer and Personal Service3.0 / 5
Design3.0 / 5

Importance ratings on O*NET’s 1 to 5 scale. Higher means the occupation depends on it more.

Who tends to enjoy it

How strongly this occupation draws on each of the six Holland interest types, which is the same profile the career interests test compares you against.

Realistic33
Investigative67
Artistic36
Social20
Enterprising33
Conventional67

The same work abroad

Other countries classify jobs differently, so these are the closest matches through the international ISCO-08 standard, not exact equivalents.

European occupation titles (ESCO)

ICT system developer · DE IT-Systementwickler/IT-Systementwicklerin · FR développeur de systèmes informatiques/développeuse de systèmes informatiques
software developer · DE Softwareentwickler/Softwareentwicklerin · FR développeur de logiciels/développeuse de logiciels
user interface developer · DE Entwickler von Benutzeroberflächen/Entwicklerin von Benutzeroberflächen · FR développeur d’interface utilisateur/développeuse d’interface utilisatrice
web content manager · DE Web-Content-Manager/Web-Content-Managerin · FR administrateur de contenu web/administratrice de contenu web
web developer · DE Web-Designer/Web-Designerin · FR développeur web/développeuse web
ICT application developer · DE IT-Anwendungsentwickler/IT-Anwendungsentwicklerin · FR concepteur de logiciels d’application/conceptrice de logiciels d’application

Closest UK occupation groups (SOC 2020)

Programmers and software development professionals (2134)543,400 employed
IT business analysts, architects and systems designers (2133)212,200 employed
Database administrators and web content technicians (3133)49,100 employed

Employment is the UK Annual Population Survey for April 2025 to March 2026, all workers in the group, which can be broader than this one occupation.

Pay across Europe, for the whole group

Median annual earnings of all employees in “Professionals”. This is the broad ISCO group this occupation falls in, not the occupation itself, so treat it as context for the wage level, not as a salary for this job.

Median annual earnings, Professionals, by country
Country	Median pay
Belgium	€61,714
Germany	€59,529
Ireland	€56,877
Austria	€55,374
Netherlands	€53,595
Sweden	€43,567
France	€41,515
Spain	€35,735
Italy	€33,649
Portugal	€26,072
Poland	€14,380

Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey, businesses with ten or more employees outside public administration, in euro and not adjusted for the cost of living. Reference years differ between sources: the US, Japan and Europe figures on this page come from different survey years, so compare them as rough levels, not to the euro or yen.

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