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Skills deep-dive

Frontend Development

Section 1 / The Floor

The minimum skill expectations for the role

The most common fresher-accessible role in this profile, reduced to its essential skills. Target this stack to get hired quickest.

4MUST-HAVE SKILLS
Skills · ranked by prevalence
01JavaScript65.0%the language of the browser
02React64.5%the default Indian frontend framework
03CSS58.0%layout is still the job
04HTML56.7%the substrate everything renders into
Floor skills derived from validated fresher-accessible postings across Indian job boards for the frontend development profile.
Section 2 / Pick Your Track

Where to specialize once you're in

Sub-tracks within this profile. Picking one is not optional.

01

REACT

← THE DEFAULT
FA share49%of fresher postings
Entry pay₹4to ₹6LPA · min to typical
On top of the floor
TypeScriptResponsive Design

Broadly spread, with domestic firms, MNCs and services shops all hiring, plus some startups.

02

FRAMEWORK-AGNOSTIC

← THE FUNDAMENTALS HIRE
FA share22.4%of fresher postings
Entry pay₹3to ₹6LPA · min to typical
On top of the floor

Nothing beyond the floor

Heavily domestic and founder-run firms, with mid-size shops and services behind them.

03

MULTI-FRAMEWORK

← THE BREADTH PLAY
FA share14.5%of fresher postings
Entry pay₹3to ₹7LPA · min to typical · profile-wide
On top of the floor
AngularVue.jsTypeScriptResponsive Design

MNC and mid-size firm led, with a mix of startups and services shops.

04

ANGULAR

← THE ENTERPRISE PATH
FA share9.4%of fresher postings
Entry pay₹3to ₹7LPA · min to typical · profile-wide
On top of the floor
AngularTypeScriptResponsive Design

Services-firm and mid-size heavy, the classic enterprise Angular base, with some MNCs.

Small sample, so the Angular track's shape is indicative only.
Track shares and entry-level salary ranges (minimum to mean) derived from validated fresher-accessible postings across Indian job boards for the frontend development profile.
Section 3 / The Skill Arc

The skills that grow with your seniority

Two things. Which skills grow more important with seniority, and which carry over when switching profiles.

A

Senior skew - what skills grow more important with seniority.

Rising · FA → SR
01TypeScript
FA41.5%
SR62.4%
+20.9 pp
02GraphQL
FA7.0%
SR18.8%
+11.8 pp
03Angular
FA23.8%
SR34.6%
+10.9 pp
04React
FA64.5%
SR75.2%
+10.7 pp
05Performance Optimization
FA13.8%
SR24.1%
+10.2 pp
06Redux Toolkit
FA12.5%
SR21.6%
+9.1 pp
07Azure
FA6.0%
SR14.4%
+8.4 pp
08Node.js
FA14.4%
SR22.2%
+7.8 pp
09Next.js
FA10.7%
SR18.3%
+7.6 pp
Fading · FA → SR
01Responsive Design
FA35.2%
SR28.0%
-7.3 pp
02Chrome DevTools
FA11.2%
SR4.5%
-6.7 pp
03Git
FA36.6%
SR30.1%
-6.4 pp
B

Portability - what skills remain valued in other profiles.

Portable · cross-profile spread (out of 15)
01JavaScript
13/15
Fullstack Development50%Security Engineering21%AI & LLM Applications20%
02AWS
10/15
DevOps & Platform Engineering44%Data Engineering44%Fullstack Development41%
03React
5/15
Fullstack Development59%AI & LLM Applications21%Domain-Specific Development16%
04TypeScript
4/15
AI & LLM Applications19%Fullstack Development19%Mobile Development12%
05Node.js
4/15
Fullstack Development31%AI & LLM Applications17%Backend Development11%
06HTML
3/15
Fullstack Development36%Domain-Specific Development10%
Locked · stays inside the profile
01Responsive Design1/15
02State Management1/15
03Component Architecture1/15
04Webpack1/15
05Jest1/15
06Redux Toolkit1/15
07Vue.js1/15
08CSS2/15
09Angular2/15
Skill arc derived from validated postings across Indian job boards for the frontend development profile, comparing fresher-accessible and senior prevalence. Cross-profile spread computed at a one-in-ten prevalence threshold across all 15 profiles.
Section 4 / Targeting your Company Pool

Which skills each employer tier wants

Two distinct company pools with different skill profiles.

MAANG and Tier-1 Global Tech

n = 73borderline
CompaniesGoogleMetaAtlassianStripeMicrosoftAmazon
Skill skew · MAANG and Tier-1 Global Tech vs IT Services & BPO
% in MAANGSkill% in IT ServicesSkew
34.2%
Algorithms
0.0%
+34.2 pp
30.1%
Data Structures
1.1%
+29.1 pp
21.9%
Scalability
0.0%
+21.9 pp
71.2%
JavaScript
49.5%
+21.8 pp
50.7%
TypeScript
31.2%
+19.5 pp
17.8%
Distributed Systems
0.0%
+17.8 pp
23.3%
UI Design
9.7%
+13.6 pp
17.8%
Performance Optimization
4.3%
+13.5 pp
17.8%
UX Design
4.3%
+13.5 pp

IT Services & BPO

n = 93borderline
CompaniesTCSInfosysWiproCognizantHCLLTIMindtree
Skill skew · MAANG and Tier-1 Global Tech vs IT Services & BPO
% in MAANGSkill% in IT ServicesSkew
16.4%
Angular
48.4%
-31.9 pp
4.1%
Git
32.3%
-28.1 pp
11.0%
SDLC
35.5%
-24.5 pp
13.7%
Agile
36.6%
-22.9 pp
0.0%
Reactive Programming
18.3%
-18.3 pp
0.0%
CSS-in-JS
17.2%
-17.2 pp
0.0%
Nx
17.2%
-17.2 pp
0.0%
Storybook
17.2%
-17.2 pp
0.0%
SOLID
16.1%
-16.1 pp
Company-pool skills derived from validated postings across Indian job boards for the frontend development profile, scoped to two company classes: MAANG and Tier-1 Global Tech, and IT Services & BPO.