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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
01JavaScript66.2%the language of the browser
02React64.4%the default Indian frontend framework
03CSS59.1%layout is still the job
04HTML57.9%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 share49.4%of fresher postings
Entry pay₹4to ₹5LPA · 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 share22.5%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 ₹6LPA · 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 share9.2%of fresher postings
Entry pay₹3to ₹6LPA · 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
FA41.8%
SR63.5%
+21.8 pp
02GraphQL
FA7.4%
SR19.5%
+12.1 pp
03Angular
FA23.2%
SR35.0%
+11.8 pp
04React
FA64.4%
SR75.4%
+10.9 pp
05Azure
FA5.0%
SR14.7%
+9.7 pp
06Redux Toolkit
FA12.9%
SR22.2%
+9.3 pp
07Performance Optimization
FA14.4%
SR23.7%
+9.3 pp
08Node.js
FA13.8%
SR23.1%
+9.3 pp
09Next.js
FA10.3%
SR18.7%
+8.4 pp
Fading · FA → SR
01Responsive Design
FA35.9%
SR26.9%
-9.0 pp
02Chrome DevTools
FA12.4%
SR4.8%
-7.6 pp
03Git
FA37.4%
SR30.0%
-7.3 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 = 66borderline
CompaniesGoogleMetaAtlassianStripeMicrosoftAmazon
Skill skew · MAANG and Tier-1 Global Tech vs IT Services & BPO
% in MAANGSkill% in IT ServicesSkew
33.3%
Algorithms
0.0%
+33.3 pp
28.8%
Data Structures
1.1%
+27.7 pp
72.7%
JavaScript
48.4%
+24.4 pp
21.2%
Scalability
0.0%
+21.2 pp
51.5%
TypeScript
30.8%
+20.7 pp
18.2%
Distributed Systems
0.0%
+18.2 pp
25.8%
UI Design
8.8%
+17.0 pp
19.7%
UX Design
3.3%
+16.4 pp
19.7%
Performance Optimization
4.4%
+15.3 pp

IT Services & BPO

n = 91borderline
CompaniesTCSInfosysWiproCognizantHCLLTIMindtree
Skill skew · MAANG and Tier-1 Global Tech vs IT Services & BPO
% in MAANGSkill% in IT ServicesSkew
16.7%
Angular
48.4%
-31.7 pp
4.5%
Git
31.9%
-27.3 pp
9.1%
SDLC
36.3%
-27.2 pp
15.2%
Agile
37.4%
-22.2 pp
0.0%
Reactive Programming
18.7%
-18.7 pp
0.0%
CSS-in-JS
17.6%
-17.6 pp
0.0%
Nx
17.6%
-17.6 pp
0.0%
Storybook
17.6%
-17.6 pp
0.0%
SOLID
16.5%
-16.5 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.