Web Developer Careers

Work Environment:

Being a web developer, you'd maintain, design and build websites and upgrade/improve existing websites according to requirements of clients.

You can work in various businesses and public sector associations. Samples of projects you'd work on comprise:

• producing safe online-shopping website
• installing company-intranet for employee use
• creating VLE (virtual learning-environment) in college

In a project, your tasks would comprise:

• testing website under-construction to identify and fix bugs/problems
• working with client, utilizing test websites to observe which designs fulfill their requirements
• putting into measures to handle security and user access
• ensuring that new website could be efficiently integrated in existing network of client, e.g. connecting with client database
• making framework/architecture of website, and adding animation, sound, command buttons, video or payment systems
• working on appearance of website, generally with web designer

Qualification, Education and Experience:

To be a web developer, you don't always require qualifications. Though, you'd require an understanding of back end-systems (how website works) and front-end ideas (i.e. how to create website easy to utilize and look nice)

You'd have to be acquainted with several fields, comprising:

• web programming and databases
• graphics, web design and animation software
• common servers and operating systems
• security and networking

Companies would demand to see proof/evidence of experience with qualifications. You must maintain work portfolio which demonstrates your technical skills and creativity, e.g. DVD/CD or site. Designing and developing websites for voluntary organizations or regional community groups can be helpful to begin your work portfolio.

Several people have degree, or BTEC: HND or HNC, generally into an IT associated subject. Related subjects comprise:

• programming
• digital media-development
• information systems
• web design/development
• web content-management
• multimedia design

For additional information about careers in web development, check the websites of BCS (British Computer-Society) and eskills.

Training Details:

You'd generally get on the job training, particularly if you've joined a firm by graduate training program.

Web-technology is continually changing thus whether you're self employed or hired by firm; you must persist to upgrade your abilities by self study, training or experience.

Based on client/customer, you might require an understanding of few of scripting/programming-languages given as below: MySQL and SQL databases, SSL security-technologies, JAVA, CSS, HTML, ActionScript, XML, Javascript, XHTML, PHP, Perl and ASP.

You'd have to be acquainted with some of web-authoring programs, comprising:

• HotMetal-Pro
• Cold-fusion
• Visual-Interdev
• AxureRP
• Dreamweaver
• Adobe Go-Live
• Creative Suite such as Fireworks and Flash

Other related options comprise:

• CIW (Certified Internet-Webmaster): Web development training course which accredits abilities across various systems and software
• eskills: GPDA (Graduate Professional-Development Award)
• BCS: professional qualifications at Diploma and Certificate level

Skills and knowledge:

• capability to work as team-member or by yourself
• creative abilities to develop ideas of clients into feasible plans
• outstanding interpersonal skills
• appreciation of interactivity, design and usability
• capability to work under-pressure and accomplish targets
• outstanding problem resolving abilities
• commitment to stay updated with newest developments/changes in technology
• capability to comprehend instructions
• outstanding database and web programming abilities
• a knowledge of global web-development standards

Salary and Other Benefits:

• Initial remunerations for web developers can be about £25,000 for a year.
• By experience, income can boost to around £36,000.
• Lead web developers can get about £45,000 for a year.

Working Conditions:

Generally, you'd work weekly for 38 to 41 hours, on weekdays. Some weekend and evening work might be required to accomplish targets. If working on freelance basis, you'd work hours required to accomplish job.

This job is office based. If you're working within a firm, you'd generally be working on one location. Though, if you're self employed, you may work from house or premises of client.

Different Opportunities:

You can discover work chances within various industries. Openings are publicized by national and regional press and websites.

If experienced, you can advance to senior positions such as project head, or do specialization into a specific field, like ecommerce. You can advance to other IT posts like systems analyst.

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