Website Developers and Designers

The web developers are basically the people who create the components of a website, for example when you press “F12” when on a web page it will open up an “Elements” page, which has been written by the website developers to make the website look and work how it does. If you dig a little deeper you will find the term web designer, which is usually mistaken to be the same thing, however, the web designers are responsible for the looks/aesthetics of the website.

The entry requirements for a web designer aren’t generally qualifications but instead a demonstration of the skills you have in Visual Design, UX (user experience), marketing, social media using coding software (HTML and CSS) and using design software like Photoshop and Illustrator. It would also be useful to have photo editing and copywriting skills.

Average Salaries for jobs in this Category:

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       Web Developer -  £24814 (can be upwards of £37000)

·         Web Designer - £23520 (can be upwards of £34000), when you’re a web designer you will       sometimes get a bonus depending on the company that you work for which can be up to £3500

      

      Web Designers and developers fit the IT industry category as they both use programs and software in computers to help them create and develop their websites.

This job has a low pay as it has fewer hours than most jobs, most web designers will put in about 4-6 hours on average per website and the developers will work about the same amount per day.

As for vacancies in this category, there are 2398 available jobs in London for the Website Developer according to indeed.co.uk and 1453 for a Web Designer, indicating that it is quite a popular job. All sorts of companies need their own websites for advertising and presenting their work in a professional fashion.

Web Designers are really located in about any M.E.D.C (more economically developed country), the main reason for this is because everyone is trying to advertise their company online, or create a website that helps them to run their business and create a simple place for their consumers to view their product or use their business. Realistically it is difficult to pinpoint a general location for website designers.