In this job you will be asked to create and maintain websites for clients. We make sure that lunch and drinks are provided in the lunchroom, we want to ensure you have the best conditions to work in to ensure the best quality websites.. You will also be given your own office to work in to help you focus and get the clients websites designed. You will not be asked to write the code for the website, you will focus on the visual aspect of the website which will attract the most customers to our clients websites.

Web developer job specification

The average salary for a web developer is aproximatly £20,000 for a starter and £60,000 for a experienced coder. The steps you can take to become a web developer is through a university course, a college course or an apprenticeship. For entry requirements you'll usually need, 1 or 2 A levels, or equivalent, for a foundation degree or higher national diploma or 2 to 3 A levels, or equivalent, for a degree.
   

Skills and knowledge

You'll need:

  • knowledge of computer operating systems, hardware and software
  • to be thorough and pay attention to detail
  • the ability to write computer programs
  • persistence and determination
  • analytical thinking skills
  • to be flexible and open to change
  • the ability to use your initiative
  • maths knowledge
  • to have a thorough understanding of computer systems and applications
Your day to day tasks will normally be that, you'll usually work as part of a development team and could:
  • meet clients to work out what they need
  • create plans and prototypes with the design team to decide how the website or application will fit together
  • write code in different programming languages
  • build databases and transfer information between databases using Applications Program Interfaces (APIs)
  • use software to create the layout of buttons, links and pictures

Some courses you could attened to get the requirements can be found on these websites:

https://www.coursera.org/courses?query=web%20development

https://www.codecademy.com/catalog/subject/web-development

https://www.pitman-training.com/our-courses/software-web-development/web-development-courses/