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• HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Typescript: These are the core technologies for building web pages and user interfaces.
• Popular front-end JavaScript frameworks such as React, Angular, Vue.js and libraries such as jQuery.
• Other frameworks they might have experience with include Node.js, Nuxt.js, Next.js, Nest.js and Express.js.
• Responsive design techniques and cross-browser compatibility, to ensure that the website functions well on multiple devices and web browsers.
• Web accessibility best practices and guidelines.
• Web performance optimisation techniques, such as minifying code and lazy loading images.
• Version control systems such as Git and using it in a team environment.

While front end development is not limited to only JavaScript technologies, quite a few front end frameworks are based on JavaScript. Looking for developers with JavaScript experience is a good sign that they’ll be able to pick up many of the JavaScript frameworks used when working as a front end developer.

Front end developer salaries can vary widely depending on company size, industry, individual experience and skills, as well as type of work. These factors all influence the salary a company will offer to a prospective hire.

That said, check out our detailed breakdown for front end developer salaries in South Africa.

View our developer salary hub for more salary information, including programming languages, industry and frameworks.

To put together a job description for a front end developer, check out our guide on creating a role scorecard here, and use our downloadable scorecard template. By putting together a good role scorecard, it will be easier to come up with the practical definition of the right person for the role you are trying to fill. You are then ready to set up your public-facing job advert.

It's easier than ever to tap into a global pool of tech talent, and South Africa offers a thriving marketplace of developers. For employers, hiring front end developers in South Africa provides several advantages:

• A large talent pool with an estimated 121 000 developers in the country.
• World-class quality with developers that code in widely-used languages and frameworks, and a growing line-up of successful tech startups.
• A diverse talent pool that helps to avoid groupthink and drive more profitable businesses.
• Lower employment costs comparing favourably to more expensive markets like the UK and the Netherlands.‍

Read more:

• Get more details on the benefits of hiring South African developers.
• Get additional South African developer hiring resources.
• Read about other hiring teams that successfully hired South African developers, like Albatros, TROOP, Equal Experts, and xneelo