Coldfusion developer vs web developer

The differences between coldfusion developers and web developers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a coldfusion developer and a web developer. Additionally, a coldfusion developer has an average salary of $92,314, which is higher than the $78,975 average annual salary of a web developer.

The top three skills for a coldfusion developer include javascript, coldfusion and CSS. The most important skills for a web developer are javascript, html css, and HTML.

Coldfusion developer vs web developer overview

	Coldfusion Developer	Web Developer
Yearly salary	$92,314	$78,975
Hourly rate	$44.38	$37.97
Growth rate	13%	13%
Number of jobs	80,543	227,881
Job satisfaction	-	3
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 71%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	4	4

Coldfusion developer vs web developer salary

Coldfusion developers and web developers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Coldfusion Developer	Web Developer
Average salary	$92,314	$78,975
Salary range	Between $71,000 And $118,000	Between $60,000 And $103,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	Bothell, WA
Highest paying state	Washington	Washington
Best paying company	Addison Group	Google
Best paying industry	Technology	Professional

Differences between coldfusion developer and web developer education

There are a few differences between a coldfusion developer and a web developer in terms of educational background:

	Coldfusion Developer	Web Developer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 71%
Most common major	Computer Science	Computer Science
Most common college	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Coldfusion developer vs web developer demographics

Here are the differences between coldfusion developers' and web developers' demographics:

	Coldfusion Developer	Web Developer
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 82.7% Female, 17.3%	Male, 78.2% Female, 21.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.4% Unknown, 6.5% Hispanic or Latino, 11.9% Asian, 15.8% White, 59.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 6.4% Unknown, 6.5% Hispanic or Latino, 12.0% Asian, 15.9% White, 58.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between coldfusion developer and web developer duties and responsibilities

Coldfusion developer example responsibilities.

Develop new webpages/sites in ColdFusion and Perl, write system-automation scripts, and manage Y2K compliance.
Manage high transaction databases including all database objects, triggers, procedures, user rights and functions.
Implement Ajax to the capability of intranet PHP WebPages.
Develop application/utility programs including ColdFusion coding, JavaScript coding, testing, and maintenance.
Create and maintain the configuration using XML.
Utilize JIRA issue and project tracking software.

Web developer example responsibilities.

Lead front-end design and creation.
Manage high transaction databases including all database objects, triggers, procedures, user rights and functions.
Manage social media including Facebook advertising.
Interact with java controllers (JQUERY, AJAX, and JSON to write/read data from back end systems).
Used JSP, HTML, CSS and JavaScript to render the dynamic web pages (presentation layer) for the application.
Re-Design, update and maintain LinkWorth's WordPress plug-in using PHP and XML files to import data from LinkWorth's servers.

Coldfusion developer vs web developer skills

Common coldfusion developer skills

JavaScript, 10%
ColdFusion, 10%
CSS, 9%
HTML, 8%
Html Css, 7%
Web Application, 6%

Common web developer skills

JavaScript, 8%
Html Css, 6%
HTML, 5%
CSS, 5%
Web Forms, 4%
JQuery, 4%