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Frontend Developer

Also known as: Frontend Engineer, UI Developer, Web Developer, React Developer

AI Impact Score

62/100

Frontend development faces significant AI disruption in component generation and layout work, but user experience design thinking, accessibility, performance engineering, and cross-browser debugging remain resistant to automation. The highest-value frontend engineers increasingly work at the intersection of design and engineering.

$70k – $190k

Salary Range

growing

Growth Outlook

1,400,000

Total Jobs (US)

+13%

Growth Rate

Task Breakdown

Tasks at Risk (4)

UI component boilerplate generationBasic CSS styling and layoutStandard form implementationRoutine animation code

AI-Enhanced Tasks (4)

Accessibility auditingPerformance optimisationDesign-to-code translationCross-browser debugging

Human-Safe Tasks (4)

UX problem-solving and interaction designDesign system architectureComplex state managementPerformance and Core Web Vitals engineering

Current Skills

React / Vue / SvelteTypeScriptCSS & design systemsWeb performance (Core Web Vitals)Testing (Jest, Playwright)

Future-Proof Skills

AI UI patterns (streaming, generative UI)Design systems engineeringWeb accessibility (WCAG)Edge rendering & performanceComponent-driven development (Storybook)