With the proliferation of the Internet and the ever increasing demand from commercial enterprises and public sector organisations, skilled web designers are being called upon for a broad range of web development tasks. Whilst web designers and developers will work differently in their approach to projects, all need a good working knowledge of HTML and graphical design software. Whether this is then supplemented with complex scripts and programming languages will determine the types of projects, roles and assignments the individual can be involved in.
Many large organisations will opt to develop in-house skills and resources, so will be keen to appoint internal web developers for their Internet and Intranet tasks; whilst smaller companies may use external developers, often on a freelance or project-by-project basis.
NES IT has a broad client base that spans the public and private sectors, recruiting both contract and permanent personnel. Listed below is a general overview of the qualifactions / skills that are needed, expected or desired:
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Proficiency in HTML, Javascript, CSS, XML, XSL, and XML Schema
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Skills in / knowledge of: ASP.NET, PHP, JSP, Flash, and Photoshop
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Good knowledge of Internet networking, management and security protocols
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Ideally you should have some demonstrable (commercial) web development experience
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Portfolio of previous web development work
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University degrees in a relevant field are often preferred, but not always essential