Job Overview

Web developers design, build and maintain websites and web applications to meet their client's needs.

The Skills Required

You will need:

• excellent web and database programming skills

• a good appreciation of design, usability and interactivity

• creative skills to turn clients' ideas into workable plans

• excellent problem-solving skills

• a willingness to work flexibly

• organisation

• the ability to follow exact instructions

• an understanding of web development standards

• the ability to work to deadlines

• a commitment to keep up to date with technology

• an appreciation of commercial pressures

• the ability to work alone or as part of a team 

 Qualifications

You would normally need a foundation degree, HND or degree in an IT-related subject. Relevant subjects include:

• web development or web design

• multimedia design

• digital media development

• web content management

• business information systems

• computer programming

​Rotherham is a large minster town in South Yorkshire, England which along with its nearby settlements form the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, with a population of 257,280 in the 2011 census. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, its central area is on the banks of the River Don below its confluence with the Rother on the traditional road between Sheffield and Doncaster. Rotherham was well known as a coal mining town as well as a major contributor to the steel industry. Traditional industries included glass making and flour milling. From Doncaster, on the train it would usually take about 23 minutes, a bus on the X78 would take 43 minutes, and a taxi would take around 22 minutes.