The next skill we will be going over is back end development.
Back end developers on Upwork charge anywhere between $20 to $40 per hour on average.
Back end development refers to the server side development.
It focuses on databases, scripting, website architecture and it also contains behind the scenes activities
that occur when performing any action on a website.
It can be an account login or making a purchase from an online store, but it's all about the code written
by the backend developers, which helps browsers to communicate with the database information.
Most common examples of back end programming is when you are reading an article on a blog, let's say
the fonts, colors, designs, etc. that constitutes the front end of the page.
While the actual content of the article is rendered from a server and fetched from a database, this
is the back end part of the application and they work together in synergy to provide the end product
to the user.
Now let's discuss the difference between a front end versus a back end development skill set.
So the front end is languages that a front end web developer should be familiar with are HTML, CSS
and JavaScript, whereas on the back end it is all about the database server API, etc..
Next is the team front end developers design the look and the feel of the website by taking user's inputs
and modifying it through testing.
While back end developers develop an application that supports the front end, it should also provide
support, security and content management.
Next is standalone service.
Front end development service can't be offered independently, while backend development can be offered
as an independent service in the form of back end as a service.
Next is goal.
Front end developers should make sure that the website is accessible to all users and it remains responsive
in all views on mobile and desktop.
While the back end team may need to create an application around the front end and support it.
Moreover, they need to make sure that the website opens up and functions properly.
Next is the salary report from Guru 99 and for front end, that's at 104,000 per year, whereas the
back end is a little more at about 121,000 per year.
And the most popular tools for front end are jQuery and HTML five.
Where on the back end it's my SQL and it's PHP.
To summarize, back end development can charge a little bit more than front end development on average,
and the median hourly rate is 20 to $40 per hour, while the top hourly rate is also in that $150 plus
range.
The demand is high and the competition is medium to high.
So very similar to front end development.
However, you can charge slightly more because it is a little bit more complex in some circumstances.
I'll see you in the next lesson.