Candidates with experience of solely front- or back-end development are finding demand for their skills are decreasing and what was once an in-demand skillset has become only half of what is expected. Now, it's all about being a full stack developer.Five years ago, technical talent who could handle both the back and the front end were rarities and not something a business could bank on being able to find. As a result, development companies hired people to work on the front end, others to work on the back end and that was that. But, as the available technologies have expanded in capability, development on one side of the stack only has become more efficient - leading to talent being able to complete projects faster.
This seems positive on paper but it has led to clients feeling as if they are not getting value for the money they are paying development workers, especially on permanent where work is completed in less time but workers aren't paid by the hour. As a result, many businesses have decided that increased project turnaround is less important than streamlining staffing to limit human resource expenditure. Clients have realised that even if they pay a high rate or salary to a full-stack developer, this can still work out as more cost effective than hiring two separate developers, providing two separate workstations and, on permanent, offering two separate benefits packages.