Yes, no argument from me there are different skill sets, I used C as an example - insert SQL/Python etc. I think the main reason is, as I said, supply and dema

Yes, no argument from me there are different skill sets, I used C as an example - insert SQL/Python etc. I think the main reason is, as I said, supply and demand. There are more people who want to do front end, I know a lot of graphic designers who are now calling themselves front end developers cause its cool :-). So imho you could divide front end people into two groups (and I'm painting with a very broad brush), those who fiddle with HTML and CSS and are front end developers, and those who use things like Angular, jQuery etc and know about async etc. Agents in general try to get the price down, so your job is to put yourself in the second camp as a rare commodity that can do the more exotic things. In my experience many (most?) agents don't have any idea about what they are recruiting and have a check list of HTML/CSS/... - they're a front end developer, I can get them for this much etc. Personally, I'm not sure how to go about this (I call myself a full stack developer, cause its easier to negotiate decent money), but I'm sure someone on HN can give you an angle, good luck. Edit: one thing I've noticed is adding Typescript to your languages makes you look more serious and gets better dollars, so pop that in if you can