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Learning how to code has built up my confidence and I'm really happy that I get to follow my passion in my day job but also in my personal life.

  • Pauline creates and manages websites for her customers in her day job, as well as freelancing with her own coding business
  • She started coding when she was eight years old
  • At GCSE, she took Computing but felt isolated as she was the only girl
  • At A-level, she decided to drop Computer Science and went on to do a Biomedical Sciences degree at university
  • She continued to code in secret until she found a coding community for women, which boosted her confidence to talk about her passion
  • She has given speeches on the importance of diversity in the tech industry
  • Pauline has been named as one of the Top 25 under 30s in Technology.
Pauline's career path
Pauline's career path
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A similar role to Pauline's is a web developer. Web developers create and maintain websites and web applications.

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  • Web developer average salary: 拢20,000 to 拢50,000 per year
  • Web developer typical working hours: 37 to 40 hours per week

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