Technologies for a web developer

Just a list of technologies/languages that you should be familiar with to be a good web developer,

* Java - used in most of the webbased applications for its scalablility and simplicity. MVC architecture understanding is a plus.
* SQL - query language basics is a must to deal with DB operations. Knowledge on persistence framework like hibernate is a plus
* JavaScript - Good knowledge on JavaScript which is the base of AJAX and ultimately web 2.0
* Regular Expressions - its everywhere, java, javascript, perl, python for a lot of operations
* HTML, CSS - which defines the structure and style of a web page.
* A Scripting language - Any one of the scripting languages which helps in some mundane operations you do. Perl, Python, PHP and Ruby are various options. Some of them have even evolved as equivalents to Java
* XML - Most commonly used technology for data isolation in many of the languages and applications
* XSD + DTD - Schema for XML, XSD is a successor of XSD
* HTTP Concepts - details about a http request, headers, and alternative protocols.

Yes, you definitely need good design skills. Knowledge on data structures and algorithms is essential.