As per a report by Quess, a leading business solutions provider and one of India's largest private-sector employers, organisations which are increasingly looking at staying ahead of the curve in this changing landscape have seen an uptick in the demand for talents with skills such as Azure, Full Stack Development, React JS, among others.
Some areas have even witnessed over a 100% increase in these requirements.
There has been a growing demand for platform skills such as Salesforce and SAP modules as CEOs build enterprise resilience.
Data science, cybersecurity, Kubernetes, and other new-age digital skills are also seeing a steady growth pattern.
There has been an overall increase in upskilling efforts from both the organisational and individual perspectives as companies are undergoing a transformation journey and upgrading their legacy framework, with timelines being as of yesterday.
Vijay Sivaram, CEO, Quess IT Staffing, said, "Despite the impact of the pandemic on IT and the larger technology sector, we are seeing overall demand for tech roles at approximately 90% of pre-COVID numbers."
The top five digital skills in demand are React JS Developer, Java Full Stack Developer, Azure, Android Developer, and Angular JS Developer.
In Mar-Oct 2020, the role of React JS Developer has seen a 184% increase in the total number of open positions, as compared to the same period in 2019.
Similarly, the roles of Java Full Stack Developer (62%) and Azure (28%) have witnessed an uptick in openings during this time.
While the skills of Android Developer (5%) and Angular JS Developer (14%) did see a slight dip, they remain among the top niche skills in demand currently.
| Top Skills | % Shift (Mar-Oct 2019 vs. Mar-Oct 2020) |
| React JS Developer | 184% |
| Java Full Stack Developer | 62% |
| Azure | 28% |
| Android Developer | 5% |
| Angular JS Developer | 14% |
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Source : Indiatoday
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