New Delhi, Sep 2 : India is witnessing an incredibly drastic shift in skills requirements in the age of digital, with six out of the top 10 tech-related capabilities being entirely new to 2015 according to an LinkedIn report released on Friday.For IT and software in India the skills of employees have changed by an average of 29.9 percent in the last year.
The most sought-after skills are the knowledge of innovative tools (Spring Boot) and software (Jenkins) and languages (Python, C) and cloud computing platforms (Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services).
Manual testing is also an emerging technique in the IT sector.
As more organizations adopt a hybrid mode of work, the skills needed for jobs are changing and new ones have been developed.
“In these changing times the ability to acquire skills that are in demand can help you gain access to possibilities,” stated LinkedIn in its LinkedIn report.
Corporate services in India the skill set has changed by an average of 41.6 percent since 2015.
Recent changes in the world of finance reflect the growing in the popularity of skills such as GST, TDS, statutory audit, and income tax.
In 2015, the skills of management of a team or vendor as well as negotiation and recruitment were in high demand.
“Tally ERP ]has replaced management information system (MIS) as the accounting software of choice,” the report said.
Communications and media in India the skills have changed by an average of 26.1 percent in the last year.
As media becomes more online, the skills of search engine optimization (SEO) and writing content for web blogging, social media marketing social media optimization (SMO) and search engine marketing (SEM) are the most sought-after skills.
In the field of healthcare in India the pharmacovigilance system and good clinical practice are among the latest updates to the list of requirements, which indicates the increasing importance of safety integrity, honesty and well-being in the field.
According to WHO, pharmacovigilance refers to the research and activities related to the detection as well as the assessment, understanding and the prevention of adverse reactions or any other vaccination or medicine related issue.
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