While demand for traditional programming languages persists, the IT landscape in Q2 experienced a perceptible movement towards analytics, cybersecurity and DevOps, showed the findings of a report released Wednesday by business solutions provider Quess Corp.

According to the report—IT Staffing Quarterly Digital Skills Report Q2FY25—79% of the aggregate demand was for the top five skill suites, namely, data science (4%), development (41%), ERP (20%), networking (5%), and testing (9%).

“Reskilling and Upskilling with proliferation of Global Capability Centres are driving the dynamic ecosystem of India’s tech growth. Quess has partnered with over 200 GCCs across India, facilitating the placement of more than 15,000 technology professionals since FY22,” said Kapil Joshi, chief executive of Quess IT Staffing.

He added, “Looking ahead, we anticipate a strong rise in the IT hiring intent of the manufacturing and BFSI sector. Emerging technologies such as Generative AI, Deep Tech, and Quantum Computing emerge are set to create over a million jobs by 2030.”

Demand for AI/ML roles saw a 30% increase from Q1.

Knowledge of the traditional programming language, Java, was the bedrock for AI initiatives across sectors such as e-commerce, fintech, healthcare, IT services and telecom. For instance, Java is being utilised to develop Electronic Health records in the healthcare sector.

Industries—such as BFSI, IT services, retail, and telecom—are trying to overcome the historical divide between development and operations, pushing high demand for DevOp engineers.For instance, by focusing on Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD), Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and containerization strategies, BFSI companies are leveraging DevOps practices to enhance their digital banking platforms.

Due to accelerated digital transformation, escalating cyber threats, stringent data privacy regulations, and compliance with government mandates, cybersecurity has taken centre stage.

This has sparked a surge in demand for expertise in applications such as Coupa, Cyberark, Forgerock, JUnit, McAfee, Sailpoint, and SIEM.

For instance, by including Cloud Access Security Brokers (CASBs) and Data Loss Prevention (DLP) solutions, consumer goods companies are transforming their operations by adopting cloud security measures.

With IT services leading hiring efforts at 42%, followed by the manufacturing and BFSI sectors, overall, the growth in cybersecurity has reached 58% since the previous quarter.

While demand for traditional programming languages persists, the IT landscape in Q2 experienced a perceptible movement towards analytics, cybersecurity and DevOps, showed the findings of a report released Wednesday by business solutions provider Quess Corp.

According to the report—IT Staffing Quarterly Digital Skills Report Q2FY25—79% of the aggregate demand was for the top five skill suites, namely, data science (4%), development (41%), ERP (20%), networking (5%), and testing (9%).

“Reskilling and Upskilling with proliferation of Global Capability Centres are driving the dynamic ecosystem of India’s tech growth. Quess has partnered with over 200 GCCs across India, facilitating the placement of more than 15,000 technology professionals since FY22,” said Kapil Joshi, chief executive of Quess IT Staffing.

He added, “Looking ahead, we anticipate a strong rise in the IT hiring intent of the manufacturing and BFSI sector. Emerging technologies such as Generative AI, Deep Tech, and Quantum Computing emerge are set to create over a million jobs by 2030.”

Demand for AI/ML roles saw a 30% increase from Q1.

Knowledge of the traditional programming language, Java, was the bedrock for AI initiatives across sectors such as e-commerce, fintech, healthcare, IT services and telecom. For instance, Java is being utilised to develop Electronic Health records in the healthcare sector.

Industries—such as BFSI, IT services, retail, and telecom—are trying to overcome the historical divide between development and operations, pushing high demand for DevOp engineers.For instance, by focusing on Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD), Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and containerization strategies, BFSI companies are leveraging DevOps practices to enhance their digital banking platforms.

Due to accelerated digital transformation, escalating cyber threats, stringent data privacy regulations, and compliance with government mandates, cybersecurity has taken centre stage.

This has sparked a surge in demand for expertise in applications such as Coupa, Cyberark, Forgerock, JUnit, McAfee, Sailpoint, and SIEM.

For instance, by including Cloud Access Security Brokers (CASBs) and Data Loss Prevention (DLP) solutions, consumer goods companies are transforming their operations by adopting cloud security measures.

With IT services leading hiring efforts at 42%, followed by the manufacturing and BFSI sectors, overall, the growth in cybersecurity has reached 58% since the previous quarter.