Tech employees most satisfied with their jobs, least likely to switch

This may be associated with their compensation and other benefits that the technology sector offers

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A new survey has revealed that employees working in the technology sector are least likely to change their jobs in India, Outlook reported. The survey was conducted by a jobs platform, Indeed.

The survey report found that the technology sector has emerged as the most loyal, with the lowest share of outclicks (clicks on jobs outside their current sector) by jobseekers at 38 per cent, the report said. The findings of the survey suggest that technology professionals in India are happy with their current roles. This may be associated with their compensation and other benefits that the sector offers, the Outlook report said.

The survey noted variance in the degree of satisfaction technology professionals working in different domains have. For instance, top job roles in domains like Ruby on Rails Developer, iOS Developer, and Release Engineer have different outclick rates of 11.04, 12.08, and 12.19 per cent, respectively.

Besides the tech sector, some other industries also exhibit a great degree of loyalty to their career paths. The healthcare sector, particularly nursing, has an outclick rate of 40.58 per cent, which signifies a great degree of loyalty. The survey findings said that human resources, architecture, and media are some other domains where professionals have a great degree of satisfaction with their roles and are unlikely to switch jobs.

Career expert at Indeed, Saumitra Chand, was quoted in the Outlook report as saying, "The attractiveness of different occupations likely reflects varying combinations of pay, flexibility and barriers to entry. The stickiest jobs tend to be specialised ones where workers have invested considerably in gaining specific skills and experience."

On the other hand, jobs like call centre team lead, airport executive, and applicator do not have much loyalty associated with them and have more than 99 per cent share of outclicks. The report said that, more often than not, these roles don't pay well, and working conditions are tough, explaining the low employee loyalty.