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Most tech professionals are open to new opportunities, but they are increasingly selective about job roles that align with their values regarding purpose, career progression, and physical & emotional well-being, according to a report. In its latest Talent Trends Spotlight on Technology Report, Michael Page said that India's tech professionals are among the most confident and selective globally, driving changes in hiring expectations. As per the survey, which draws insights from nearly 5,000 tech professionals worldwide, including substantial data from the Indian market, 94 per cent of tech professionals are open to new opportunities, they are increasingly selective about job roles. The survey suggested that 39 per cent of tech professionals express the desire to explore international opportunities as their top motivator for switching, followed by 31 per cent seeking better pay hikes and growth prospects. Flexibility becomes non-negotiable for the tech talent in India. Around 26 ...
AI-powered cloud platform SkillsCapital has expanded its offering to include elite CTOs on demand for global startups and enterprises, a top company official said on Sunday. The new offering will help startups, scale-ups, and PE/VC-backed firms worldwide address one of their most critical challenges - finding the right technology leadership with flexibility, SkillsCapital Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Pawan Gupta said. The company's proprietary AI/ML engine evaluates CTOs across 400-plus leadership, technical, and cultural parameters, delivering a personalized and customized match for each organization's unique needs for technology leadership, Gupta said. This expansion comes at a time when global demand for senior technology leaders is soaring, he stated. As per studies, nearly 65 per cent of early-stage Indian startups struggle to scale due to gaps in CTO-level expertise, while global PE/VC firms report 20-30 per cent of portfolio companies facing delays and cost overruns linked
As India looks to become a USD 7-trillion economy by 2030, the tech sector is poised to play a pivotal role by contributing about USD 1 trillion to the GDP, driving innovation that solves both domestic and global problems, nasscom's Rajesh Nambiar has said. The IT industry body President emphasised the critical role of technology in shaping India's future and noted that achieving this goal will require the tech sector to lead in innovation, particularly through deep tech, which will be instrumental in transforming various sectors such as healthcare and financial services. India's vision of becoming a Viksit Bharat by 2047 will be shaped not just by economic growth, but by the depth and the impact of technological innovations, he said during the inauguration of Startup Mahakumbh. "To achieve the ambition of becoming a USD 7 trillion economy for India, I think the tech sector alone will have to contribute roughly about a trillion dollars in terms of GDP, and this will have to drive ..
IT industry body Nasscom on Monday pegged the FY25 revenues for the sector to grow 5.1 per cent to USD 282.6 billion. The industry is likely to cross USD 300 billion in revenues in FY26, which is about 6 per cent higher than the FY25 level, its President Rajesh Nambiar said at the Nasscom Technology Leadership Forum here. "This is a good outcome broadly given everything happening around us," Nambiar told reporters, commenting on the business outcomes in FY25. Number of people employed by the tech sector grew by 1.26 lakh to 58 lakh people during the year, Nasscom projections said. The traditional IT services companies' FY25 revenues are set to grow 4.3 per cent to USD 137.1 billion, while the business process outsourcing revenues are set to rise 4.7 per cent to USD 54.6 billion. At 7 per cent, revenue growth of engineering research and development companies was the fastest at USD 55.6 billion. The domestic revenues for companies are set to grow 7 per cent to USD 58.2 billion, gro