93,500 data science jobs vacant in India
Almost 93,500 data science jobs were vacant in India at the end of August 2020 said a study conducted by EdTech company Great Learning said.
Despite pandemic the enthusiasm and optimism around the analytics function continues to be high with India contributing 9.8 per cent of the total world analytics job openings in August 2020 compared to 7.2 per cent in January this year.
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The sector witnessed a decrease in vacancies (from 109,000 vacancies in February to 82,500 vacancies in May 2020), the demand has continued to be fairly consistent across important industry sectors.
The keys contributing to the increased demand include a year-on-year increase in funding in Indian analytics startups, investment in the development of enhanced analytics capabilities in India, and a greater proportion of jobs outsourced to firms based in India owing to the covid 19.
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“While 2019 was dominated by young professionals in terms of the number of jobs available, this is the year when the industry is pulling all the stops for the mid-level and senior counterparts,” the study said.
