We are launching a series of videos with a career consultant at CG University Shubham Dumbre, in which we will talk about training, job search, and building a career. In the first video, Shubham Dumbre talks about which professions are the most promising and highly paid in India. In this text, we have collected the most critical moments of the story. You can find out more by watching the video.

How big is the Indian IT industry?

An IT company is a business organisation full of employees who are experts in creating, managing, and maintaining technology-oriented services and solutions. There’s a saying in India, “Every Indian is somehow related to an IT person”. This is because we have an ever expanding market for the IT industry, and we have a lot of people in our circles working somewhere in the IT sector. Backed by constant learning initiatives by the local and national governments here in India, we have managed to upgrade our professional, technical and communication skills to a large extent. Indians are present in almost every IT company, might it be a startup, a mid-sized organisation or a Multinational Corporation. With a considerable impact on the GDP and welfare of the nation, IT has emerged as one of India's most crucial economic drivers. Bangalore is considered to be the “Silicon Valley of India”, as it is an IT hub followed by Pune, Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai, NCR, Kolkata and Ahmedabad. On an average, an IT professional in India earns 7-10 LPA.

What are the most popular IT professions with the largest number of vacancies?

There are ample opportunities for the IT professionals in diverse fields like Software Development, Big Data and Analytics, Cybersecurity, Cloud Computing, Database Management, etc. on both local and a global level. There is a large number of vacancies in each of these areas of the IT sector, and as per experts, this demand for skilled professionals will tend to increase with the new edge cutting technologies now in the market. Software Developer, Systems Analyst, Data Engineer, Network Administrator, Information Security Analyst, Web and App Developer roles are exponentially growing in demand and have the largest number of vacancies everywhere.

What are the highest paid jobs in Indian IT?

If you want to know which IT roles pay the highest salaries, then this is the right point for you now. Companies hire people based on the skills and also the experience they have gained in that particular field. MNCs and even startups pay employees lakhs of rupees and offer the most demanding job. The highest paid job roles in the Indian IT market are Software Developer, DevOps Engineer, Data Scientist, Database Administrator, Information Security Analyst, etc. If you want to know how much IT roles earn in India, then watch the full video on YouTube. Sign up for a webinar with Shubham Dumbre and Azharudeen Shaik, if you want to know more about programming and building a career in IT. What are the best and the highest-paid IT jobs in India? Video - 1