Digital skills, generative AI, and data analytics are the most in demand skills across India, reports Business Standard, citing research by staffing firm Quess Corp. This demand signals bright prospects for talent with tech skills such as development, SAP, automotive design, testing, and infra support, among others, in the first quarter of fiscal 2024.

While upskilling across industries has been a strategy adopted by companies over the last year to bridge the emerging skill gap in India, sectors like IT and BFSI (banking, financial services and insurance) have shown the highest tech-focused intent-to-hire. Among functional skill suites with the highest intent-to-hire in the first quarter, development roles (28%) held the highest share. Meanwhile, automotive design (14%) is another one of the top skills in demand, with the global and Indian automotive sectors experiencing a surge in demand for talent, which is attributed to the increasing adoption of digitisation and the need for technologically adept skills.

According to Quess Corp, advanced technologies such as data analytics, artificial intelligence, and the Industrial Internet of Things are enabling companies to optimise complex processes and respond more effectively to volatility, shocks, and disruptions. Furthere research found that tech hiring was dominated by IT hubs with hiring activity across India was primarily dominated by IT Hubs in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Haryana.