Job postings for telecommunications and 5G roles in India have increased by 33.7% between September 2021 and September 2022, reports LiveMint, citing research from Indeed India. Indeed India head of communications, Saumitra Chand said, “5G rollout has been eagerly anticipated in India, and businesses have already begun hiring to develop 5G-specific technology and services. With enterprises looking at 5G adoption at an accelerated pace, we will likely see an uptick in hiring for these roles in the next few quarters.” Chand added that this means that there will an increased need for skilled talent that can design security systems and strengthen network architectures to adapt to the new technology.

Indeed’s data also found that Covid-19 pandemic fast tracked the requirement for robust cybersecurity practices as companies became remote, more devices were online, digital payments were rising and security issues were at an all-time high. Indeed’s data showed that job postings for "cybersecurity" have grown 81% between August 2019 to August 2022.