Roles such as AI Research Scientist, AI Marketing Specialist, Chatbot Specialist, Cybersecurity AI, Computer Vision Engineer, and Robotics Engineer are in high demand as companies rush to play new and specialized roles in AI, along with AI Ethics Specialists.
Other roles in demand include CXO roles AI Solutions Architect, AI Solutions Architect, AI Product Manager, ML Engineer, AI Governance Policy Analyst and Chief AI Officer (CAIO). TeamLease Digital, Technology Staffing Services Company estimates that overall demand for the role of generative AI in India has skyrocketed nine times
Since January. Data from four major job portals show that there are over 45,000 AI-related jobs
According to Quess IT staffing, it is currently in India. Experts say companies recognize the need for AI talent to pay large salaries and quickly adopt AI in their daily operations.
“We talk about replacing AI jobs, but in reality, there is a talent gap, a capacity gap in our tech industry,” said Paul Marriott, president of Asia-Pacific and Japan. “The gap is not closing fast enough right now. If we continue to accelerate our investment in college and bring that long-term supply of talent into the market, the gap can actually be huge.”
Infosys, India's second-largest software services company, trains nearly 80% of Genai's workforce, and the company is pivoting on its first model of AI.
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“In the AI-first approach, we're building our own capabilities. We're ready to train even more people while we bring them on board,” said Infosys CEO and MD, Salil Parekh. When asked whether India will lose talent advantage in the kind of roles that would be automated, Parev said he believes that the demand for talent from India will not diminish.
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A 2024 survey by Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Access Partnership found that Indian workers with AI skills and expertise could see pay hikes of 54% or more, with workers (65%), research and development (62%), sales and marketing (59%), business operations (59%) and finance (59%) enjoying higher wages. Additionally, small businesses are willing to pay at least 56% or more for their talent for AI skills. 6 percentage points higher than large companies. “Generated AI offers an unprecedented opportunity to transform companies across India,” said Amit Mehta, AWS Training and Certification Head, AWS India.
India's top-skills employers now believe it will be AI/ML development in five years, the study found. However, hiring AI skills talent is a priority for more than nine of 10 (96%) employers, while 79% say they can't find the AI talent they need.
Future work
“We're hiring jobs that haven't existed as recently as last year,” said Deepak Pargaonkar, Vice President of Solutions Engineering at Salesforce India. AI takes over repetitive tasks, which unlocks human potential to add value to other value and do creative work, he added. “While the future work will essentially be centered around AI architecture, design and innovation, it will also open up a whole new world of AI engineering, AI instructors, AI trainers, data capabilities and AI ethics experts,” Pargaonkar said.
India has the second highest AI talent base with 420,000 employees. However, Krishna Vij, business head of TeamLease Digital, said there is a 51% demand fill gap that requires 600,000 experts. Globally, particularly in the US, China and Europe, these roles are highly demanded, bringing about AI adoption and innovation. meanwhile
She added that India is catching up quickly and global demand remains high as AI infrastructure and investment in these regions is more established.
Do it or die
“We are pleased to announce that Arvind Thakur, former vice-president and MD of NIIT Technologies, said: In some industries, reskilling can also be a tragic death.
For example, Ganesh Natarajan, former CEO of Zensar Technologies and executive chairman of 5F World, said advances in AI can transform, accelerate or eliminate the IT industry. He added that those protected from this churn are included.
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As AI improves productivity, IT companies can make it in time with probably 40% less people and experiences, Natarajan said. Additionally, employees at the top of the AI skill pyramid could be paid about 20-30% more, while employees at the bottom will be cheaper and overall costs will be improved by around 20%. However, the human factors remain front and center. “Looking at the future of work, AI technology emerges not just as a tool, but as a changeable force. In this AI-Hanced landscape, the key is not to compete with AI, but to complement it.”
