Across, sectors, management and technical skills were seen as equally in-demand skills.
SQL, Java, and programming language C were the top tech skills observed across Software and IT, and finance industries. AutoCAD was seen as a top in-demand skill for manufacturing, construction, energy and mining, and design industries.
Management was also observed as an in-demand skill in the Finance, Corporate Services, Real Estate, and Education industries.
At city level, commercial and national capitals Mumbai and New Delhi respectively saw a heavy focus on management skills, whereas India’s IT capital – Bengaluru saw a greater focus on technical and programming skills.
India remains a leading exporter of SQL, C, Java, C++, HTML, and JavaScript skills in Software and IT services, and of soft skills such as management, team management, leadership.