KOLKATA: Analytics and data science professionals saw a surge in demand in August, after the sector hit a low in May following the Covid-19-induced nationwide lockdown.
A total of 93,500 analytics and data science jobs were available at the end of August, according to professional learning platform Great Learning’s annual analytics job report shared with ET.
The figure represented an increase over the low of 82,500 seen in May, after a peak of 109,000 in February before the pandemic struck. Last year, the average number of open positions for the full year was about 90,500.
India contributed to 9.8% of the total global analytics job openings in August, up from 7.2% in January, according to the report.
The country’s share increased because of three factors, said Hari Krishnan Nair, co-founder, Great Learning – an evolving analytics domain, as evident from a year-on-year increase in funding in Indian analytics startups; organisations investing in the development of enhanced analytics capabilities; and the recessionary environment leading to a greater proportion of jobs outsourced to firms based in India.
Source: The Economic Times
