India’s ITeS Sector To See 20% Job Surge In 2025

India's ITeS (Information Technology and Enabled Services) sector is poised for significant expansion in 2025, with job opportunities projected to surge by 20 per cent, according to a report.

The "Instahyre Tech Salary Index 2025" indicated shifting salary dynamics across different experience levels and domains. Instahyre, an AI-based hiring platform, drew insights from over 42,000 anonymised candidate profiles and more than 11,000 recruiter-candidate interactions.

"Roles in AI, cybersecurity, and cloud computing are expected to witness a remarkable 75 per cent surge, driven by the rising adoption of emerging technologies. The gig economy and remote work models are also playing a crucial role in shaping the sector's growth, contributing to an estimated 10 per cent growth. However, as technology advances, nearly 40 per cent of the workforce will require upskilling to stay competitive in an evolving job market," it said.

The report highlighted shifts in salaries across various experience levels and domains. While DevOps professionals, particularly those with AWS expertise, are seeing salary increases of nearly 10 per cent across all experience levels, frontend developers with 0-5 years of experience have experienced a salary decline of approximately 1.5 LPA (lakhs per annum). Conversely, experienced frontend professionals (6-plus years) have seen a rise of nearly 4 LPA.

Similar trends are observed in mobile development and data science, with early-career salaries facing downward pressure. Python remains the highest-paying backend skill, with salaries nearly doubling every five years of experience.