Despite a slump in the tech job market and vanilla coding skills going out of vogue, demand for software engineers trained in emerging technologies is on the rise, industry experts said.
An estimated 9-10 lakh additional jobs for skilled engineers will be created in the next 18 months to keep pace with the escalating demand amid rapid digitisation across tech and non-tech sectors, according to data from staffing company Teamlease Digital.From 17% rise in 2023, demand for software engineers is seen rising by 22% in 2025 across sectors such as banking, financial, telecom, professional services and business consulting, GCCs, healthcare and automotive/EVs, among others.
"In India, the demand for skilled software engineers remains robust, with 5.2 million professionals already active in the field...Our projections show a significant uptick in demand in the next one and a half years," said Krishna Vij, business head, Teamlease Digital. "This surge is fuelled by advancing technology and widespread digital adoption across industries, paving the way for fresh opportunities in AI and emerging technologies," she added.
"Despite fluctuations in the tech job market, software engineers retain their pivotal role, adept at navigating complex projects in an ever-evolving landscape. Moreover, this surge extends to non-tech sectors like retail, government, healthcare, entertainment and education, amplifying demand across diverse industries," said Vij.
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Despite a slump in the tech job market and vanilla coding skills going out of vogue, demand for software engineers trained in emerging technologies is on the rise, industry experts said.
An estimated 9-10 lakh additional jobs for skilled engineers will be created in the next 18 months to keep pace with the escalating demand amid rapid digitisation across tech and non-tech sectors, according to data from staffing company Teamlease Digital.From 17% rise in 2023, demand for software engineers is seen rising by 22% in 2025 across sectors such as banking, financial, telecom, professional services and business consulting, GCCs, healthcare and automotive/EVs, among others.
"In India, the demand for skilled software engineers remains robust, with 5.2 million professionals already active in the field...Our projections show a significant uptick in demand in the next one and a half years," said Krishna Vij, business head, Teamlease Digital. "This surge is fuelled by advancing technology and widespread digital adoption across industries, paving the way for fresh opportunities in AI and emerging technologies," she added.
"Despite fluctuations in the tech job market, software engineers retain their pivotal role, adept at navigating complex projects in an ever-evolving landscape. Moreover, this surge extends to non-tech sectors like retail, government, healthcare, entertainment and education, amplifying demand across diverse industries," said Vij.
"The talent pool of software engineers in India continues to show promise across industries beyond the IT industry and its cohorts," said Sundar Eshwar, business head, IT staffing at Xpheno, a specialist staffing company."Sectors like banking, telecom, business consulting, media, healthcare and automotive continue to put out openings for software engineering roles. With a little over 90,000 active openings for different roles and associated skillsets, software engineering roles remain a significant one-third slice of the total active demand in the market," he said.
With a 15-19% YoY growth potential, software engineering is set to remain relevant and significant in the technology build and operate plans of IT and non-IT sectors alike, said Eshwar.
"Traditional coding tasks are dwindling but demand for artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, data science experts is soaring. Roles like AI specialist, cyber security analysts, data engineers are booming," said Adarsh Khandelwal, director at SGN Software.
"Companies now prioritise niche skills like natural language processing, computer vision, and blockchain development, which offer higher salaries and are less prone to automation," said Khandelwal.
In the tech sector - including IT services, products, and tech-enabled startups where hiring remains selective and need-based, the highest demand is for the new-age skills, said experts.According to a survey of over 1,000 hiring managers and engineers on in-demand skillsets, conducted by executive search firm Flexiple, 28% are actively looking to hire data scientists, 26.5% want AI engineers, 24.5% want frontend engineer, 12.3% backend engineers and 8.8% DevOps.
"Companies want to stay ahead of the AI trend," said Karthik Sridharan, cofounder and CEO, Flexiple. "They are prioritising skills that incorporate AI to avoid falling behind. This trend isn't restricted to tech-centric companies as even traditional companies are joining the bandwagon," he added.
There are two key trends impacting software engineering talent. "First, GenAI is enabling non-technical employees to become citizen developers who can build products without knowing how to code. Second, AI coding tools are changing the way developers build software," said Nitin Bhatt, Partner and Technology Sector Leader, EY India. "Specifically, they are enhancing developer and business productivity through automation and curation capabilities."
Bhatt said that at the same time engineering acumen continues to guide the software development life cycle across various engagement archetypes, such as legacy modernisation, cloud-native build out, middleware integrations, and heterogenous tech stack across app and data.
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