India has the highest demand for data analytics skills globally with 17.4% job openings for the profile according to the Global State of the Skills Economy Report from SkyHive by Cornerstone.
The country also ranks number one for demand of artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) skills with 4.1% job openings accounting for AI/ML skills. “The share of data analytics job postings has grown by 52% over the last five years, highlighting the critical role data plays in shaping business strategies,” Cornerstone said in the report.
“India leads with 17.4% of its job postings looking for data analytics skills, followed by the US at 8.8%, positioning these countries as global hubs for data analytics expertise,” it added. Other markets with high demand for data analytics skills include UK (7.5%), New Zealand (6.7%), and Australia (6.4%).
For AI/ML, the share of job listings has grown 65% globally since 2019, with India (4.1%), Germany (2.5%) and Japan (2.2%) leading the country wise demand chart. The adoption of AI/ML has been on the rise globally, with industries using it to automate routine tasks and enhance decision-making.
When it comes to GenAI skills, India is ranked second in terms of demand second to Germany, which the report said, implies that GenAI adoption has broadened beyond traditional tech giants.
Demand for augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) skills has shown the sharpest growth over the past five years according to Cornerstone, with job listings in the speciality field increasing 154% from 2019. India is ranked second on the list at 0.2% of the total job listings being for AR/VR skills, following the US at 0.4%.
“This expansion reflects a strategic shift as industries explore AR/VR applications that extend beyond entertainment, expanding into training simulations, remote collaboration, and customer experience,” Cornerstone observed in the report.
It added that the increase suggests that organizations are starting to recognize AR/VR’s long-term potential to transform traditional workflows and create new business opportunities globally.
India however, lags significantly when it comes to demand for flexible or remote working talent. As compared to 22.8% share of demand for flexible and remote workers in Australia, and 21% in Germany, in India, this number stands at just 6.3%.
While India fares well in terms of share of job postings promoting diversity, equity and inclusion by country at 1.3% second only to the US at 3.7, when it comes to job listings promoting employee experience, it stands at number 6 behind countries like Australia, New Zealand, US, UK, and Germany.