Bangalore: India's booming IT and ITeS sector is estimated to have hired 3,80,000 people during the current financial year as demand for technology talent gained further momentum, officials said.
The information technology (IT) sector took on board 180,000 people and information technology-enabled services (ITeS) 200,000 on a gross basis in 2006-07 (April-March), according to industry estimates.
The country's top four software exporters among themselves—TCS (35,000), Infosys (30,000), Wipro (28,000) and Satyam (20,000)—accounted for 1,13,000 during the 12-month period, industry sources said.
Director and HR Chief of Bangalore-headquartered, NASDAQ-listed Infosys, T V Mohandas Pai, said the headcount growth was about 35 per cent compared to the previous financial year (2005-06).
Average salary growth seen during the year was 12-15 per cent as before but there was more overall demand for engineers from other industries in India, Pai said in Bangalore on Thursday.
"IT industry is finding it tougher to hire quality talent because of growth. There is need for more training," he said.
On shortcomings that the industry sees in fresh engineering graduates, Pai said their education was not based on what was needed by the industry. "Soft skills is poor and communication is way behind needs".
To a question, he said, the industry had put in place systems to catch unscrupulous elements who seek to gain entry into the IT sector using fake certificates, adding, the trend was getting curbed.
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