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Despite a slowdown in internal hiring due to a challenging macro environment and cost optimization efforts, the Information Technology (IT) sector saw a significant rise<\/a> in demand for high-skill gig workers during the first six months of 2023. According to a survey conducted by gig work platform Awign, the demand from the IT sector surged by 157 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tech Talent Surge: High-Skill Gig Workers Transforming India’s IT Sector Amidst Layoffs and Cost Optimization<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The most sought-after tech roles in the IT sector included Java, Python, React, Vue, Angular, Data Science, and Full-stack development, along with other skills like Go lang, ML, Microservices, C, C Sharp, PHP, Dot net, and Laravel. These roles primarily targeted mid-level and senior professionals with two to seven years of experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The majority of these high-skill gig workers were concentrated in Tier-I cities such as Bangaluru, Mumbai, and Hyderabad, accounting for 50 percent of the professionals. Tier-2 cities like Coimbatore, Nashik, and Mysore represented 35 percent, while the remaining 15 percent came from Tier 3 cities, including Raipur and Vijaywada. Notably, many of these gig workers were former employees who were laid off by various startups in the country, and the number of such laid-off employees reached 25,805 in India between 2022 and 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Surge in High-Skilled Gig Workers: Awign’s Platform Revolutionizing India’s Gig Economy Amidst Cost-Cutting and Layoffs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Annanya Sarthak, Co-Founder & CEO of Awign, observed that in the current landscape of cost-cutting, business optimization, and layoffs, there has been a surge in the participation of high-skilled gig workers in the gig economy. Businesses are recognizing the benefits of tapping into this talent pool to access highly-skilled professionals on-demand, leading to cost savings and improved operational efficiency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Awign’s platform facilitates businesses in leveraging high-skilled gig workers across different industries, thereby transforming work dynamics and creating meaningful opportunities during these challenging times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the first quarter that ended on June 30, top Indian IT companies, including Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), HCLTech, and Wipro, collectively reported a decline of 10,795 in net headcount addition. This figure is a significant contrast to the 31,671 people that these three companies had added on a net basis in the same quarter the previous year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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