Introduction

In the past, the most promising or more demanding jobs were the traditional ones like a doctor, engineer, chartered accountant, or the most aspiring job for anyone, a government job. But with the IT industry boom in the Indian Economy, things have taken a turn now. Today most of the highest paying jobs are in the IT industry and they are not just limited to software developers.

The IT field has diversified or we can say it has progressed a lot. There are job professions like Data scientist, Blockchain developers, etc. You will be surprised to know that the major IT giants of India Wipro, TCS, Infosys, HCL are planning to hire over 1 lakh professionals in the financial year 2022 alone.

This describes the current demand for IT professionals. Although there are many job roles in the IT industry, here we will discuss the top 10 highest paying jobs in the IT industry.

• Data Scientists
• Artificial Intelligence Professionals
• Machine LearningProfessionals
• Cloud Computing Professionals
• IOT Professionals
• Cyber Security Professionals
• Full-Stack Developer
• Block-Chain Developers
• DevOps Engineer
• Software developers

Data Scientists | IT Industry

If you are still unaware of how big and essential the data science industry has become, let me give you an idea.

The world economic forum predicts that by 2025, data scientists and analysts will be in the first spot as the most emerging job role in the world. Also, Han Digital, a talent consultancy business, predicts that by 2025, the demand for data scientists will be three times in comparison to the present scenario.

So now you must be wondering what is the work profile of data scientists?
In simple words, Data scientists professionals help businesses in making informed and futuristic decisions by interpreting meaningful conclusions from large chunks of data. Now we know that data scientists will be one of the highest paying jobs in the near future.

Let’s have a look at the salaries of Data Scientists?
The average salary of a data scientist in India is 10 lac/annum. Also, let’s have a look at what the salaries offered in the top companies in the world.

• Google- According to Glassdoor the salary of a data scientist at google India is 14 lacs/annum.
• Amazon- According to Glassdoor the average salary of a data scientist at amazon is 15 lacs/annum.

Artificial Intelligence Professionals | IT Industry

Today the Artificial Intelligence industry is growing massively and holds a massive growth potential in the coming future. The McKinsey Global Institute predicts that by 2025, 75% of companies will use some kind of AI in their businesses. It is convincing enough to believe that AI is the future.

So what is Artificial Intelligence?
Artificial intelligence is the imitation of human intellectual processes by computers, particularly computer systems. Some of the main applications of AI include expert systems, natural language processing, speech recognition, and machine vision.

And what is the work profile of Artificial Intelligence professionals?
People working in Artificial Intelligence are responsible for developing Artificial intelligence in machines. Their work revolves around developing and understanding AI algorithms, etc.

Salaries of professionals working in Artificial Intelligence |  IT Industry
An Artificial Intelligence specialist earns an average of Rs.903,650 per year, according to Glassdoor. Now most IT professionals have a dream to work in Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, and Google(combinedly known as FAANG companies). Let’s have a look at the salaries offered to Artificial Intelligence professionals in Faang companies. Google- According to Glassdoor, the Salary of professionals working in Artificial Intelligence at Google can range from Rs. 10,41,177-Rs 11,28,581/annum.

Machine Learning Professionals | IT Industry

Machine learning jobs are trending in the world. A recent report suggests that the machine learning job market will be  $30 billion by the year 2025. Also if we talk about the near term a report Gartner predicts that there will be 2.3 million jobs in the field of Machine learning and Artificial Intelligence. Now you are fully aware that Machine learning is one of the most trending jobs in the IT industry.

So what is machine learning?
Simply put, Machine learning is a field of artificial intelligence (AI) and computer science that focuses on using data and algorithms to mimic how people learn, progressively increasing its accuracy. Machine learning is a major part of the growing Data Science field.

What is the work profile of professionals working in machine learning?
Machine Learning professionals are developers and programmers who use Machine Learning ideas to create learnable systems.

The average salary of machine learning professionals in India- 8 lacs/annum. 
Machine learning salary at Google – According to Glassdoor, the salary of a machine learning professional in Google ranges from 12 lac-25 lacs/annum. The salary can vary according to your skills, location, and experience.

Cloud Computing Professionals | IT Industry

From Facebook posts to Netflix streaming services everything relies on cloud computing. With cloud computing, many of the popular websites can go completely shut down. A report by Forrester Research predicts that the cloud computing market will grow 35% in 2021.

So what is cloud computing?
Cloud computing refers to the on-demand availability of computer system resources, particularly data storage and processing power, without the user’s direct active administration. Functions in large clouds are usually dispersed across multiple locations, and each one is a data center.

The work profile of cloud computing professionals? 
Cloud professionals are in charge of doing technical duties such as cloud system design, planning, administration, maintenance, and support. They are responsible for the following duties: Evaluate and manage the existing business infrastructure.

A cloud computing professional’s salary in India |  IT Industry:
According to Glassdoor, the average salary of a cloud computing engineer in India is approx 6 lacs/annum.  Google- The salary of a cloud computing professional or a cloud engineer can range from 11-20/annum  (Glassdoor)

IOT Professionals | IT Industry

According to a report by fortune business, the global IoT market will be a 1,463.19 billion dollar industry by 2027. It’s obvious if the industry grows there will be job opportunities too.

What is IoT?
The Internet of Things refers to physical objects having sensors, processing power, software, and other technologies that connect to and share data with other devices and systems over the Internet or other communication networks.

The work profile of IoT professionals: 
IoT Developers or engineers are experts who can create, administer, and monitor IoT devices and systems by integrating three key elements: data, technology, and research.

Salary of IoT professional | IT Industry:
According to Glassdoor the average salary of a professional working in an IoT is approx 4.5 lacs/annum.

Cyber Security Professionals | IT Industry

A report by the U.S Bureau of labor statistics suggests that jobs in the cyber security field will grow 31% by the year 2029. According to a report by NASSCOM, there will be a shortage of 3.5 million cyber security professionals in the year 2021. This explains the aggressive demand but less supply of skillful professionals in India.

So what is cyber security? 
The process of preventing destructive cyberattacks on computers, servers, mobile devices, electronic systems, networks, and data is referred to as cyber security.

The work profile of a cyber security professional: 
Cybersecurity specialists are in charge of managing IT infrastructure, edge devices, networks, and data. More specifically, they are in charge of avoiding data breaches, monitoring and responding to assaults.

Salary of a cyber security professional | IT Industry:
According to Glassdoor the average salary of a cyber security professional is 11 lacs/annum.

Full-stack Developer | IT Industry

Full-stack development focuses on the creation of a web application’s front end (client-side) and back end (server-side)They work on online applications and websites, frontends, backends, databases, and debugging.

Job profile of Full-stack developer 
A full-stack web developer can work on both client and server-side projects. He knows how to do the following in addition to HTML and CSS: Create a browser application (e.g., with JavaScript, jQuery, Angular, or Vue)  Creating a database (like using SQL, SQLite, or MongoDB) 

Salary of a Full-stack developer | IT Industry:
The average salary of a full-stack developer in India is 6.5 lac/annum(Glassdoor).  Google- According to Glassdoor, the salary of a full-stack developer can range from 4lacs-26lacs/ annum.

Blockchain Developers | IT Industry

With the rise in crypto, the demand for Blockchain developers is growing massively in IT Industry.

So what is a Blockchain?
Blockchain is a way of storing data that makes it difficult or impossible to tamper, hack, or mislead the system. Every block on the chain contains a number of transactions, and whenever a new transaction is placed, a record of that transaction is written to each participant’s ledger.

The work profile of a Blockchain developer?
A Blockchain professional is someone who is well knowledgeable in a certain area of Blockchain. In fact, a Blockchain professional is someone who may specialize in a certain subject yet works in an enterprise setting.

Salary of a Blockchain developer | IT Industry: 
According to Glassdoor the average salary of a Blockchain developer is 6.5 lacs/annum

DevOps Engineer | IT Industry

The DevOps strategy is increasingly critical to the future of IT organizations, making it the most difficult job. Within the previous five years, the market has expanded from 40–45 percent, boosting the demand for DevOps.

What is DevOps? 
DevOps refers to a set of techniques for integrating software development and IT operations in the IT Industry. It attempts to reduce the systems development life cycle and enable the continuous delivery of high-quality software. DevOps works in tandem with Agile software development; some DevOps features stem from the Agile approach.

The Job role of DevOps engineer: 
From coding to deployment to maintenance and upgrades, a DevOps engineer builds methods, tools, and strategies to balance demands across the software development life cycle. Development and IT operations in IT Industry teams may have distinct talents and aims.

Salary of a DevOps engineer | IT Industry:
According to Glassdoor, the average salary of a DevOps engineer is 6.3 lacs/annum.  Google- According to Glassdoor the salary of a DevOps Engineer at Google ranges from  7 lacs- 80lacs/ annum(The salary varies according to location, skillset, and experience)

Software Developers | IT Industry

Software development is one of the most demanding professions nowadays. The data by the U.S bureau of labor statistics suggest that the software developer jobs will grow by 22% in the next 10  years. This data proves that the demand for software developers is skyrocketing in IT Industry. 

Now, what is Software Development?
The process of conceptualizing, defining, designing, programming, documenting, testing, and problem fixing that goes into building and maintaining applications, frameworks, or other software components is known as software development.

Job profile of a Software developer? 
A software developer’s job includes identifying, developing, implementing, and testing a software system that they have created from the bottom up for a firm.

Salary of a software developer in India | IT Industry:
According to Glassdoor, the average salary of a software developer in India is 6 lacs/annum. Google- According to Glassdoor, the typical salary of a software developer at Google is 15.7 lacs/ annum.

Conclusion

As the world economy is progressing and technology is evolving every day, the IT industry is gonna be the most benefited industry. We have tried to give you some insights into some of the major job profiles that are gonna be rewarding careers in the future. The interesting fact is you won’t necessarily need a degree to start your career in the IT field. 

If you aspire to become a full-stack developer, you can go for an online course, do some projects, build your portfolio, and get some kind of training internship and you will be good to work as a full-stack developer. The same applies to every job profile mentioned above. The point here is if you have the skill-set, knowledge, and experience, you will be considered as good as someone with a computer science degree.