Monster.com, a Quess company, the world’s first online recruiting platform and India’s leading digital career solutions provider, in association with Microsoft launches Velocity – a virtual career fair for Cloud Professionals, to be held from 13th – 17th December 2021. With the aim to create a hub of certified cloud coders in India, Monster.com and Microsoft are collaborating to create a talent revolution in the industry through upskilling professionals with Microsoft certifications, and bridging the gap between qualified candidates and the most sought-after recruiters in the country.
While the pandemic accelerated the adoption of digital transformation and emerging technologies across industries, there has been a tremendous increase in the demand for certified cloud coders in India. Data from Monster.com indicates that the demand for cloud professionals has seen an uptrend with cloud-related roles taking up nearly 10% of total jobs with 3 lakh active job seekers in November 2021. Skills such as Cloud computing, AWS/Azure, Cloud Migration, SAP, Cloud Security, Machine Learning/AI are highly pursued by recruiters in the cloud space. Further, it was noted that the demand for cloud-related roles has grown exponentially since last year (+40%), with over 608,000 cloud professionals across all verticals in India.
Share of Cloud jobs (month-on-month), as per data from Monster.com
Month | % Cloud jobs |
Nov 2021 | 10% |
Oct 2021 | 9% |
Sep 2021 | 10% |
Aug 2021 | 6% |
July 2021 | 5% |
June 2021 | 5% |
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