There has been a shortage of middle level professionals in the IT industry for quite some time now. Currently, the industry is moving up on the value chain.
It is moving from traditional segments such as application software to specialties like systems integration. The shortage of qualified hands could be a result of this among others, Mr Ashank Desai, Chairman, Mastek Ltd said.
The paucity is more in case of middle level professionals who currently constitute anything between 10 to 15 per cent, Mr Desai added. Similarly, the BPOs, now being seen as the growth engines of the sector, are suffocated by high attrition and inferior language skills.
