In July 2025, TCS — India’s largest IT company and a brand that millions of Indian families associate with stability, prestige, and a “settled life” — announced its biggest-ever layoffs. Twelve thousand jobs. Gone. And the reason wasn’t a business slowdown. It was AI. That same year, NITI Aayog released a report warning that AI […]
By C. Thiruvenkatam | Career Research Analyst, careerskillguide.com Published: May 2026 | Data verified: May 2026 AWS-certified engineers in India earn ₹14–26 LPA at the 3–5 year experience level at product companies and GCCs, according to LinkedIn Salary Insights India (April 2026). Azure-certified engineers at the same level earn ₹13–24 LPA. That ₹1–2 LPA difference
By C. Thiruvenkatam | Career Research Analyst, careerskillguide.com Published: May 2026 | Data verified: May 2026 The salary gap between IT services and product companies in India is real and well-documented — engineers with five years of experience earn ₹9–14 LPA at IT services companies and ₹18–28 LPA at product companies and GCCs for the
By C. Thiruvenkatam | Career Research Analyst, careerskillguide.com Published: May 2026 | Data verified: May 2026 The Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate will not get you a data analyst job in India above ₹5 LPA on its own. Paired with Python skills and a portfolio project, it legitimately helps — particularly for non-technical professionals transitioning
By C. Thiruvenkatam | Career Research Analyst, careerskillguide.com Published: May 2026 | Data verified: May 2026 Most engineers learning cloud computing in India are doing it in the wrong order — and that sequence mistake is why they struggle in technical interviews even after passing certification exams. The correct sequence is: Linux and networking foundations
By C. Thiruvenkatam | Career Research Analyst, careerskillguide.com Published: May 2026 | Data verified: May 2026 The median machine learning engineer salary in India in 2026 is ₹12.8 LPA, according to AmbitionBox data from 21,400 verified salary reports submitted between January and April 2026. Do not use that number to evaluate your situation until you
By C. Thiruvenkatam | Career Research Analyst, careerskillguide.com Published: May 2026 | Data verified: May 2026 The median full stack developer salary in India in 2026 is ₹8.4 LPA, according to AmbitionBox data from 52,600 verified salary reports submitted between January and April 2026. The 25th percentile is ₹5.1 LPA and the 90th percentile is
By C. Thiruvenkatam | Career Research Analyst, careerskillguide.com Published: May 2026 | Data verified: May 2026 The median DevOps engineer salary in India in 2026 is ₹9.8 LPA, according to AmbitionBox data from 29,400 verified salary reports submitted between January and April 2026. The 25th percentile is ₹6.2 LPA and the 90th percentile is ₹28.5