Indicating the high demand for India’s analytics talent pool because of their process expertise and English language proficiency, Analytics professionals in Mumbai are paid highest salaries in the country. These professionals in Mumbai are paid up to 11.49 lakhs which makes Mumbai the highest followed by Bangalore with an average salary of 11.34 lakhs, reveals a recent Analytics Placement and Salary Report 2013 by Jigsaw Academy and Analytics India Magazine.
In Mumbai, a majority of the people surveyed fall under the salaried segment 6-15 Lakhs (40%) while only 7% of those surveyed are paid more than 25 lakhs. “There has been a remarkable increase in the demand for Analytics Professions and Data Scientist and hence an increase in the number of students and professionals eager to gain analytic skills,” said Gaurav Vohra, CEO, Jigsaw Academy.
It also shows a comparison of average salaries by years of experience across 4 different types of analytics organizations. The survey indicates that the KPOs industry offers the highest average salaries of approximately Rs. 5.6 lakhs at entry level positions, when compared to other analytics organizations.