Techies in India are driving up salaries with additional AI, Generative AI and adjacent skills, commanding as high as 30- 50 percent premium over those without such expertise, according to data from Careernet sourced by Moneycontrol.
According to Careernet, professionals in GenAI can be bucketed into three large categories: GenAI technology developers, GenAI product developers and GenAI users.
Those in the first category, who possess the necessary AI-related skills, command the highest premiums in salary hikes, compared to their counterparts lacking these skills.
GenAI technology developers, who are engaged in developing GenAI technologies and frameworks, earn salaries starting from Rs 18 lakh per annum. Senior-level employees in this category can command salaries exceeding Rs 1 crore, putting them on par with global peers, data from Careernet showed.
“They have made significant contributions to the advancement of AI through research, innovation, and thought leadership. These professionals generally have top tier education background, advanced education of masters, PhD and previous experience of research, patents, publications and so on in addition to skills required…” Neelabh Shukla, CBO, Careernet, told Moneycontrol.
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