HCL Infosystems has emerged as the best employer in the information technology industry in India, according to a survey conducted by Dataquest-IDC (International Data Corporation).
The Dataquest-IDC best employer top 20 list is made up of a mix of firms Indian IT firms and the India development centres of software multinationals.
Their fears were not unfounded, since the average salary increases of information technology professionals was down to 1.4 per cent for 2009.
iGate Corporation, the integrated technology and operations company, on Thursday announced that its subsidiary iGate Global Solutions Limited has been ranked the top IT employer in India in Dataquest-IDC's 8th annual survey.
Delhi was named the Best e-Governed State of 2007, according to the 3rd Dataquest-IDC e-Gov Survey 2008. Goa, Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala followed Delhi according to the study that was conducted across 20 states in the country. Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Punjab featured in the top 10. Maharashtra, of which Mumbai is the capital, was ranked sixth overall.
Even states like Chhattisgarh, Kerala and Himachal Pradesh which were way behind, have now gone several notches up in their rankings. The survey has also exposed another southern state Andhra Pradesh which has fallen to number eight from the earlier fifth position. Politically-sensitive Gujarat has witnessed a major fall in its ranking by dropping 15 levels to occupy the 19th position.
Daksh eServices is the fastest growing business process outsourcing services provider in India, was adjudged the most satisfying employer in the BPO sector.
The use of information technology across all hierarchies of an organisation not only increased but also became more sophisticated in the last one year, according to the observations made by a survey.
Infosys, however, remains the 'dream company' in the IT arena, while MNCs occupy the maximum mindshare of professionals.
Salaries in the information technology sector went up by an average of 19 per cent in 2004 with senior level professionals gaining the most, according to Dataquest-IDC survey.
Indicating a revival after three years, information technology spending rose by 5.5 per cent last fiscal against a 17 per cent dip in the previous fiscal and is projected to grow further by 26 per cent in 2004-05, a survey said.
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