Hit Jobs: Here’s what techies make in consumer goods, travel and e-commerce sectors

• New job roles for tech talents are fast surging in the non-tech sector, becoming a game changer in the employment market.
• In the post-pandemic era, a widespread digital transformation across industries has spurred the creation of a larger work space for tech professionals beyond the traditional IT industry.
• This article elaborates on the earning potentials of different tech roles in consumer goods, travel and e-commerce sectors.

To be able to operate and enhance their competitive worth in today’s scenario, companies in any sector have to increasingly rely on technology. In the pandemic and post-pandemic eras, all businesses are transitioning to online modes and this digital transformation means non-tech businesses are increasingly hiring more tech professionals. A comparative study of the opportunities and salaries for tech professionals in consumer goods, travel and e-commerce sectors can be a helpful guide for aspiring technologists.

Overview of trending tech job roles and salaries in the non-tech industry

Data scientist roles are among the highly-in-demand positions in the non-tech sectors fetching salaries around ₹8.5 lakh, ₹14 lakh and ₹22 lakh per annum respectively for entry-level, mid-level and senior-level positions.

Full-stack developers at the entry level get paid a little lower than the data scientists at around ₹8 lakh per annum. However, their salaries escalate to the best scales in middle and senior levels, estimated at around ₹14.5 lakh and ₹33 lakh per annum respectively.

The salaries of security architects are comparable to a large extent to the category above. Professionals in this job role are paid around ₹7 lakh, ₹14 lakh and ₹24 lakh per annum at the entry, mid and senior levels respectively.

In the next rung of the salary ladder, we find UX designers who draw around ₹5 lakh per annum at the entry level and ₹13 lakh and ₹30 lakh in the mid and senior-level positions respectively.

DevOps engineers in the non-tech sector can draw around ₹4 lakh, ₹13.5 lakh and ₹29 lakh per annum depending on their seniority in the industry.

App developers working in the non-tech sector get attractive salaries of around ₹4.5 lakh, ₹11 lakh and ₹20 lakh per annum for entry-level, mid-level and senior-level positions.

Salesforce consultants are also among the highly-paid professionals in the non-tech sector, drawing around ₹4 lakh, ₹9.5 lakh and ₹18 lakh per annum for the entry, mid and senior-level positions respectively.

The next highly-paid professionals are those working as web developers who get around ₹3 lakh per year at the entry level, ₹7 lakh at the mid level and ₹14.5 lakh at the senior level.

Graphic designers in the non-tech sector draw around ₹3 lakh, ₹6 lakh and ₹14 lakh per annum for entry, middle and senior-level positions.

MIS Executives are paid around ₹3 lakh at the entry level, ₹5.5 lakh at the mid level and ₹13 lakh in senior-level positions.

All of these salary figures for these tech job roles are considerably higher than those of the same roles in the niche tech sector.