Do the next six months look tough for IT professionals?

NEW DELHI: India Inc's plans to hire

IT professionals

for the next two quarters show a dip of 5 percentage points from a level

six months

ago as new skill sets disrupt the tech job market. The overall IT hiring

outlook

of Indian companies for the period between October 2019 and March 2020 stands at 47.54%, down from 53.41% in the last six months, according to Experis IT Employment Outlook

Survey

by ManPowerGroup. While core tech skills still remain key for an IT professional, both IT and non-IT entities expect high cognitive skills, social intelligence and integrated thinking from tech professionals,the study said. Here's a look.