Demand for Expertise inBlockchain among Technology

Professionals

Present

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The Blockchain is theInternet of Money— Wall Street Journal

Blockchain is a technologicaltour de force— Bill Gates

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IntroductionBlockchain is disrupting the Banking, Finance, Health, Legal, and several

other industries. Leading organisation and fast-growth startups are

rapidly adopting this technology. However, deep expertise and world-class

talent in Blockchain is extremely hard to find. The need of the hour is creating

this sought-after talent pool which will contribute to growth in these sectors.

About Blockchain ProgramIIIT-Hyderabad Blockchain Center of Excellence in association with

TalentSprint has launched an Advanced Certificate Program in Blockchain

Technologies and Solutions. The Program will be delivered at Hyderabad.

This Program is ideal for Tech Professionals who wish to differentiate

themselves with this cutting-edge technology.

About Focus ReportThis Focus Report is based on the applications received from 700+ tech

professionals, from Hyderabad, interested in the Blockchain technology. This

report summarises the trends for building expertise in Blockchain Technology.

The insights are based on the aggregated data which has been anonymized

to ensure privacy.

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About TalentSprint

TalentSprint brings high-end and deep-tech education to aspiring and

experienced professionals. It partners with world class academic institutions

and global corporations to develop and offer disruptive programs.

TalentSprint's hybrid platform delivers unique onsite and online experiences

that help build cutting-edge expertise, for today and tomorrow. For more

information please visit

www.talentsprint.com

About IIIT-Hyderabad Blockchain Center of ExcellenceThe International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

(IIIT-Hyderabad) is an autonomous research university founded in 1998.

The institute has large research centers in language technologies, visual

technologies, data engineering, blockchain, security and algorithms.

IIIT Hyderabad is one of the 17 global members of Ripple's University

Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI) along with Princeton, MIT, UPenn, and

Berkeley. Its Blockchain Center of Excellence is focused on academic research,

technical development, innovation and executive education.

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Gender

Male

85%Female

15%

Age

Below 25

25-35

Above 35

12%

58%

30%

Below 25

31%

57%

12%

25-35 Above 35 Below 25

21%

59%

20%

25-35 Above 35

Men Women

Male professionals more eager to learn Blockchain Technologyrelative to women professionalsProfessionals in the age band of 25 -35 are most keen to learnthe Blockchain TechnologyIN

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HT

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Experience

53%

Less than 5 Years

5-10 Years

26%

21%

More than10 Years

38%

24%

Less than 5 Years

5-10 Years

38%

More than10 Years

Men Women

Gender Experience

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Men across all experience levels and young women professionalswith less than 5 years experience are more keen to adoptBlockchain expertise.

INS

IGH

TS

More than 10 Years

5 - 10 Years

Less than 5 Years

32%

28%

40%

Education

68%

32%

Bachelors Degree Masters Degree

71%

29%

Bachelors Degree Masters Degree

WomenMen

B.Com/M.Com

BA/MA

CA/CS

Others

3%

2%

2%

16%

BE/BTech

MBA

BCA/MCA

ME/MTech

46%

16%

9%

6%

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Professionals with B.E. and B.Tech background expressed more interest

INS

IGH

TS

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Demand for Blockchain expertise highest in the IT Industry followed by the Banking and Finance Industry compared to other industries

This may indicate that the IT Industry is driving the disruptionand BFSI industry is the most disruptedIN

SIG

HT

SIndustry

IT

Consulting

BFSI

Education

51%

14%

12%

4%

Manufacturing

Healthcare

Retail

Others

2%

2%

1%

14%

OTHERS

Telecommunication

Media

Payments

Logistics

Real Estate

Research

Infrastructure

Real State

Infracture

Automotive

Mining

Automotive

Aerospace

Advertising

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Professionals from leading companies and various industries want to make the best of Blockchain Technology Professionals working as Analysts seems to be more keen

INS

IGH

TS

CURRENT JOB ROLES OF PROFESSIONALS WHOPARTICIPATED IN THESURVEY

Vice PresidentTechnical DirectorDirectorAssociate DirectorAssociate Vice PresidentManaging PartnerManaging DirectorFounderCo-FounderChief Technology OfficerChief Operating OfficerChief Financial OfficerChief Executive OfficerChief Business Officer

LE

AD

ER

SH

IP

13%PARTICIPANTS

Android DeveloperApplication DeveloperAssistant Program DeveloperAssistant Systems EngineerAssociate DeveloperBlockchain DeveloperData EngineerDelivery Software EngineerDevOps EngineerDrupal developerProcess DeveloperSenior Software EngineerSenior Cloud EngineerSenior Applications Engineer

DE

VE

LO

PE

R

32%PARTICIPANTS

AccountantAnalystApplication ArchitectAssociate AnalystAssociate ConsultantAssociate DataFeed SpecialistAssociate Technical analystAutomation ArchitectBI Senior AnalystBusiness AnalystBusiness Development AssociateFinance ExecutiveFinancial AdvisorFinancial Analyst

AN

ALY

ST

34%PARTICIPANTS

Assistant ManagerBusiness Excellence ManagerBusiness Developement ManagerCategory ManagerChief ManagerHR ManagerIT Consulting ManagerManager Emerging TechProduct ManagerProgram ManagerSenior ManagerSenior Sales ManagerStrategic Account ManagerTechnology Manager

MA

NA

GE

R

21%PARTICIPANTS

Companies where Applicantsare Employed

Axis Bank Bajaj FinanceAccenture ADP Amazon

Thomson Reuters Wipro

NTT Data Oracle PayPal Shell TCS Yahoo

Karvy KPMG McKinsey Microsoft Morgan Stanley

IGS Infosys Invesco J. C. Penney JPMorgan Chase

Housing.com HSBC Bank ICICI Bank Informatica

HCL HDFC Bank Hitachi Consulting Honeywell IBM

Fidelity Gartner Genpact Goldman SachsGE

Deloitte Ericsson Ernst & Young Hewlett Packard

Capgemini Cyient DBS Bank DellDeutsche Bank

BOSCH Broadridge Canara Bank CognizantCA

Bank of America Bartronics Bharat Electronics Limited

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