Ivy Feb 08, 2014 4 Comments
While Analytics Opportunities in Kolkata currently focus on both KPO and Risk analytics, there are various Job Roles that have a specific requirement for SAS skills. These are not confined to traditional Data or Risk Analytics alone and have a wide range of work areas.
So if you are trained on the SAS platform, this works to your advantage, as you have a greater choice of interest areas for your SAS career scope.
Types of Jobs
Companies requiring SAS skills
While companies like Accenture, Wipro, Cognizant, HSBC, PWC, TCS, continue to have placements requiring SAS skills, these are currently focused on developing and modeling.
Start-ups like Quantta Analytics and other firms like SAS Finance, Sandoski India Ltd. (multiple job openings) ICRA Techno Analytics, Analytics Plus (high competitive packages), SREI, have requirements for both, SAS skilled fresh students and competent professionals with 2-5 years experience.
Industries
KPO, Research, Analytics, IT, Software Services, ITES, BPO, KPO, LPO, Customer Service, Hotels, Restaurants, Airlines, Travel , Fertilizers/Pesticides, Banking, Financial Services, Broking, Strategy / Management Consulting
Functional areas
Statistics / Analytics / Purchase / Logistics / Supply Chain / DBA / Data Warehousing, Programming & Design / IT Software – Application Programming, Maintenance /Customer Service / Operations / Engineering Design / R&D / Analytics & Business Intelligence /Web / Mobile Technologies, Credit, Risk, Insurance
Software Skill requirements
Education
Most entry level data analysis and programming or DB job roles require a minimum Bachelors degree, where Mathematics, Statistics, Economics or IT/BCA (Database Management/ Software Development) is a must-have. For “Consultant” and “BI” related job roles, a masters qualification is preferred. IT and ITES organizations require B.Tech/BE or MBA, with good academic records.
Sector Knowledge/Specialisations
BFSI, Retail, Marketing, Healthcare, Business Consulting, Actuarial Sciences/Risk, Fraud, Decision Sciences, Systems, IT Security
Salary Range
Several firms at Kolkata have entry level requirements for “Business Analyst” with differing job functions. Starting salaries range from Rs 1,50,000 to 6,00,000, depending upon the education, experience and skill sets. While these are at the bottom of the salary scale, salaries keep going up depending upon software skills, education,, experience and sector knowledge.
Salaries for SAS System Administrators / Developers/Programmers typically range between Rs 2,00,000 for entry level to beyond 7,00,000 depending upon software know how. Hands on experience with BI tools, fraud or QA, can command higher salaries. Salaries for larger organizations, and professionals with about 5 years experience, command packages of Rs 18,00,000 plus.
The bottom line is that the analytics placement scenario at Kolkata has begun looking up with SMEs, institutes and organizations handling data, hiring for various job roles. From traditional data analyst jobs and BI consultants the job landscape has broadened to include remote jobs and backend office operations that require analytics skills. A great prospect for those qualified in SAS, SPSS or other statistical skills from professional schools.
Hi Sangeeta,
Hope you are doing well. The post about then Data Analytic (SAS) is really inspiring. My question is what is the current job market scenario for SAS as I am planning to take up the course. I am presently in Delhi/NCR working as Data Analyst with total experience of 1.5 years. Once I am done with the course how should I showcase myself to land up at a job on SAS i.e. how to find a job in SAS field.
Soumya, that's good. Please look out this space for a blog on how to find a job or carve a career in SAS. Good luck!
I am a maths honours graduate with 4 actuarial papers. I have learnt SAS too. I am looking for entry level job where I can put my analytical skills as well as my software skills like SAS and Excel. Please guide me if there are any such opportunities. I will wait to hear from you.
Vrinda, you have excellent prospects. Please check out the latest blog to know more.
http://ivyproschool.com/blog/blog/2014/08/16/how-to-land-that-perfect-sas-job/