Source: LinkedIn Skills on the Rise 2025

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March 19, 2025

10 fastest growing skills that Indians need to stay ahead 

Mar 19, 2025

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Creativity is an essential skill as it promotes problem solving and enhances productivity, especially in the work setting. It is required to generate novel ideas and solutions to problems 

Creativity and Innovation

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Before integrating changes into a codebase, codes are often reviewed and approved by other programmes. A large amount of developers' time is spent on code reviews, making it a rapidly growing skill 

Code Review

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Problem solving is required to overcome the internal issues and challenges within an organization, and to have the right tools and frameworks to offer solutions 

Problem Solving

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Pre-screening involves evaluating a candidate’s qualifications and suitability for a job role. Skills required to attract talent and identify great candidates are increasingly in-demand 

Pre-screening

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Employers seek professionals who can think strategically, look beyond the present and consider long-term implications of their decisions 

Strategic Thinking

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Clear and effective communication is essential for team collaboration and putting one’s ideas across. Employees with good communication skills are highly valuable for employers

Communication

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Employers seek employees who can remain productive in dynamic and evolving work environments. Hence, being adaptable to change is considered a crucial trait in the workplace

Adaptability

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LLMs have impacted all the major industries by automating tasks and accelerating response times. Hence, there is a huge demand for professionals skilled in working with LLMs

Large Language Models

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The influence of AI can be seen in all major industries. AI literacy is becoming one of the essential technical skills, enabling individuals to use AI systems and tools

AI Literacy

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Among the top rapidly growing skills, debugging involves fixing errors that allows software development and engineering teams to create functional computer programs (Indeed)

Debugging

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