SUMMARY

LinkedIn found that all the top four cities globally were Indian.

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Bangalore attracted more tech talent than Silicon Valley in the US in last one year, says LinkedIn. According to a study by the world’s largest professional network, over 44% of Bangalore’s new residents registered on LinkedIn had tech talent while that of San Francisco stood at 31%.

In absolute terms, about 26,453 people with tech skills moved to Bangalore while 28,513 people with tech knowledge moved to Silicon Valley in November 2012 to November 2013 period.

After analysing its 300 million member profiles across the world to find the economies that are attracting technology talent, LinkedIn found that all the top four cities globally were Indian with 43% of new residents of Pune and Hyderabad and 38% of Chennai (38%) having tech talent.

LinkedIn, which looked at information from 52 cities, found that globally, only 16% of the new residents had tech skills, but several Indian cities clocked more than double, indicating that the Indian technology sector is experiencing explosive growth, the report said.

source: http://www.financialexpress.com / The Financial Express / Home> Jobs / by fe Bureau / Bangalore – June 27th, 2014