Software sector mainly consists of doing business which is involved in the development, maintenance and publication of computer software through any suitable business model. The field also involves services such as training, documentation and consulting. Software Industry is now developed globally. This development has increased the employment opportunities in this sector.

Software sector otherwise known as the IT sector can be divided into a lot of categories, some of which are Infrastructure Software, Enterprise Software, Security Software, Industry-specific Software and Contract Programming. Employees in software sector are rewarded with liberal reward for their services in the field. The minimum salary of an IT employee will be in the range of Rs.20,000 to 35,000 per month and is dependent on the company. There are certain companies where the starting salary might be low that this.

Top Companies in Software sector

Some of the top companies is Software Sector around the world are listed below

• HCL Technologies
• Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
• CMC Limited
• International Business Machine (IBM) India
• Wipro Limited
• Oracle India
• Infosys Technologies Limited
• Mahindra Satyam
• PCS (with stake from iGate) Technology Limited
• Larsen & Toubro Infotech (L and T Ltd)
• Mastek Limited
• MPHASIS BFL Limited

List of other software companies in India

There are many reputed software companies in India, some of them are Abacus Computers Ltd, ABM Knowledge-ware Ltd., ACE Software Exports Ltd., Alliance Consulting, Aptech Ltd, Asian Electronics Ltd, Birla Shloka Edutech Ltd, BITS Ltd, Blue Star Infotech Ltd., Bombay Talkies Ltd, Frontier Information Technologies Ltd., FSL Projects Ltd., Religare Technova Global Solutions Ltd, Honeywell International Inc, Hewlett-Packard Globalsoft Ltd., HCL Info systems, HTC Global Services, Symantec, Syntel, Tata InfoTech and many more.

Effect of Globalization on Software Company Jobs

Globalization means the process by which cultures, societies and regional economics come closer through communication, transportation and trade. Globalization has removed the limitations on the software companies from entering the global market. This has thereby created a completely international employment market for the software sector. The IT giants of US have absorbed higher employees by extending their services to countries all around the world.

Effect of Outsourcing on Software Company Jobs

Along with globalization, outsourcing also played a vital role in the expansion of employment opportunities in the software sector. Outsourcing refers to the process of assigning business tasks to some other small companies or firms. Outsourcing requires experts in this field. There are many companies which are located in US but work with companies which outsource with other companies and firms located worldwide. This phenomenon is actually a cost effective measure for those companies which are not capable of setting up a separate IT firm.