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Top 10 technology careers for 2016 in India

No. 10: Software architect

Median base salary: $130,000
Job score: 4.2
Career opportunities rating: 3.4

Software architects' profile includes designing of large complex software applications, and/or designing of how such software needs to be deployed in an enterprise.

No. 9: UX designer

Median base salary: $91,800
Job score: 4.3
Career opportunities rating: 3.6

A UX designer manages the look and feel of a software, the part that interfaces with the consumer

No. 8: QA manager

Median base salary: $85,000
Job score: 4.4
Career opportunities rating: 3.4

Quality assurance engineers test software to make sure it works the way it's supposed to.

No. 7: Software development manager

Median base salary: $135,000
Job score: 4.4
Career opportunities rating: 3.4

The job profile of a software development manager involves managing software development projects.

No. 6: Analytics manager

Median base salary: $105,000
Job score: 4.5
Career opportunities rating: 3.7

An analytics manager is responsible for managing analytics software and processes, the software that helps companies answer business questions by sifting through a database or a big-data cache.

No. 5: Software engineer

Median base salary: $95,000
Job score: 4.5
Career opportunities rating: 3.3

Software engineers are mostly computer programmers. There are many levels of programmers from entry level, to very senior.

No. 4: Product manager

Median base salary: $106,680
Job score: 4.5
Career opportunities rating: 3.3

Product manager is the person who manages software development or IT product development of various projects in an organization.

No. 3: Mobile developer

Median base salary: $90,000
Job score: 4.6
Career opportunities rating: 3.8

Another hot job profile, mobile developers work includes writing mobile apps.

No. 2: Solutions architect

Median base salary: $119,500
Job score: 4.6
Career opportunities rating: 3.5

Solutions architects are responsible for designing large, complex IT systems.

No. 1: Data scientist

Median base salary: $116,840
Job score: 4.7
Career opportunities rating: 4.1

Companies are collecting more and more data these days, a trend called "big data." Data scientists are the people in charge of collecting and analyzing this data to find business insights.