The business expansion of e-retail majors such as Amazon and Flipkart in India is set to lead to the growth of hiring activities by over 30% in the sector, which could create up to 50,000 jobs in the next 2-3 years.

A leading human resources consultancy said that hiring in this sector would jump by 20-30% in next few years.

Another HR firm Unison International says that hiring did not pick steam in the e-commerce space over last couple of years, but it is sett o grow rapidly in the coming months as many other retail brands have now decided to bring in their business online.

Jigsaw Academy said that e-commerce industry may create 15,000-50,000 jobs in the next three years for data analysts professionals alone. Jigsaw Academy CEO Gaurav Vohra said that the companies are hiring aggressively and are also offering lucrative salaries to attract the right analytics talent.

The recent merger deals between homegrown e-commerce majors Myntra and Flipkart is also set to add new avenues to the sector. Another domestic firm Snapdeal is also set to expand as it has got new investors.

Commenting on the Myntra VP-HR Pooja Gupta said that it will lend strength to the fashion business of the company and they will now target more aggressive scale. She added that the hiring will continue to be extremely aggressive but selective.

Gupta remarked that she is working to make HR more Technology and Analytics driven and that focus will continue.

Amazon said that "the industry is growing rapidly and there is still a huge potential for growth". The company said that it will also hire several professionals in the coming days.