India’s white-collar job market recorded a 12 per cent year-on-year growth in February, amid increasing AI adoptions and a recovery in the IT sector, a report said on Tuesday.
White-collar job market posted its strongest February performance in recent years, with the Naukri JobSpeak Index reaching 3,233 points – up 12 per cent from 2,890 points in February 2025.
The month-on-month acceleration from January to February came in at 23 per cent, noticeably sharper than the 13-16 per cent range typically seen between the two months, the report based on Naukri JobSpeak Index added.
The IT sector posted over 6 per cent year-on-year growth in hiring in February 2026.
Freshers’ hiring in the sector also grew by a healthy 8 per cent.
India-based multi-national IT companies were the primary driver, recording a 55 per cent hiring surge, the report said.
Within the IT sector, it said that AI/ML (artificial intelligence/machine learning) hiring rose 40 per cent, reinforcing that February …​India’s white-collar job market recorded a 12 per cent year-on-year growth in February, amid increasing AI adoptions and a recovery in the IT sector, a report said on Tuesday.
White-collar job market posted its strongest February performance in recent years, with the Naukri JobSpeak Index reaching 3,233 points – up 12 per cent from 2,890 points in February 2025.
The month-on-month acceleration from January to February came in at 23 per cent, noticeably sharper than the 13-16 per cent range typically seen between the two months, the report based on Naukri JobSpeak Index added.
The IT sector posted over 6 per cent year-on-year growth in hiring in February 2026.
Freshers’ hiring in the sector also grew by a healthy 8 per cent.
India-based multi-national IT companies were the primary driver, recording a 55 per cent hiring surge, the report said.
Within the IT sector, it said that AI/ML (artificial intelligence/machine learning) hiring rose 40 per cent, reinforcing that February … ​Latest News [ SOBAN NEWS: International and National ]
