IT Sector Jobs

IT services major Infosys has announced plans to set up a permanent, 20-acre campus in Visakhapatnam, signalling confidence in the region's economic and technological potential. The facility is designed to accommodate 7,000 professionals. Over the last two years, Infosys' growth in the city has scaled in the port city from 250 employees to 1,900, with an additional 750 seats set to become operational in the near-term, said an official press release on Thursday. "The company has outlined plans for a permanent 20-acre campus with a long-term seating capacity of 7,000 professionals - demonstrating strong confidence in the region's long-term potential," said the release. A defining feature of the IT services company's growth is its deep integration with the local talent ecosystem, it said. The Visakhapatnam campus has recruited over 1,000 freshers and 500 lateral hires from the region, reflecting the availability of industry-ready talent and the success of Andhra Pradesh's focused ...

Job losses, reduced asset values, increased inflation can have many long term impacts on the morale and the social fabric that will be hard to predict

The Indian IT sector is experiencing subdued growth, with industry guidance and recent results pointing towards a muted outlook for FY26, though a recovery in FY27 is possible with recovery in key export markets and adoption of new technology. According to HSBC Global Research, near-term discretionary spending among clients remains weak, but there are signs of acceleration in the next fiscal year, especially as adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) among enterprises gathers pace. While the near-term demand environment remains soft and unchanged, FY27 is likely to see pick-up in demand driven by recovery in the US macro and increase in demand from IT companies looking to drive enterprise scale AI adoption, HSBC Global Research said. Key indicators show that the Indian IT sector has faced challenges related to global macroeconomic uncertainty, client cost optimisation, and delayed decision-making. Major Indian IT firms such as TCS, Infosys, and HCLTech reported healthy large deal .

US tariffs, visa issues, geopolitical tensions, and AI disruption have plunged the IT services industry into an uncertain period

The pay hikes for consistent high performers is likely to be in higher single digits in India, whereas top performers are expected to get the highest raise

According to data from specialist staffing firm Xpheno, more than 7,700 senior professionals with over 15 years of experience have exited India's IT services firms over the past 12 months

Infosys, TCS, and others ride strong European demand, yet analysts say real recovery needs a US rebound in BFSI, retail, and manufacturing sectors

Employee unions have strongly opposed the extension of hours to 12 from 10, meanwhile, the internet has been flooded with memes on Narayan Murthy

Hiring is likely to remain low until growth momentum picks up by the end of FY26

However, talent retention remains a major concern, as 42 per cent of companies foresee the highest attrition rates within IT roles

This upturn in IT job postings is seen as a positive development for the $250 billion sector, which recently experienced a significant decline in headcount

Poor management, lack of training and want for better compensation are the main reasons they want to leave their organisations

Group representing Indian IT workers alleges company harassing employees who oppose 'forced transfers'

The tougher contracts are likely to add pressure on an industry that is already struggling

The Nascent Information Technology Employees Senate (NITES) filed a complaint against Tata Consultancy Services over involuntary transfers of over 2,000 employees

The report further suggested that the market is now preferring experienced professionals over freshers

Historically, there is a strong positive correlation between the growth of compensation (salary, wages, etc) in the IT sector and the growth of PFCE in the economy

Great Learning report reveals that the highest job opportunities are available for people with one to five years of experience compared to freshers and seasoned professionals

Wipro has postponed salary hikes, while Infosys and HCL opt not to implement raises

Intent to hire freshers in the second half of this year has witnessed a marginal increase of 3 percentage points and the top three industries with the highest hiring intent for freshers are e-commerce and technology startups, telecommunications and engineering, and infrastructure, says a report. According to TeamLease EdTech, there is an increase of 3 percentage points in the second half of 2023 at 65 per cent as against the first half of 2023 (62 per cent) in freshers hiring in India. Additionally, the overall hiring intent for all categories of jobseekers has risen to 73 per cent from 68 per cent over the same duration. Such sustained growth implies an optimistic job market in the coming months, especially for freshers. The survey covered 737 small, medium, and large companies across 18 industries across India. The coverage was spread across 14 geographical areas [metros, tier-1, & tier-2] reflecting the hiring sentiment of fresh degree apprentices in India. "Amidst a ...