Reuters: India’s IT industry is shrinking general hiring while AI roles rose 16%.
Routine IT work can now be handled by agents, so the old outsourcing model is no longer working as well.
So companies need fewer broad IT hires and more people who can build, manage, and improve AI systems.
Naukri’s JobSpeak report tracked listings from more than 150,000 companies and found a sharp divide.
AI hiring inside IT rose 16%, while overall IT hiring fell 3%.
Overall, India’s $315B IT sector remains under huge pressure. The newer demand is narrower, more senior, and more specialized than the earlier hiring cycle.
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reuters .com/world/india/ai-hiring-outpaces-overall-it-recruitment-india-report-shows-2026-07-03/