IT only These sectors are also witnessing strong hiring activity in India

At 2,753 job postings, the index reached an all-time high in September, outperforming pre-Covid levels by over 21 per cent in September 2019.

Naukri JobSpeak is a monthly index that calculates and records hiring activity based on job listings on the Naukri.com website, month by month. JobsJobSpeak aims to measure recruitment activity across a variety of industries, cities and experience levels.

Year-on-year, most sectors displayed significant annual growth led by IT (138 per cent) and hospitality (82 per cent).

“The recent wave of digital transformation among Indian organizations continues to create demand for technical professionals. Annual recruitment in the IT-Software/Software Services sector grew by 138 percent in September 2021.

It said sectors such as hospitality (82 per cent) and retail (70 per cent) that were worst-hit by the pandemic saw significant YoY growth in September with many hotels and physical store outlets gradually reopening across the country .

Hiring activity has also increased in the education (53 per cent), banking/financial services (43 per cent) and telecom/ISP (37 per cent) sectors as compared to September 2020.

Metros registered 88 per cent annual growth in September, surpassing Tier 2 cities, which grew by 30 per cent.

“The continued positive growth of IT-Software/Software Services sector has enabled major IT hubs to outperform other cities in the annual growth charts,” it said.

Bengaluru (133 per cent), Hyderabad (110 per cent), Pune (95 per cent) and Chennai (85 per cent) posted the highest year-on-year growth in September.

Hiring activity was also positive in Delhi/NCR (72 per cent), while Mumbai and Kolkata both registered a growth of 60 per cent. Among tier II cities, Ahmedabad (82 per cent) and Coimbatore (46 per cent) recorded the highest annual growth, followed by Vadodara (33 per cent) and Kochi (19 per cent).

Hiring increased across all experience bands in September as compared to last year, mainly due to the overall positive performance of the hiring market as it recovers from the shocks caused by the pandemic.

During this period, the maximum growth was seen in the demand for senior professionals in the 8-12 years (75 per cent) category, followed by 4-7 years (65 per cent), 13-16 years (57 per cent), 0-3 years ( 54 percent) and over 16 years (38 percent).

Job postings grew by 3 percent month-on-month, compared to 2,673 during August, reports Jobseek.com.

Pawan Goel, Chief Business Officer, Naukri.com said, “Hiring is witnessing never-before-seen activity in India. Due to the demand for IT professionals, it is indeed heartening to see the industries recover at the start of the festive season. Is.

“The market witnessed a growth of 57 per cent, indicating a strong revival of the market post-pandemic. Most regions, cities and experience bands have registered positive growth in both the YoY and MoM charts in the month of September.”

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