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India's White-Collar Hiring Jumps 7% in July, Driven by Non-IT Sectors
1 Aug
Summary
- Non-IT sectors like hospitality (+26%), insurance (+22%), and education (+16%) drive hiring surge
- AI-ML roles see 41% jump, while high-paying jobs (₹20L+) grow 21%
- Fresher hiring rises 8%, with education sector leading at 35% growth
According to the latest Naukri JobSpeak Index, India's white-collar job market experienced a 7% year-on-year growth in July 2025, reaching an index level of 3,074. This uptick was largely driven by strong hiring in non-IT sectors, with hospitality (+26%), insurance (+22%), education (+16%), and oil & gas (+13%) leading the momentum.
The education sector, in particular, saw its best monthly growth in over a year, with hiring spikes in Hyderabad (+32%), Bengaluru (+21%), and Pune (+20%). Fresher hiring in this sector alone rose 35%. While IT hiring remained flat, demand for AI-ML roles surged by 41%. Overall, fresher hiring across industries increased by 8%.
The hiring surge was not limited to entry-level positions. High-paying jobs in the ₹20+ lakh per annum bracket grew by 21%, led by data science (+40%), IT & information security (+34%), engineering (+30%), and risk & compliance (+26%). Startups and unicorns also continued their hiring sprees, with growth of 10% and 23%, respectively.
Geographically, Western India emerged as a hiring hotspot, with Surat (+18%), Jamnagar (+12%), Udaipur (+12%), and Jodhpur (+11%) driving the momentum. Global capability centers (GCCs) also saw a 5% overall growth, with Mumbai leading the pack at +18%.
