Job postings rose 1.2% in July after three-month decline, but new study flags IT hiring slowdown

India's job market is showing signs of recovery, with July 2026 job postings rising 1.2% after three consecutive months of decline. The Indeed Hiring Lab data reveals that job postings are still 8.3% higher than in July 2025 and 84% above pre-pandemic levels. While job postings have increased across almost 80% of occupations, technology-related sectors, particularly IT, are experiencing a hiring slowdown.

Over the past three months, IT infrastructure, operations, and support postings fell 24.3%, with software development down 17.5% and data and analytics postings declining 14.3%. Despite this, AI is increasingly becoming a required skill across various non-tech occupations, with 6.6% of all job titles mentioning AI in their descriptions.

The growth in AI-related job postings is notable, having doubled over the past year and nearly quadrupled over two years, with non-tech occupations accounting for 42% of these titles.

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