India's tech job openings down 24% in Jan

The number of active technology job roles in India continues to remain subdued, and currently such openings are the second lowest in six years, according to data from specialist staffing firm Xpheno.

- AVIK DAS

As of January 2026, the number of active job openings stood at 103,000, down 24 per cent from 136,000 in the same period last year. Though the 2026 number was slightly better than 102,000 in January 2024, it was below 262,000 openings recorded four years ago, when the pandemic was getting over. The current active demand volume is down 60 per cent from the peak demand recorded in January 2022.

Apart from the overall drop in volume, the tech sector has also lost the majority contributor status it traditionally held. In 2022, the non-tech sector's collective took over from the tech sector as the majority contributor to total active jobs and held it strong for more than three years. The tech sector has gone past the 50 per cent contributor mark only twice since then.