India Hiring Pulse — August 2026
A live snapshot of where, what and who India is hiring right now — computed from 23709 active listings on OnJob.io across 1120+ employers. San Francisco leads hiring, Engineering is the strongest sector, 30% of roles are remote and 2% are open to freshers. For pay, see the India Jobs & Salary Report.
Snapshot August 2026 · Source: OnJob.io live job feed · Free to cite (CC BY 4.0) · Tracking since 2026-07-25
Key hiring signals
Where is India hiring in August 2026?
Based on 23709 live listings on OnJob.io, San Francisco leads India's hiring with 2596+ open roles, followed by Bangalore, New York, London. The strongest sector is Engineering, 98% of roles are full-time, 30% are remote and 2% are open to freshers.
Top hiring cities in India right now
Live open roles by city. Click a city for its full live board.
Hiring by sector
Share of live demand by sector.
- Engineering 6503
- Sales & BD 3383
- Data & AI 2128
- Operations & Support 1219
- Marketing 1105
- Finance 852
- Product 731
- Design 402
Employment-type mix
How India's live openings split by type.
- Full-time 23309 98%
- Contract / Freelance 164 1%
- Internship 152 1%
- Part-time 81 0%
- Other 3 0%
Experience levels employers want
Of the 753 live listings that state an experience level.
Entry / fresher
0–1 yrs · 385 roles
Junior
1–3 yrs · 168 roles
Mid-level
3–6 yrs · 145 roles
Senior
6+ yrs · 55 roles
How India's hiring is moving
This is the first snapshot in the series (August 2026 ). The Pulse is captured on a cadence, so genuine quarter-over-quarter trend deltas — listing growth, remote-share shift, salary movement — will appear here from the next snapshot onward. We don't manufacture a trend from a single data point.
How the Hiring Pulse is compiled
Every figure is aggregated at publication time from OnJob.io's own live job feed — 23709 active listings from 1120+ employers. We count live demand by city, sector, employment type and experience level, and report remote and fresher share. Experience-level percentages use only the 753 listings that state a level, so the denominator is honest. These are indicative signals from current openings, not a closed survey panel, and the snapshot regenerates as roles are posted or expire. Free to cite under CC BY 4.0 with attribution to OnJob.io.
India hiring — FAQs
Where is India hiring the most right now?
By live-listing volume on OnJob.io in August 2026, San Francisco leads with 2596+ open roles, followed by Bangalore, New York, London. Across the board OnJob is tracking 23709+ live listings from 1120+ employers. 30% are remote / work-from-home and 2% are open to freshers.
What types of jobs are most in demand in India in 2026?
The strongest hiring sector by live volume is Engineering, then Sales & BD, Data & AI, Operations & Support. By employment type, 98% of openings are full-time, and 1% are internships.
What share of jobs in India are remote or for freshers?
Of 23709 live listings analysed in August 2026, 30% (7086) are tagged remote or work-from-home and 2% (385) are open to candidates with one year of experience or less. Among the listings that state an experience level, 51% are entry-level and 7% are senior (6+ years).
What is the OnJob India Hiring Pulse?
The OnJob India Hiring Pulse is a point-in-time snapshot of India's live hiring demand, computed from OnJob.io's own job feed — which cities, sectors, employment types and experience levels employers are advertising right now. It is captured on a cadence so quarter-over-quarter trends accrue over time; trend tracking has just begun and comparative deltas appear from the next snapshot onward. For pay figures see the India Jobs & Salary Report.
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