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India hiring pulse: who's hiring this week?
Data as of · week of 14 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026 · By NextKnock Team
Short answer
NextKnock is tracking 19,397 open jobs at 1,305 companies hiring in India. 9,407 of them were first seen in the last seven days, 2,393 more than the 7,014 still-open jobs first seen the week before. The most common roles are software engineer (2,764), sales (1,313) and customer support (629). Bengaluru, Delhi NCR and Pune have the most on-site and hybrid openings. Accenture, JioCinema and Citi added the most new listings this week. 9.2% of open jobs are remote and open to candidates in India, and 7.2% are fresher-friendly (they ask for about a year of experience or less, or the title says intern, trainee or entry level). 19 hackathons are open for registration, 10 of them closing within 14 days.
Key numbers
- Open jobs
- 19,397
- New this week
- 9,407
- Companies hiring
- 1,305
- Remote, open to India
- 9.2%
- Fresher-friendly
- 7.2%
- Hackathons open
- 19
Top hiring companies this week
Ranked by jobs first seen in the last 7 days on each company's careers page.
| # | Company | New this week | Open jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | 3,896 | 4,728 |
| 2 | JioCinema | 234 | 234 |
| 3 | Citi | 150 | 482 |
| 4 | Radisson Hotel Group | 134 | 134 |
| 5 | Dentsu India | 128 | 128 |
| 6 | Solventum | 83 | 83 |
| 7 | T-Systems ICT India Pvt. Ltd. | 83 | 83 |
| 8 | WNS | 72 | 72 |
| 9 | Hitachi | 68 | 368 |
| 10 | Kyndryl | 67 | 277 |
Top roles
| # | Role | New this week | Open jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Software engineer | 1,891 | 2,764 |
| 2 | Sales | 600 | 1,313 |
| 3 | Customer support | 353 | 629 |
| 4 | DevOps engineer | 185 | 456 |
| 5 | Marketing | 161 | 435 |
| 6 | QA engineer | 158 | 399 |
| 7 | Machine learning engineer | 185 | 373 |
| 8 | Data engineer | 179 | 366 |
| 9 | Full stack developer | 192 | 328 |
| 10 | Product manager | 103 | 323 |
Top cities
On-site and hybrid jobs. Delhi NCR includes Gurugram and Noida. 1,788 more are remote and open to India.
Hackathons closing in the next 14 days
- Jammu Smart City Hackathon - 2026Register by 20 Oct 2026 · in person
- Cascade'26 — Flagship Hackathon - 2026 - UnstopRegister by 21 Oct 2026 · in person
- Build and Break Hackathon - 2026Register by 24 Oct 2026 · online · hiring
- National Online Hackathon 2026 - UnstopRegister by 24 Oct 2026 · online
- ORBION: 8-Hour Hackathon - 2026Register by 25 Oct 2026 · in person
- CodeVerse India - National Level Hackathon - 2026 - UnstopRegister by 29 Oct 2026 · online
- Qloo Agentic HackathonRegister by 30 Oct 2026 · online
- CodeNexus India 2026 - National Hackathon - UnstopRegister by 1 Nov 2026 · online
- DataOps Innovation Hackathon 2026Register by 1 Nov 2026 · online
- GoDaddy Inclusive Innovation Hackathon 2026Register by 1 Nov 2026
Methodology
- Source: open job listings that NextKnock reads from public company careers pages and job boards hosted by companies, for roles in India or remote roles open to candidates in India. Private company lists added by individual users are excluded.
- Open jobs are listings still live when last checked. New this week counts open jobs first seen in the last 7 days; jobs that opened and closed within the week are not counted, and when NextKnock starts tracking a new company, its open jobs all count as new that week.
- Roles and cities are matched from job titles and locations; a job can count in more than one role. Fresher-friendly means the listing asks for about a year of experience or less, or the title says intern, trainee or entry level.
- Coverage: this reflects the companies NextKnock tracks, not the whole Indian job market. Treat it as a directional signal.
- No personal data or HR contact details are used or shown in this report. Numbers refresh about every 6 hours.
Cite this
NextKnock. "India Hiring Pulse", data as of 20 Oct 2026. https://www.nextknock.in/hiring-pulse
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Questions this report answers
How many new jobs were posted in India this week?
9,407 open jobs on company careers pages tracked by NextKnock were first seen between 14 Oct 2026 and 20 Oct 2026, out of 19,397 open in total.
Which companies are hiring the most in India right now?
By new listings this week: Accenture (3,896 new, 4,728 open), JioCinema (234 new, 234 open), Citi (150 new, 482 open), Radisson Hotel Group (134 new, 134 open), Dentsu India (128 new, 128 open).
What share of jobs in India are remote?
9.2% of the open jobs NextKnock tracks are remote and open to candidates in India (1,788 of 19,397).
How many jobs are open to freshers?
7.2% of open jobs (1,393) are fresher-friendly: they ask for about a year of experience or less, or the title says intern, trainee or entry level.
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