SAT · 30 May 2026Hyderabad · Bangalore · Pune
Figures current to 30 MAYMethodology in figuresField Edition · No. 19

Ingrid

The taxonomy of the Indian software job market.

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The Daily BriefingSaturday 2026-05-30 · Six dispatches
The Signal

The fresher board is concentrating. Enterprise Platforms roles took 29% of all fresher-accessible openings this week, the widest single lead on the standings.

Number of the Day

AI and LLM fresher roles eased to about one in twenty of the board this week, down 3 points on the week.

Mover of the Day

Data Analytics & BI posted the sharpest climb on the board, up 12 points in share week over week.

Debut of the Day

Navtech appeared on the board for the first time this week out of Hyderabad, one of 19 employers posting fresher roles for the first time.

Streak Watch

Enterprise Platforms holds No. 1 for the second week running, the clearest lead on the board.

The Market vs the Myth

The talk says QA is fading. The postings say steady, still about one in sixteen fresher openings this week, barely changed on the week.

Today's Question

Which city added the most new employers this week?

Reveal →
Hyderabad, which added the most first-time employers on the board this week.
This Week's Signal · Fresher Hiring · Enterprise PlatformsShare up · Lead widening

Enterprise Platforms roles take nearly a third of this week's fresher openings.

Enterprise Platforms led the fresher board by a wide margin this week, taking 29% of all fresher-accessible openings. The profile climbed 4 points in share and now sits at more than double the weight of the next profile, which holds 12%.

The lead came on a quiet week elsewhere. Funded-startup fresher hiring all but disappeared, and several established profiles slipped back. 19 employers posted fresher roles for the first time, with Hyderabad adding the most, while the busiest hiring stayed concentrated in a small number of large names.

New employers19Posted fresher roles for the first time this week
AI & LLM fresher rolesdown 3 ptShare, week over week
Enterprise Platforms hiring8-wk highFresher-accessible openings
Enterprise Platforms at No. 12 weeksLongest active run on the board
Findings of the weekSix cuts of this week’s corpusShares and trends · not counts
01Top hiring profile

Enterprise Platforms29%

Enterprise Platforms leads fresher-accessible openings this week by share of the board.

Leads the standings this week
02Biggest mover

Data Analytics & BI+12 pt

Data Analytics & BI posted the sharpest share change on the board versus last week.

Rising fastest
03Skill on the rise

Algorithms~1 in 3

Algorithms is named in a rising share of fresher postings this week.

Gaining ground in JDs
04City spotlight

Hyderabadmomentum

Hyderabad gained the most share of fresher openings this week.

Rising by velocity
05Most accessible profile

QA & Testing15%

QA & Testing carries the highest fresher-accessible share of its own openings.

The widest fresher door
06Segment shape

Indian IT Services / WITCH46%

Indian IT Services / WITCH sit above their usual weight in fresher openings this week.

Above their baseline

The Intake · New this week

First-seen · per-employer counts · scoped
First-seen employers
NavtechHyderabad
AiPriseBangalore
NAGRABangalore
KogniVeraPune
PisteyoHyderabad
19 employers posted fresher roles for the first time this week.
Who’s hiring most
Accenture941
Amazon23
Wells Fargo22
HARMAN20
Scout Inc.19
Walmart16
Roles posted this week, after de-duplication. Bar length tracks posting count, with a runaway leader shown off-scale.
Profile standingsTop 10 fresher profiles by share of openingsRanked

The profiles freshers are getting hired into this week.

Share of all fresher-accessible openings this week, ordered by volume. Movement reflects change in share since last week.

RankProfileShare of openingsMovement
01Enterprise PlatformsUp+4 pt
02Data Analytics & BIUp+12 pt
03Systems & Embedded EngineeringUp+7 pt
04Fullstack DevelopmentFlatflat
05Backend DevelopmentDown-9 pt
06QA & TestingDown-1 pt
07Frontend DevelopmentUp+3 pt
08AI & LLM ApplicationsDown-3 pt
09Generalist Software EngineerDown-9 pt
10DevOps & Platform EngineeringDown-2 pt
Live Wire · Newly parsed roles
Frontend Development · Wells Fargo · Hyderabad 1m agoDevOps & Platform Engineering · Ivanti · Hyderabad 1m agoQA & Testing · Zeta · Hyderabad 1m agoBackend Development · Veeam Software · Hyderabad 1m agoEnterprise Platforms · Accenture · Pune 1m agoDomain-Specific Development · Accenture · Pune 1m agoBackend Development · Altera Digital Health · Pune 1m ago