Industry

EdTech

Section 1 / Overview

Which way this sector's hiring is moving

K-12, higher education, and upskilling platforms.

EdTech includes platforms delivering school education, university degree programs, competitive exam preparation, and professional upskilling. Employers range from consumer learning startups to enterprise corporate training platforms with technology teams in India. Engineering work focuses on video streaming delivery, interactive learning tools, student performance analytics, and digital assessment engines.

Top companies hiring

Most active employers over the last 4 weeks, by posting volume.

Pearson
Bioksha
BOLD
PowerSchool
Digiaccel Learning
JoVE
NIIT
Ellucian
Handshake
LearningMate
Whatfix
iocombats

Weekly postings35 weeks

Weekly posting counts across the sector.

Weekly active companies35 weeks

Distinct companies with at least one posting each week.

Section 2 / Profile Distribution

The roles this sector actually hires

Fullstack Development and Backend Development dominate hiring in education technology, together making up nearly half of all job postings. The remaining opportunities are divided among mobile application, data analytics, and platform engineering roles.

Share of postingsRest of marketLeading profile

Fullstack Development+15
Backend Development±0
Frontend Development+5
AI & LLM Applications±0
QA & Testing+1
Systems & Embedded Engineering−2
Enterprise Platforms−14
Mobile Development+3
Data Analytics & BI−3
Data Engineering−2
Generalist Software Engineer−2
DevOps & Platform Engineering−4
Domain-Specific Development−2
Data Science & ML±0
Security Engineering−1

Sorted by share of postings · gap = share − rest of market, in points

Section 3 / Company-Class Distribution

The kinds of companies behind the sector

EdTech hiring is led by Established SMEs and Unicorns & Indian Product rather than MNCs & GCCs. Lala Companies also account for an unusually large share of recruitment.

This industryRest of markettop employers by openings in the last 2 weeks

01
Established SMEs4 employers hiring
This industry~35%
Rest of market~8%
- BOLD
- Blackboard
- Ellucian
- Infinity Learn
02
Unicorns & Indian Product5 employers hiring
This industry~25%
Rest of market~6%
- PowerSchool
- Whatfix
- Curriculum Associates
- GoGuardian
- LearningMate
03
Lala Companies1 employer hiring
This industry~15%
Rest of market~3%
- Digiaccel Learning
04
MNCs & GCCs1 employer hiring
This industry~10%
Rest of market~25%
- Pearson
05
Funded Startups2 employers hiring
This industry~8%
Rest of market~2%
- Codeyoung
- Securly
06
IT Services & BPO1 employer hiring
This industry~3%
Rest of market~45%
- NexionPro Services
Staffing & Bodyshops0 employers hiring
This industry~2%
Rest of market~5%
No listed employer hiring in the last 2 weeks.
MAANG & Tier-1 Tech0 employers hiring
This industry~1%
Rest of market~5%
No listed employer hiring in the last 2 weeks.

Section 4 / City Distribution

Where in India this sector hires

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Bangalore accounts for approximately two-thirds of all education technology hiring. Delhi NCR stands out as a strong northern hub, over-indexing at well over a tenth of postings and outpacing other secondary cities. Pune and Hyderabad both under-index in this sector, capturing only a small fraction of total demand.

City distribution — share of this industry's postings by city (the seven city-page cities), with each city's share of the rest of the market and the over/under index.

Mkt %Rest of marketCityShare of sectorSec %

~50%01Bangalore1.20× over~60%

~9%02Delhi NCR1.67× over~15%

~9%03Chennai1.00× par~9%

~15%04Hyderabad0.40× under~6%

~15%05Pune0.27× under~4%

~4%06Mumbai Region1.00× par~4%

~1%07Kolkata1.00× par~1%

Share of this sector's postings by city vs the rest of the market. A longer sector wing than market wing means the city over-indexes for this sector here.

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