§ 01 · Hiring trends

Edtech

K-12, higher education, and upskilling platforms.

Over the Jan 04 to May 17 window, Edtech carried 382 postings from 96 unique companies, with the verdict steady at growth of ~-18% between halves.

OverviewWindow
WindowJan 04May 17
Total postings382
Unique companies96
Track summary
First-half count210
Second-half count172
Growth~-18%
Peak weekJan 11 · 58
Verdictsteady
Fig. 01 · Weekly postings20 weeks · n=382
Jan 04Jan 11Jan 18Jan 25Feb 01Feb 08Feb 15Feb 22Mar 01Mar 08Mar 15Mar 22Mar 29Apr 05Apr 12Apr 19Apr 26May 03May 10May 17
Peak week highlighted in accent. Weekly posting counts, ranked by week.
Key takeaway

Hiring is steady at ~-18% between halves, peaking at Jan 11.

§ 02

Edtech

Fullstack Development leads at ~28%, followed by Backend Development at ~19% and Frontend Development at ~9%. Others account for ~19%.

Profile distribution — share of postings by profile. 7 profiles tracked.
RankProfilePostingsShare
1Fullstack Development108~28%
2Backend Development73~19%
3Frontend Development35~9%
4QA & Testing31~8%
5Enterprise Platforms23~6%
6Mobile Development20~5%
7AI & LLM Applications20~5%
Others (aggregate of remaining roles)71~19%
Key takeaway

Fullstack Development is the dominant profile at ~28% of Edtech postings.

§ 03 · Fresher accessibility

Edtech

Commentary

Edtech is more open to freshers than the market average, with about 16% of postings at entry or junior seniority versus a market baseline of about 8%. That makes it a comparatively accessible industry for early-career candidates.

Key takeaway

Modestly more open to freshers than the market: about 16% of postings are entry or junior.

§ 04 · Company class distribution

Edtech

Edtech hiring is established-firm-dominated: More Established at ~65% and Unicorns at ~13% lead the mix.

#ClassShare of postings 0–100%ShareCompaniesTop companies
01Lala Companies
~10%21 cos.Best NanoTech · AspiringIT · Wise Tutor Mgmt
02Early-Stage Startups
negligible1 cos.GapinFly
03Funded Startups
~6%10 cos.QuillBot · Virtual Internships · HowNow
04Soonicorns
~5%5 cos.Learneo · LearningMate · StarRez Inc.
05Unicorns
~13%4 cos.Anthology Inc. · PowerSchool · Curriculum Associates
06More Established
~65%49 cos.
Key takeaway

More Established account for ~65% of Edtech postings.

§ 05 · City distribution

Edtech

Edtech hiring is led by Bangalore at ~49% of postings. Delhi-NCR over-indexes notably relative to its national share at ~21% of the industry's postings. Pune under-indexes notably relative to its national share at ~5% of the industry's postings.

Key takeaway

Bangalore dominates at ~49%, with Delhi-NCR notably over-indexing.