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HR Tech

Section 1 / Overview

Which way this sector's hiring is moving

Hiring platforms, HRIS systems, and talent-economy software.

HR tech covers the platforms that manage hiring, payroll, talent, and the wider employee lifecycle. The employers are mostly software product firms selling to enterprise and mid-market customers, alongside staffing-adjacent platforms. It is a focused, product-led sector built around workflow and system-of-record software.

Top companies hiring
Most active employers over the last 4 weeks, by posting volume.
  • hackajob
  • UKG
  • SourcingXPress
  • ANSR
  • Rippling
  • Talent Recruit Software Pvt. Ltd.
  • Cornerstone OnDemand
  • MyCareernet
  • Omnissa
  • Weekday
  • Weekday AI
  • Recrew AI
Weekly postings28 weeks
050100150200250Dec 28Jan 25Feb 22Mar 22Apr 19May 17Jun 14Jul 05postings / wk
Weekly posting counts across the sector.
Weekly active companies28 weeks
0204060Dec 28Jan 25Feb 22Mar 22Apr 19May 17Jun 14Jul 05companies / wk
Distinct companies with at least one posting each week.
Section 2 / Profile Distribution

The roles this sector actually hires

Backend Development leads at just under a quarter of postings, with Fullstack Development next at a bit more than a tenth. The remaining demand settles into a steady run of tracks under a tenth each, with no clear second tier breaking out.

Rest of marketLeading profile

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

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

Section 3 / Company-Class Distribution

The kinds of companies behind the sector

HR tech is the rare sector where staffing and placement channels lead hiring, followed by funded startups and established firms rather than large multinationals.

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

  1. Staffing & Bodyshops13 employers hiring
    This industry~35%
    Rest of market~4%
    • SourcingXPress
    • Recrew AI
    • HireAlpha
    • Recro
    • TIGI HR
  2. Funded Startups3 employers hiring
    This industry~25%
    Rest of market~2%
    • hackajob
    • Weekday
    • Erekrut
  3. Established SMEs9 employers hiring
    This industry~20%
    Rest of market~9%
    • UKG
    • Cornerstone OnDemand
    • MyCareernet
    • Omnissa
    • Sourcebae
  4. Unicorns & Indian Product4 employers hiring
    This industry~8%
    Rest of market~6%
    • Rippling
    • Sense
    • isolved
    • Nexthink
  5. Lala Companies4 employers hiring
    This industry~5%
    Rest of market~3%
    • Duruper
    • GoodSpace AI
    • PeopleGene
    • Velodata Global
  6. MAANG & Tier-1 Tech1 employer hiring
    This industry~5%
    Rest of market~4%
    • LinkedIn
  7. MNCs & GCCs1 employer hiring
    This industry~2%
    Rest of market~25%
    • Paylocity
  8. IT Services & BPO2 employers hiring
    This industry~2%
    Rest of market~45%
    • ANSR
    • Volto Consulting
Section 4 / City Distribution

Where in India this sector hires

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Bangalore takes just over half of HR tech hiring. Delhi NCR runs well above its national share, reaching well over a tenth. Kolkata also runs above its weight on a small base. Pune and Hyderabad sit just under their national marks, leaving Delhi NCR the standout outside the lead.

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 %
~55%01Bangalore1.00× par~55%
~9%02Delhi NCR1.67× over~15%
~15%03Hyderabad0.67× under~10%
~15%04Pune0.60× under~9%
~8%05Chennai0.75× under~6%
~4%06Mumbai Region1.25× over~5%
~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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