Industry

HR Tech

Section 1 / Overview

Which way this sector's hiring is moving

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

HR tech includes software platforms that automate recruitment, employee onboarding, payroll processing, and workforce performance tracking. Employers are primarily software-as-a-service companies selling to global enterprises and mid-market organizations. Engineering work focuses on employee data management, automated payroll engines, workflow automation, and resume parsing tools.

Top companies hiring
Most active employers over the last 4 weeks, by posting volume.
  • Rippling
  • LinkedIn
  • ANSR
  • MyCareernet
  • hackajob
  • UKG
  • Omnissa
  • OrbiTouch HR (orbiTouch outsourcing pvt ltd)
  • SourcingXPress
  • EngRadar
  • Artech LLC
  • Talentgigs
Weekly postings35 weeks
050100150200250Dec 28Jan 25Feb 22Mar 22Apr 19May 17Jun 14Jul 12Aug 09Aug 23postings / wk
Weekly posting counts across the sector.
Weekly active companies35 weeks
0204060Dec 28Jan 25Feb 22Mar 22Apr 19May 17Jun 14Jul 12Aug 09Aug 23companies / wk
Distinct companies with at least one posting each week.
Section 2 / Profile Distribution

The roles this sector actually hires

Backend Development leads recruitment in HR technology with nearly a quarter of all job postings, followed by Fullstack Development. The remaining opportunities are spread across frontend engineering, quality testing, and enterprise platforms.

Rest of marketLeading profile

  1. Backend Development+5
  2. Fullstack Development+5
  3. QA & Testing+2
  4. DevOps & Platform Engineering+1
  5. AI & LLM Applications+1
  6. Enterprise Platforms−13
  7. Generalist Software Engineer+1
  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±0
  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 uniquely led by Staffing & Placement Channels, followed by Funded Startups and Established SMEs rather than large MNCs & GCCs.

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
    • Recro
    • Aptita
    • Talent500
    • TriNet
  2. Funded Startups3 employers hiring
    This industry~20%
    Rest of market~2%
    • Weekday
    • HireQuotient
    • Talview
  3. Established SMEs12 employers hiring
    This industry~20%
    Rest of market~8%
    • UKG
    • MyCareernet
    • BOLD
    • Omnissa
    • Talentgigs
  4. Unicorns & Indian Product7 employers hiring
    This industry~8%
    Rest of market~6%
    • Rippling
    • HackerRank
    • Nexthink
    • Radancy
    • Envoy Global
  5. MAANG & Tier-1 Tech1 employer hiring
    This industry~5%
    Rest of market~5%
    • LinkedIn
  6. Lala Companies2 employers hiring
    This industry~5%
    Rest of market~3%
    • Duruper
    • PeopleGene
  7. IT Services & BPO1 employer hiring
    This industry~2%
    Rest of market~45%
    • ANSR
  8. MNCs & GCCs1 employer hiring
    This industry~2%
    Rest of market~25%
    • Paylocity
Section 4 / City Distribution

Where in India this sector hires

Callout

Bangalore captures just over half of all HR technology job postings. Delhi NCR over-indexes substantially, accounting for well over a tenth of total recruitment and serving as the primary secondary hub. Pune and Hyderabad closely follow their national baselines to provide steady regional hiring.

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%01Bangalore1.10× over~55%
~9%02Delhi NCR1.67× over~15%
~15%03Hyderabad0.67× under~10%
~15%04Pune0.60× under~9%
~9%05Chennai0.56× under~5%
~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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