Open roles indexed
1,284↑ 18%
Rolling twelve months
Largest role family
312
Automation Engineer
Establishments hiring
1,860↑ 6%
Registered on the network
Median time to fill
38 days↓ 4 days
Verified employers
Demand
Open roles indexed by role family, rolling twelve months.
What jobs are companies posting?
Total indexed open roles, month by month
742 → 1,284 over twelve months
Skills tracked
148
Mapped to qualification packs
Fastest growing
+61%
Predictive maintenance
Sector demand
+31%↑
Year on year
New skills added
12
This reporting period
Skills
Knowledge Management skill demand growth, 2026 against the prior twelve months.
What skills are companies demanding?
Skill demand index, month by month
Indexed to 100 at the start of the period
Hubs covered
28
Across 14 states
Largest employer base
Delhi NCR
24% of open roles
Fastest growing hub
Gujarat+27%
Year on year
Roles outside top 3
40%↑ 5pp
Demand is decentralising
Geography
Share of indexed open roles by industrial hub.
Where is demand increasing?
Hubs by share
Certification premium
+31%
Certified vs uncertified entrant
Median specialist offer
₹11.5L↑ 8%
NSQF 6 and above
Records sampled
9,420
Verified placements
Widest spread
₹7.2L
Certified specialist band
Salary
Average starting compensation by skill tier, lakh per annum.
What are different skills worth?
Learners trained
1,240↑ 14%
This reporting year
Employment conversion
49%
Trained to employed
Assessment take-up
79%↑ 6pp
Of learners trained
Affiliated partners
312↑ 18
Delivering pathways
Training
Employment conversion by course, affiliated partners.
What courses are producing employable candidates?
Employment conversion by course
Assessed members
48,200↑ 22%
On the network
Open to work
14,500
Availability flag set
Tightest supply
OT security2.7×
Demand over supply
Deepest surplus
IP surveillance2.7×
Supply over demand
Supply
Assessed and available candidates by skill, currently open to work.
How many skilled people are available?
Employers surveyed
640
Workforce plans to 2030
Top emerging skill
Edge AI64%
Named by employers
Nearest horizon
2027
Edge AI and OT security
Qualification packs in draft
9
Against emerging skills
Future
Share of employers naming the skill as a 2027–2030 requirement.
Which skills are emerging?
Horizontal axis: expected year of mainstream adoption. Vertical axis: share of surveyed employers naming the skill as a requirement.