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Where hiring is moving.

Evidence-backed signals only — each with value, period, source, freshness and confidence. Demand is not pay: nothing here is a salary or a premium.

Fastest rising

  1. recruitmentHR Executive / Generalist · HR Manager · Recruiter / Talent Acquisition+109%
  2. consumer durablesno role in the taxonomy maps to this sector+36%
  3. aviation aerospaceno role in the taxonomy maps to this sector+33%
  4. IT securitySoftware Engineer · Backend Engineer · Frontend Engineer · Full-stack Engineer · QA / Test Engineer · DevOps Engineer+32%
  5. AI/MLMachine Learning Engineer+31%
  6. miningno role in the taxonomy maps to this sector+28%
  7. gems jewelleryno role in the taxonomy maps to this sector+23%
  8. autoMechanical Engineer · Electrical Engineer · Civil Engineer · Production Engineer · Plant / Production Manager · Machine Operator / Technician+19%
  9. healthcareDoctor (MBBS / Medical Officer) · Specialist Doctor / Consultant · Nurse+16%
  10. retailSales Executive · Sales Manager · Inside Sales Executive · Account Executive (B2B) · Marketing Executive · Marketing Manager+15%
  11. accounting financeAccountant · Chartered Accountant · Chartered Accountant (newly qualified) · Financial Analyst · Finance Manager · Tax Consultant+14%
  12. insuranceSales Executive · Sales Manager · Inside Sales Executive · Account Executive (B2B) · Risk Analyst · Compliance Officer+12%
  13. IT softwareSoftware Engineer · Backend Engineer · Frontend Engineer · Full-stack Engineer · QA / Test Engineer · DevOps Engineer+11%
  14. BFSISales Executive · Sales Manager · Inside Sales Executive · Account Executive (B2B) · Risk Analyst · Compliance Officer+10%
  15. GCCno role in the taxonomy maps to this sector+10%

Naukri JobSpeak Index (Info Edge India) · August 2026, year-on-year · conf 0.6

Fastest falling

  1. mediaJournalist / Reporter · Content Writer−14%
  2. educationSchool Teacher · Professor / Lecturer−8%
  3. legalLawyer / Advocate · Legal Counsel (in-house)−7%
  4. hospitalityHotel / Restaurant Manager · Chef−4%

Naukri JobSpeak Index (Info Edge India) · August 2026, year-on-year · conf 0.6

Roles are listed because their function maps to the sector — the figure is the sector's posting change, not a count of postings for the role.

Strongest skill signals

  1. Talent acquisitionrecruitment postings · core to Human Resources+109%
  2. HR analytics, payroll & compliancerecruitment postings · core to Human Resources+109%
  3. Security operations / SIEMIT security postings · core to Cybersecurity+32%
  4. Cloud & application securityIT security postings · core to Cybersecurity, Technology & Software+32%
  5. Governance, risk & compliance (ISO 27001, SOC 2)IT security postings · core to Cybersecurity, Risk & Compliance+32%
  6. Machine learningAI/ML postings · core to AI / ML, Data & Analytics+31%
  7. Generative AI / LLM engineeringAI/ML postings · core to AI / ML, Technology & Software, Product+31%
  8. Lean / Six Sigmaauto postings · core to Operations, Manufacturing & Production, Quality+19%
  9. PLC / industrial automationauto postings · core to Engineering (core), Manufacturing & Production+19%
  10. Clinical care & patient safetyhealthcare postings · core to Healthcare+16%
  11. Pharma regulatory affairs & GMPhealthcare postings · core to Pharma & Life Sciences, Research & Science, Quality+16%
  12. Digital marketing (SEO / SEM / paid)retail postings · core to Marketing+15%

Naukri JobSpeak Index (Info Edge India) · August 2026, year-on-year · conf 0.6

A sector signal attached to the skill — not a measurement of demand for the skill itself, and never a salary premium.

Function-level trends

  1. Human Resourcesrecruitment +109%+109%
  2. CybersecurityIT security +32%+32%
  3. AI / MLAI/ML +31%+31%
  4. Engineering (core)auto +19%+19%
  5. Manufacturing & Productionauto +19%+19%
  6. Healthcarehealthcare +16%+16%
  7. Marketingretail +15%+15%
  8. Supply Chain & Logisticsretail +15%+15%
  9. Retail & E-commerceretail +15%+15%
  10. Finance & Accountingaccounting finance +14%+14%
Show the other 28 functions
  1. Insuranceinsurance +12%+12%
  2. Technology & SoftwareIT software +11% · IT security +32%+11%
  3. Data & AnalyticsIT software +11%+11%
  4. ProductIT software +11%+11%
  5. Customer SuccessIT software +11%+11%
  6. SalesBFSI +10% · insurance +12% · retail +15%+10%
  7. Risk & ComplianceBFSI +10% · insurance +12%+10%
  8. BankingBFSI +10%+10%
  9. Investment & MarketsBFSI +10%+10%
  10. Hospitality & Travelhospitality −4%−4%
  11. Legallegal −7%−7%
  12. Education & Trainingeducation −8%−8%
  13. Media & Journalismmedia −14%−14%
  14. Content & Communicationsmedia −14%−14%
  15. Business Developmentno sector mapped — research gap—
  16. Operationsno sector mapped — research gap—
  17. Procurementno sector mapped — research gap—
  18. Consulting & Strategyno sector mapped — research gap—
  19. Customer Support & BPOno sector mapped — research gap—
  20. Designno sector mapped — research gap—
  21. Architecture & Interiorsno sector mapped — research gap—
  22. Research & Scienceno sector mapped — research gap—
  23. Pharma & Life Sciencesno sector mapped — research gap—
  24. Qualityno sector mapped — research gap—
  25. Construction & Infrastructureno sector mapped — research gap—
  26. Real Estateno sector mapped — research gap—
  27. Government & Public Sectorno sector mapped — research gap—
  28. Other professional occupationsno sector mapped — research gap—

Naukri JobSpeak Index (Info Edge India) · August 2026, year-on-year · conf 0.6

Industry pay growth

+9.1%projected 2026 increase, all industries

  1. Banking, NBFC & fintechNBFCs (banking 8.8%)+10.1%
  2. Manufacturing & engineeringEngineering / manufacturing+9.5%
  3. FMCG, retail & e-commerceRetail+9.5%
  4. IT services & SaaSTechnology consulting and services+6.6%

Aon Annual Salary Increase and Turnover Survey 2025-26, India — press release · 2026 projection · conf 0.7

Pace of pay, not level. No industry level differential exists.

City demand

  1. Hyderabad+23%
  2. Kolkata+22%
  3. Chennai+20%
  4. Bengaluru+14%
  5. Pune+14%
  6. Delhi NCR+10%
  7. Mumbai+7%

Naukri JobSpeak Index (Info Edge India) · August 2026, year-on-year · conf 0.6

Postings by city, all roles. Location pay differentials live in the PLFS state dataset (LIMITED) and are not shown here.

By experience

  1. 0–3 yearsentry band+15%
  2. 4–7 yearsearly band+10%
  3. 8–12 yearsmid band+16%
  4. 13–15 yearssenior band+18%
  5. 16+ yearslead band+13%

Naukri JobSpeak Index (Info Edge India) · August 2026, year-on-year · conf 0.6

Sources, methodology and limitations
Naukri JobSpeak Index (Info Edge India)job-posting-signal 2026-08-31 conf 0.6Aon Annual Salary Increase and Turnover Survey 2025-26, India — press releasejob-market-signal 2026-12-31 conf 0.7
Demand
Year-on-year change in job postings by sector from the Naukri JobSpeak Index for August 2026. A sector figure is attached to a role through its function's signal tags. This is a demand signal, never a salary level. One portal; sector labels are Naukri's, mapped approximately to this taxonomy; a month's figure, volatile.
Skills
Skills are assigned to functions in the taxonomy; the signal beside a skill is the posting change of the sector it sits in. No skill-level demand or premium dataset is integrated.
Industry
Projected 2026 salary increase by industry from Aon's public release. These are growth signals (how fast pay is moving), NOT level differentials, so the engine applies a level factor of 1.00 and shows the signal. Seven industries quoted publicly; the mapping from Aon's industry names to this site's taxonomy is approximate (noted per row).
Not shown
Salary. A demand signal is never converted into a pay figure; role-level salary evidence lives on the Role Intelligence page and only where a verified observation exists.
Provenance
raw/naukri-jobspeak-2026-08/press-report.json → yoy_by_sector.ai-ml, raw/naukri-jobspeak-2026-08/press-report.json → yoy_by_sector.it-security, raw/naukri-jobspeak-2026-08/press-report.json → yoy_by_sector.auto … every sector, city and band figure points to raw/naukri-jobspeak-2026-08/press-report.json; industry figures to raw/aon-2026/press-release.json.

Future datasets (skill-level demand, NCS postings, ASI wages) will plug into the same three layers when a verifiable source is integrated; nothing is projected ahead of that.

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