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SECTOR INSIGHTS · FY 2025–26 · TECHNOLOGY

Profitable growth is the new brief: Technology firms are scaling right, not just fast

The FY26 talent data reflects a technology sector quietly shifting its priorities — from scaling fast to scaling right. Profitability and financial discipline are increasingly shaping how technology firms structure their engagements and the expertise they bring in. Technology accounts for 6% of total FY26 demand with 7% growth in projects over FY25.

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6%

Of total FY26 demand with 7% growth over FY25

85%

Of projects required junior to mid-senior professionals

56%

Of projects fully remote — vs 25% market average

21%

Of all FY26 consultant registrations from Technology - the largest share

40%

Female consultant participation in the Technology talent pool

FINANCIAL RIGOUR

Finance has moved to the centre - from back-office to board-room

Finance emerges as the top demand area at 32% — a striking signal from a sector long defined by growth at all costs. With investor expectations firmly shifting toward sustainable margins, technology firms are bringing in finance professionals for FP&A, controllership, and M&A workstreams. Financial expertise is no longer back-office — it is central to how these organisations are being run and evaluated.

32%

Finance

FP&A, controllership, and M&A — financial rigour is now central to how technology firms are evaluated

18%

Technology

AI/ML, full stack development, and customer experience — speed and specificity over broad capability

13%

Product Management

Augmenting internal teams with specialists where precision and pace matter more than breadth

10%

Human Resources

Managing structural complexity of building and retaining high-skill teams in a competitive market

CAPABILITY DEMAND BREAKDOWN

Targeted expertise where speed and specificity matter most

Strategy consultants at 8% are supporting the shift from instinct-led expansion to structured, outcome-oriented growth planning. Project durations split evenly between short 1 to 2 month interventions and 3 to 6 month engagements — notably, only 14% of all market projects are 1 to 2 months, making Technology an outlier.

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Remote delivery is significantly higher in Technology

56% of Technology projects were fully remote — more than double the overall market average of 25%. Project durations also split evenly between 1 to 2 month and 3 to 6 month engagements, compared to only 14% short-term across all other sectors.

AI DEPLOYMENT

AI mandates are becoming sharper and more precise

As AI deployment moves from experimentation to execution across Indian enterprises, mandates are becoming sharper and talent requirements more precise. Firms are augmenting internal teams with specialists in AI/ML, full stack development, and customer experience — where speed and specificity matter more than broad capability.

AI/ML

Specialists for model deployment, automation, and real-world AI implementation

Full Stack

Development talent for building and scaling digital products at pace

From experimentation to execution

Technology firms are no longer asking whether to use AI — they are asking how to make it work at scale. Mandates are sharper, timelines are tighter, and specialist expertise is in higher demand than ever.

TALENT SUPPLY

A deep and deployment-ready talent pool

21% of all FY26 consultant registrations are from the Technology sector — the largest share across all sectors. 67% are open to full-time engagements, aligning well with project demand. Gender diversity is improving, with women accounting for 40% of registrations and showing strong representation across technology skill areas.

21%

Of all FY26 registrations — the largest share across all sectors

67%

Open to full-time engagements — well aligned with project demand

40%

Female consultant participation — strong representation across tech skill areas

50%

Junior to mid-senior professionals with 3 to 10 years of experience

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