Artificial intelligence and machine learning jobs are increasingly dominating new adoption in the information technology sector. According to a report by Naukri Jobspeak, employment in the AI and machine learning domains recorded a 25% year-on-year growth in May 2025. However, in addition, employment in the broader IT sector fell by 5%.
“In the otherwise stable job market, what stood out in May was the ongoing momentum in AI/ML employment along with the stable demand of senior professionals. This is a solid trend over the past year.”
Overall employment outlook
Overall employment in May remained stable, according to the report. Some industries have grown better than last year. The real estate sector recorded a 5% growth that month. Similarly, the insurance sector recorded a growth of 6%.
The New Age Banking and Financial Services sector recorded significant employment growth in May. The report found that employment in the sector's unicorns rose 29% that month. Meanwhile, the traditional banking and financial services sector, along with retail and communications, recorded an 8-9% decline in employment in May.
Most preferred cities
New metropolitan cities are emerging as new highling hotspots in the IT sector. Cities like Hyderabad and Kochi witnessed an increase of 7% and 8% in New Highling, respectively. Additionally, the majority of employment growth in these cities is attributed to senior and medium-sized employment.
Pune's employment growth was driven by employment in the startup sector. The city recorded employment growth of 4% in May. However, employment at Pune-based startups rose 26% in the same month.
