India’s smaller cities like Udaipur, Vizag, Coimbatore, and Nagpur are seeing a major rise in IT job hiring, growing much faster than big tech hubs like Bengaluru and Delhi. According to staffing company TeamLease, hiring for core IT and software roles in these non-metro cities grew by over 50% from January to June 2025.
In comparison, big cities like Bengaluru and the National Capital Region saw only 12–15% growth in the same period. Neeti Sharma, CEO of TeamLease Digital, said there’s a big shift happening this year as more IT companies look to hire in smaller cities.
Cities like Coimbatore, Nagpur, and Nasik saw 20–25% yearly growth, while Indore and Jaipur experienced a bigger jump of 30–40% in IT hiring. Jobs in supporting functions also increased by 24–31% in smaller cities, compared to just 8–15% in metro areas.
Staffing firm CIEL HR reported that Mysuru leads the way in hiring for new technologies like generative AI, with 32% of such jobs happening there. Jaipur remains strong in voice and non-voice jobs, while Coimbatore has a balanced mix of technical roles.
Other growing cities include Bhubaneswar, Indore, Udaipur, Vizag, Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, and Warangal. Experts say this boom is happening due to better digital infrastructure, government support, new tech companies setting up offices, and flexible work-from-anywhere models. Bhubaneswar, for example, is growing fast in finance-tech hiring, especially in KPO (Knowledge Process Outsourcing) jobs.
Tech companies are now hiring directly from colleges in these cities, as many skilled professionals are choosing to stay in their hometowns rather than move to metro cities. Also, hiring in these cities helps companies save about 30% in operating costs.
In-demand roles include full-stack developers, AI and machine learning engineers, cybersecurity experts, and cloud specialists. Product engineering companies and global tech centers are leading the hiring trend.
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But it’s not just about saving money anymore. According to Sharma, this shift shows a bigger change in India’s tech hiring landscape. With hybrid working and digital transformation growing, smaller cities are set to continue seeing strong hiring in future — especially in advanced tech areas like AI, cloud, and cybersecurity.
