India’s GCC hiring shows 4–6% growth in Q3: Report
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Bengaluru: Hiring across India’s Global Capability Centres (GCCs) grew 4–6 per cent quarter-on-quarter in Q3 FY2026, even as companies face acute skill shortages in high-demand areas such as AI and platform engineering, a new report said on Thursday.
In its ‘Quess GCC Talent Trends Q3 FY2026’ report, Quess Corp highlighted that India currently has around 1,850–1,900 active GCCs with an expected workforce of nearly 2.5 million professionals. The report noted that while hiring remains steady, GCCs are now shifting their focus from large-scale recruitment to building deeper and more specialised capabilities.
According to the findings, skill shortages have widened significantly in critical technology areas. The supply gap has reached as high as 43 per cent in AI, Data and Analytics roles, and 38 per cent in Platform Engineering.
Demand is especially strong for expertise in areas such as GenAI engineering, MLOps pipelines, AI observability, Terraform, Kubernetes, FinOps automation and Zero-Trust cybersecurity.
The report said that mid- to senior-level hiring cycles are particularly affected, with companies struggling to find experienced professionals in emerging technology domains.
