After several muted quarters, India's IT sector hiring stabilised in the first half of FY 2025-26 as hiring patterns improved, following a reasonable rise in the recruitment of freshers and mid-senior level professionals, HR solutions provider Adecco India said on Tuesday.

Campus intake has improved by 25 per cent compared to H1 FY25, with major IT players resuming engagements across key engineering and technical institutes, Adecco India Director and Business Head, Professional Staffing, Sanket Chengappa said.

The demand for engineering, technical and AI profiles has risen by 27 per cent, with compensation levels improving by 5 per cent compared to H1 FY25, he added.

These insights are based on the second quarter results of IT companies this financial year and analysis of talent demand

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