Indian Tech Firms Prioritize Specialized Skills with Higher Salaries Amid Fresher Hiring Slowdown

Tech companies in India are shifting from large-scale fresher hiring to focusing on specialized roles in areas like AI, cloud, data engineering, and cybersecurity. Despite an overall slowdown in entry-level recruitment, firms such as Infosys and Palo Alto Networks are offering significantly higher salaries, ranging from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 55 lakh annually, for niche positions. Infosys has introduced a tiered compensation structure for specialist programmers, reflecting a growing emphasis on skills over volume in campus hiring.