Infosys has added 8,203 employees in the July–September quarter of FY26, taking its total workforce to 331,991 as of 30 September. At a time when several technology companies are reducing staff through restructuring, the Bengaluru-based IT major has reported net headcount growth, according to Deccan Herald.
For the first half of this financial year, Infosys’ net addition was 8,413 employees. The company’s hiring momentum contrasts with peers such as Wipro and Tech Mahindra, which have reported flat or negative headcount in recent quarters amid global demand uncertainty.
Infosys has also increased its focus on campus recruitment. Jayesh Sanghrajka, Chief Financial Officer, said in the Q2 post-earnings briefing that the company had hired more than 12,000 fresh graduates between April and September.
“We had said that we would hire 15,000 to 20,000 freshers in FY26, and in the first half we have already hired over 12,000 freshers. We are well on track to hire close to 20,000 freshers,” Sanghrajka said.
The statement confirms that Infosys’ fresher hiring programme is proceeding despite caution in the wider industry, where several IT services companies have scaled back campus offers.
The company said it will continue to hire locally for its Hubballi campus in Karnataka, which is part of its strategy to expand beyond Tier-1 cities. Infosys had earlier announced an incentive package for employees willing to relocate to the centre.
“In terms of the campus movement you always need to have certain senior people move to those campuses so that you start meeting the demand requirement and that’s how you incentivise people to move to certain campuses and then you start building the team below that,” Sanghrajka said.
He confirmed that some local hiring has already taken place in Hubballi, though specific numbers were not disclosed.
On salary hikes, Sanghrajka noted that Infosys had implemented increases in January and April 2025. “It is generally an annual cycle and we will look at it in future. We have not decided anything for this year at this point in time,” he said.
Infosys’ headcount expansion comes against the backdrop of job cuts and restructuring across the IT services industry. Several companies have trimmed staff as clients in the United States and Europe reduce discretionary technology spending. Despite this, Infosys reported a net headcount increase and reiterated its hiring plans for FY26.
Shares of Infosys rose more than 4% on the National Stock Exchange after the company released its Q2 earnings.