Among Tier-I IT firms, HCLTech had the highest billable revenue per employee at $17,822 in Q2, growing 5.2 per cent YoY, according to estimates by UnearthInsight.
Beyond tightening H-1B visa rules, demand uncertainties are also driving IT firms to focus on short-term contractors rather than hiring full-time employees.
The list features 191 philanthropists (12 new entrants) who cumulatively donated Rs. 10,380 Crores - up by 85% compared to three years ago.
The top five Indian IT companies have also reported steady fresher hiring numbers for H2.
The company’s last twelve-month (LTM) attrition has inched up to 12.8 percent, from 12.6 percent in the previous quarter.
Earlier, HCLTech had said that it had the lowest dependency on H-1B visas within the industry, with 80 percent of its workforce in the US comprising local talent.
Last year, HCLTech had implemented a 7 percent salary hike starting October. Top performers had received raises of up to 12-14 percent.
HCLTech is taking a long-term view on AI by proactively transforming its services even if it means “disrupting parts of the company’s existing revenue base”.
In Q2, HCLTech also on boarded 5,196 freshers, taking the total fresher addition to 7,180 as of H1FY26.
The IT space has not seen a buyback from the top-tier names in the last two years, and both Wipro and TCS are eligible to come out with their own, thus Infosys' board decision a closely watched by market participants.
Amitabh Kant most recently served as India’s G20 Sherpa during the country’s presidency of the grouping.
The IT firm's board cited the company's market performance as one of the key reasons for the fatter pay package
Infosys may have led the Tier-1 pack in Q1, but the bar was low, as macroeconomic conditions were challenging and client spending had not picked up significantly.
Vijayakumar was first appointed as the company’s CEO back in 2016, when he succeeded former CEO Anant Gupta. Prior to that Vijaykumar was serving as the chief operating officer, and has been with the IT firm for over 31 years in various roles.
The IT industry is at an inflection point as the companies navigate their hiring strategy amid AI disruption and the ongoing macroeconomic challenges.
HCL Technologies saw a 10 percent fall in consolidated net profit at Rs 3,843 crore for Q1FY26, as against Rs 4,257 crore in the year-ago period.
The company is expecting to have about 15-20 percent of the freshers hired this fiscal year to be 'elite cadre', while it is open to hire more but the focus will be on quality over quantity
The restructuring will be across people and non-people assets and will be in India as well.
The company also tightened its operating margin guidance to 17-18%, down from the earlier range of 18-19%, which reflects near-term challenges.
Despite the marginal decline in headcount, HCLTech onboarded 1,984 freshers in Q1.
From Infosys to Wipro, TCS, HCLTech, and Tech Mahindra, annual reports show a decisive pivot: a push to move away from purely linear, headcount-led services revenue toward intellectual property and high-margin platforms.
Through this agreement, HCLTech will transform the Kiwi city council’s IT services across cybersecurity, hybrid cloud, asset management and network services
HCLTech said the collaboration combines the strengths of both companies to create a digital ecosystem that boosts enterprise digital transformation and enhances customer experience.
The strategic alliance will aim to create a digital ecosystem to offer enterprise digital transformation, and both companies will be co-investing in innovation labs and training programs.
Expanding on its existing partnership in digital and PLM (product lifecycle management) services, this agreement significantly increases HCLTech’s role to cover the delivery of end-to-end engineering solutions at scale.