An Index of Job Opportunities Location Industry Functional Area - Experience February 20 1
Job Index for Feb up by 5% Highlights of the report The Overall Job Index moved up by 5% from 738 in Jan to 774 in Feb. 7 cities saw an increase in hiring activity, Chandigarh and Ahmedabad topped the charts Hiring activity went up in industries like Oil and Gas, Auto, Construction, Pharma and Insurance Greater demand for Sales and Business Development professionals and Production personnel Executive Summary Feb 20: Hiring activity moved up by 5% as compared to Jan February is usually a month of caution, as annual results approach and hiring gets impacted. Despite that the Naukri JobSpeak index for Feb at 774 is 5% up from Jan, indicating an improved hiring scenario. The gain in the index is reflected in an improved job situation in cities like Delhi NCR, Ahmedabad Chandigarh and Pune. Hiring activity went up in industries like Auto, Construction, Telecom and Insurance. There was a greater demand for Sales & Business Development professionals as well as Production personnel. The report compiles an index on job listings added to the site every month. The listings are representative of the jobs posted on the site by recruiters that are clients of Naukri.com. The team at Naukri.com successfully maps and derives trends to reflect the jobs available online. To calculate the index, job listings added to the site in July 20 have been taken as a base of 1000. The February 20 index is compared with July 20. A summary of trends in February is presented in the Executive Summary section. The charts with the corresponding numbers have been collated in the annexure. Naukri.com, India s No.1 job site, has spread its reach across industries, functional areas, metros, tier II and tier III cities across India. Naukri JobSpeak-The Naukri.com Job Index is an initiative by Naukri.com to provide its stakeholders and users overview on job prospects and attractive occupations as well as a peek into industries gaining attractiveness and industries losing sheen. Overall, it is indicative of the health of the economy. 2
City wise Analysis: Out of the top 13 cities, 7 cities saw an increase in hiring activity in Feb as compared to Jan. The index for Delhi, Chennai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Baroda and Jaipur moved up. Index Value of Jobs by City City Aug- Sep- Oct- Delhi-NCR 1000 928 981 786 841 697 742 811 Mumbai 1000 968 929 715 692 717 712 691 Bengaluru 1000 826 799 723 725 634 747 706 Chennai 1000 892 911 801 778 646 625 634 Hyderabad 1000 866 891 752 732 640 646 644 Pune 1000 858 895 724 723 590 617 642 Kolkata 1000 986 952 630 656 586 718 642 Ahmedabad 1000 813 818 754 786 787 715 996 Chandigarh 1000 852 981 656 726 711 659 833 Cochin 1000 1577 1264 1176 960 903.4 1162 11 Baroda 1000 991 959 761 800 767 750 992 Coimbatore 1000 849 1062 943 719 627 664 595 Jaipur 1000 927 1051 769 879 958 857 932 There is a noticeable improvement in the hiring situation in Chandigarh and Ahmedabad. The index for Chandigarh and Ahmedabad moved up from 659 and 715 in January to 833 and 996 in Feb up by 26% and 39% respectively. The job index for Delhi NCR and Pune moved up by 9% and 4% respectively, as compared to Jan. Slowdown in hiring continued in Mumbai witnessing a decline in hiring activity by 5% from Jan. Kolkata and Coimbatore witnessed a drop in the index declined by almost 11% in both the cities in Feb as compared to Jan. Industry Analysis: Hiring in the Oil and Gas industry picked up in Feb by 24%, the index moved to 910 as compared to 732 in Jan. Maintaining stability for the past few months at an index level of 770, hiring in the Insurance industry picked up, the insurance index moved to 922, up 20% as compared to Jan The Auto industry cheered up after the slump in the past months, the index moved up by 15% from 501 in Jan to 577 in Feb. 3
The Pharma industry continued to see an upward trend in hiring and the job index for the industry moved up by 11% in Jan Hiring scenario in the IT Software and BPO remained stable, the index moved marginally by 1-3% vis a vis Jan. Index Value of Jobs by Industry Industry Aug- Sep- Oct- IT- Software 1000 849 860 753 777 682 691 674 BPO and ITeS 1000 847 829 928 824 772 989 976 Construction and Engineering 1000 921 935 784 742 596 618 680 Auto and Auto Ancillary 1000 950 863 745 707 512 501 577 Banking and Financial Services 1000 972 1001 689 598 597 652 630 Oil and Gas 1000 911 857 737 791 736 732 910 Telecom 1000 1047 1111 832 945 900.5 992 1000 Insurance 1000 954 976 770 7 777 771 922 Capital Goods 1000 958 950 827 846 694 652 778 Pharma & Biotech 1000 985 974 863 996 1031 1024 1133 Hospitality 1000 926 946 903 796.9 724 881 872 FMCG,Foods and Beverage 1000 952 940 739 914 893.7 959 1011 Chemicals 1000 968 967 775 782 781 726 831 Education 1000 835 798 669 700 888 1112 940 Witnessing a sudden shift, the index for the education industry moved down by 16%, from 1112 in Jan to 940 in Feb. The index for niche industries such as Legal, Security & Law Enforcement moved up to 2203, 1473 from 1281, 1018 respectively Functional Area / Department Analysis: Greater demand for Production, Sales and Business development professionals Sales and Business Development professionals continued to see an increase in hiring with the index moving up since Oct, the index moved up by 12% from 849 in Jan to 953 in Feb Pharma and Biotech professionals continued to see an upward trend in hiring and moved up by 20% as compared to Jan. The index at 1318 hit an all time high. Banking and Insurance professionals saw an upward trend in hiring, the index moved up by 10% from 665 in Jan to 737 in Feb. 4
Job creation for functional roles such as Marketing and HR remained stable at the Jan level. The demand for professionals in Hospitality saw a downward trend. The index moved down by 12% from 1046 in Jan to 925 in Feb. Experience Bucket: Senior Management saw a push in hiring in Feb The maximum jobs continued to be in the 4-7 years experience category. However it was the senior management that saw a push in hiring in Feb. Senior Management hiring picked up, with jobs for 16+ years of experience moving up by 10% as compared with Jan. Hiring activity for the experience band of 13-16 years picked by 6% as compared with Jan Fresher hiring and junior executive hiring remained stable at the Jan level. Illustration: Break up of jobs according to experience buckets for Feb 5
Methodology Data for calculating the Index has been sourced from Naukri.com and is reflective of the job listings on the site. Jobs have been categorised by location, functional area, and industry. The index has been calculated across cities/ functional area- dept/ industry verticals. On the basis of job listings added to the site every month, the data shows an increase or decline in the jobs. To calculate the index, job listings added to the site in July 20 have been taken on a base of 1000. The subsequent months have been indexed with data of July 20. The report produced monthly shows hiring trends across industry sectors, geography and functional areas. More than 32500 clients use Naukri.com, leading to high reliability of the data. Naukri.com serviced over 24500 unique clients in H1 20 Disclaimer The data is only representative of the listings on Naukri.com. Our analytics team has used statistical techniques to derive insights which might be useful for our users/stake holders/ audiences. There may be a statistical margin of error. 6
Annexure In-depth data across Cities/ Industry/ Functional Area Graphs and tables as per Location City Delhi-NCR 1000 841 697 742 811 Mumbai 1000 692 717 712 691 Kolkata 1000 656 586 718 642 Chennai 1000 778 646 625 634 City Bengaluru 1000 725 634 747 706 Hyderabad 1000 732 640 646 644 Pune 1000 723 590 617 642 Ahmedabad 1000 786 787 715 996 7
City Chandigarh 1000 726 711 659 833 Cochin 1000 960 903 1162 11 Baroda 1000 800 767 750 992 Coimbatore 1000 719 627 664 595 Jaipur 1000 879 958 857 932 City Aug- Sep- Oct- Delhi-NCR 1000 928 981 786 841 697 742 811 Mumbai 1000 968 929 715 692 717 712 691 Bengaluru 1000 826 799 723 725 634 747 706 Chennai 1000 892 911 801 778 646 625 634 Hyderabad 1000 866 891 752 732 640 646 644 Pune 1000 858 895 724 723 590 617 642 Kolkata 1000 986 952 630 656 586 718 642 Ahmedabad 1000 813 818 754 786 787 715 996 Chandigarh 1000 852 981 656 726 711 659 833 Cochin 1000 1577 1264 1176 960 903.4 1162 11 Baroda 1000 991 959 761 800 767 750 992 Coimbatore 1000 849 1062 943 719 627 664 595 Jaipur 1000 927 1051 769 879 958 857 932 8
Graphs and tables as per Industry Industry IT- Software 1000 777 682 691 674 BPO and ITeS 1000 824 772 989 976 Telecom 1000 945 900 992 1000 IT-Hardware & Networking 1000 781 610 721 648 Industry Construction and Engineering 1000 742 596 618 680 Oil and Gas 1000 791 736 732 910 Chemicals 1000 782 781 726 831 Real Estate 1000 504 398 435 445 9
Industry Banking and Financial Services 1000 598 597 652 630 Insurance 1000 7 777 771 922 Accounting & Taxation 1000 695 616 688 629 Industry Pharma & Biotech 1000 996 1031 1024 1133 Healthcare 1000 745 887 940 1046 10
Industry Auto and Auto Ancillary 1000 707 512 501 577 Capital Goods 1000 846 694 652 778 11
Index Value of Jobs by Industry Industry Aug- Sep- Oct- IT- Software 1000 849 860 753 777 682 691 BPO and ITeS 1000 847 829 928 823.9 772 989 Construction and Engineering 1000 921 935 784 742 596 618 Auto and Auto Ancillary 1000 950 863 745 707 512 501 Banking and Financial Services 1000 972 1001 689 598 597 652 Oil and Gas 1000 911 857 737 791 736 732 Telecom 1000 1047 1111 832 945 900.5 992 Insurance 1000 954 976 770 7 777 771 Capital Goods 1000 958 950 827 846 694 652 Pharma & Biotech 1000 985 974 863 996 1031 1024 Hospitality 1000 926 946 903 796.9 724 881 FMCG,Foods and Beverage 1000 952 940 739 914 893.7 959 Chemicals 1000 968 967 775 782 781 726 Education 1000 835 798 669 700 888 1112 IT-Hardware & Networking 1000 815 801 7 781 610 721 Retailing 1000 846 899 614 684 546 504 Media and Entertainment 1000 885 832 619 687 448 486 Healthcare 1000 1014 958 826 745 887 940 Real Estate 1000 873 931 600 504 398 435 Employment Firms 1000 1011 953 742 748 597 547 Consumer Durables 1000 957 1005 852 943 754 717 Accounting & Taxation 1000 765 864 770 695 616 688 Advertising 1000 742 947 683 583 594 519 Textiles 1000 969 897 861 956 811.4 775 Semiconductors & Electronics 1000 890 910 792 737 6 667 Courier & Transportation 1000 772 663 606 611 549 584 Architecture & Interior Designing 1000 916 938 695 600 486 486 Export & Import 1000 940 846 705 822 605 720 Printing & Packaging 1000 906 990 741 902 671 885 Marine 1000 791 1075 976 976 877.5 779 Agriculture 1000 696 728 636 668 636 848 Office Equipment/Automation 1000 944 964 721 863 6 787 Fresher & Trainee 1000 818 776 790 678 650 706 Social Services 1000 971 11 732 891 594 768 Gems & Jewellery 1000 961 1169 1000 1052 766 766 Paper 1000 1480 1760 880 1160 1533 973 Legal 1000 1172 16 1656 1297 1031 1281 Tyres 1000 935 1161 806 677 532 597 Fertilizers & Pesticides 1000 982 1860 1316 1246 1632 1158 Security & Law Enforcement 1000 1673 1418 1327 1182 1036 1018 Defence & Government 1000 733 2133 1444 1022 1022 1556 12
Functional Area in depth analysis Functional area IT-Software 1000 784 664 695 678 ITES and BPO 1000 797 745 991 991 Engineering Design - R&D 1000 800 664 594 633 IT- Hardware & Telecom 1000 887 785 9 876 Functional area HR & Administration 1000 718 606 591 593 Marketing and Advertising 1000 752 679 7 735 Functional area Project Management 1000 705 563 662 682 Production and Maintenance 1000 817 683 674 781 Sales and Business Development 1000 786 819 849 953 13
Functional area Banking and Insurance 1000 680 611 665 737 Accounts and Finance 1000 760 698 715 730 Index Value of Jobs by Functional Area/ Department Functional area Aug- Sep- Oct- IT-Software 1000 844 890 761 784 664 695 678 Sales and Business Development 1000 930 961 730 786 819 849 953 ITES and BPO 1000 838 849 941 797 745 991 991 Production and Maintenance 1000 947 933 807 817 683 674 781 Accounts and Finance 1000 945 900 769 760 698 715 730 HR & Administration 1000 966 974 770 718 606 591 593 Project Management 1000 865 973 721 705 563 662 682 Marketing and Advertising 1000 928 980 750 752 679 7 735 Banking and Insurance 1000 975 927 7 680 611 665 737 Engineering Design - R&D 1000 935 948 797 800 664 594 633 Supply Chain 1000 905 899 671 717 591 595 641 Front Office and Data Entry 1000 875 1025 755 801 660 625 7 IT- Hardware & Telecom 1000 967 935 786 887 785 9 876 Teaching & Education 1000 645 662 498 634 835 1059 901 Pharma and Biotech 1000 1069 1077 975 939 1064 11 1318 Hotels and Restaurants 1000 995 1013 1002 1015 894 1046 925 Top Management 1000 875 1060 7 718 687 778 704 Architecture & Interior Design 1000 862 897 651 585 428 391 455 Merchandising 1000 820 965 763 820 748 659 612 Consulting 1000 738 791 561 573 573 579 617 Legal 1000 967 1033 795 759 691 723 694 Web Designing 1000 889 14 834 8 681 661 8 Journalism 1000 967 992 628 745 561 510 753 Travel & Airlines 1000 872 888 1156 1006 782 782 816 Fashion and Garments 1000 12 1137 885 1027 698 632 786 Security Services 1000 860 870 840 910 920 830 910 Media 1000 811 1000 774 585 415 849 528 Packaging 1000 688 1063 7 667 7 729 7 Self Employed 1000 1029 1000 824 18 559 529 882 14
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