India’s Job Market Gains Momentum as Postings Rise 7% Year-on-Year: Indeed Report

Remote work stabilises, but sector-level shifts continue

Remote work trends remained stable over the past year, indicating that flexibility has settled into a steady pattern within India’s formal job market. In February, 8.9% of job postings mentioned terms such as “work from home” or “work remotely”, broadly unchanged from 9 % a year ago. This is an improvement from the post-pandemic low of 7.2% seen in mid-2024.

Remote opportunities were most common in: Social science (17.9%), Community & social service (14.7%), and IT infrastructure, operations & support (14.3%). While the overall share has remained steady, occupational variations persist. Compared to a year ago, the share of remote postings increased most in Social science (+7.7 pp), sports (+5.2 pp), and insurance (+3.9 pp), while declining in Software development (-3.0 pp) and medical information (-2.4 pp).

Changes in remote job share may reflect evolving employer preferences around return-to-office mandates, as well as efforts to attract talent in a competitive market.