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Smaller cities from Udaipur to Vizag and Coimbatore to Nagpur grossly outperformed India’s established technology hubs and other metros for growth in hiring for traditional software and IT-specific jobs in the first half of 2025 from a year earlier, according to staffing services firms.
Tier-II and -III cities posted a more than 50% increase in these hirings during the January-June period, show data collated by Teamlease. The tier-1 cities, which include Bengaluru and the National Capital Region, posted 12–15% growth.
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