# AI engineering job postings in India have surged by 59.5 per cent year-on-year.

*genai · news · 2026-04-27 · Firstpost*

## Key points

- AI engineering job postings in India grew 59.5% year-on-year, the fastest rate globally.
- Cities like Hyderabad and Vijayawada saw AI hiring grow by 51% and 45.5%, respectively.
- AI engineering talent in manufacturing quadrupled, projected to reach 2% of the workforce by 2025.
- Small and mid-sized businesses are increasingly adopting AI tools for practical productivity gains.
- Demand is surging for skills like AI agents, automated feature engineering, and Azure AI Studio.

**Companies:** LinkedIn
**Countries:** India

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