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64% of new GCC roles need AI, data or automation skills

25 October 2026 · 2 min read · HireHo

Based on foundit data as reported by Business Today, 1 July 2026. Summarised in our own words.

64%of new GCC roles need AI, data or automation skills
56%of hires have 4-10 years of experience
30%have 0-3 years (up 18%)
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Two points from the foundit data stand out. First, 64% of new GCC roles need skills in AI, data or automation. Second, mid-career people dominate: 4 to 10 years of experience accounts for 56% of hires, while 0 to 3 years accounts for 30%, a share that rose 18%.

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The two experience bands above do not add up to 100%; we did not find figures for the rest.

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SourcesBusiness Today: At 5.1 lakh jobs, India's GCC hiring boom scales new peak (1 July 2026)HireHo explains these reports in its own words. Figures belong to the sources above.
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