HCLTech adds 6,450 employees in Q2FY27, steps up fresher hiring

HCLTech added 6,450 employees during the September quarter of FY27 (Q2FY27), reversing the workforce reduction recorded in the preceding quarter as the IT services company stepped up fresher hiring. The Noida-headquartered company's total employee base rose to 230,339 at the end of Q2FY27, from 223,889 at the end of the June quarter, according to its investor release on October 12. The addition follows a net reduction of 3,292 employees in Q1FY27. HCLTech had added 802 employees in Q4FY26 before reporting a decline in its workforce in the June quarter. The company added 6,136 freshers during Q2FY27, up from 1,056 in the previous quarter. Its fresher intake was also higher than the 5,196 employees onboarded in Q2FY26. Meanwhile, voluntary attrition edged up to 12.8% on a last-twelve-month basis in Q2FY27, compared with 12.7% in the previous quarter and 12.6% a year earlier. The company's attrition figures exclude involuntary attrition and digital process operations. The increase in headcount comes as IT services companies balance hiring requirements with demand conditions and efforts to improve productivity through artificial intelligence. Q2FY27 performance HCLTech reported revenue of Rs 35,620 crore in Q2FY27, up 3% sequentially and 11.5% year-on-year. Net income rose 21.2% year-on-year to Rs 5,132 crore, while earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) margin expanded 131 basis points sequentially to 18.2%. The company's advanced AI revenue rose 28.4% sequentially in constant currency to $219 million, up 78% year-on-year. HCLTech's total employee count includes its global workforce. The company reported revenue per employee of $65,400 on an annualised basis in Q2FY27, marginally lower than $65,500 in the previous quarter.