"Gig jobs on the rise in India: Report", 4 April 2025

Gig hiring is on the rise in India with white-collar gig jobs increasing 17% year-on-year to more than 6.8 million …, showed the latest data from foundit (formerly Monster APAC & ME).

According to the jobs platform, gig jobs are flexible, short-term work opportunities across various industries, allowing professionals to take on project-based roles. These roles are increasingly in demand as businesses prioritise agility, specialised skills and cost-effective workforce solutions.

Most of the white-collar gig workers (66%) were employed through company-led models, across corporates (28%), multinationals (12%), startups (8%) and others (18%), as per the data. The rest (34%) were placed through consultants, including staffing firms and freelance platforms.

“The gig economy has transformed from a niche trend into a core driver of India’s workforce evolution,” said V Suresh, CEO, foundit…

Sectors such as IT software and services (32%), education/ed-tech (14%), and recruitment and staffing (12%) led gig hiring in March 2025. While IT remained dominant, industries such as advertising and marketing saw a decline, reflecting shifting priorities in industry demand.

Coders and IT consultants (30%) continued to dominate white-collar roles, with data analysts and data scientists seeing significant growth. Content writers and copywriters (12%) and graphic designers/UI/UX designers (10%) also remained popular.