TCS announces salary hikes from April! High performers to get double-digit increments; here’s the average range – Times of India

TCS increments alert: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India’s largest IT services company, on Friday said it will roll out double digit hikes for high performers, starting April. Milind Lakkad, Chief HR Officer said, “We are pleased to announce the annual increments for our workforce, as we have done consistently every year, with top performers receiving double digit hikes.”
According to Lakkad, salary increments will range from 4.5% to 7% based on performance, with high-performers receiving double-digit hikes.The company aims to hire around 40,000 freshers this year, with most already on-boarded from previous cycles, states an ET report.
TCS saw a decrease in hiring during the last quarter of the fiscal year. The company’s headcount dropped by 1,759 employees, bringing the total to 601,546 at the end of the year. This follows a previous decline of 5,680 employees in the third quarter. Despite this, TCS ended the fiscal year with 13,249 fewer employees compared to the previous year, while registering a 3.5% growth in revenue.
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“The reduced attrition at 12.5%, enthusiastic response to our campus hiring, increased customer visits and employees returning to the office have resulted in great vibrancy in our delivery centres and elevated morale of our associates,” Lakkad said.
TCS is actively recruiting from priority campuses and conducting national qualifier tests to bring in a significant number of new hires, according to Lakkad.
Additionally, TCS said that its chief operating officer, N. Ganapathy Subramaniam will be retiring, after 40 years of service. His responsibilities will be redistributed among senior colleagues as TCS does not plan an immediate replacement for the COO role.
Similar to its industry counterparts, TCS has observed a consistent decrease in headcount over recent quarters, with a significant drop of 6,333 in the second quarter of the fiscal year. K Krithivasan, TCS’s chief executive, highlighted that revenue growth and headcount are not directly correlated, emphasizing the company’s focus on efficiency and optimized deployment of associates. Krithivasan noted that the company’s ongoing training process for new hires typically takes six to nine months before deployment.
As per Teamlease Digital, the IT sector is likely to witness a flat or negative net addition in the current fiscal year, aligning with the trend seen across major IT companies.
TCS Workforce FY 2023-24 Highlights:

  • Employee Headcount: 601,546
  • Diversity: 152 nationalities; 35.6% women
  • IT Services Attrition (LTM): 12.5%