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The independent talent ecosystem is maturing rapidly

What was once viewed as project-based freelancing is increasingly becoming a reliable operating model for accessing specialised expertise, accelerating execution, and building workforce agility.

  • Talent supply
  • Senior professionals
  • Women in consulting
  • Capability areas
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TALENT SUPPLY

Independent careers are attracting stronger talent pools

The ecosystem today reflects a balanced mix of emerging and experienced professionals. Independent work is increasingly being viewed as a long-term career path rather than transitional employment.

75%

Growth in consultant registrations in FY26 vs FY24

40%

Early career professionals with 3 to 8 years of experience

60%

Mid to senior professionals with 9 to 15+ years of experience

1 in 5

New registrations were senior consultants capable of CXO mandates

CAPABILITY AREAS

Enterprise capability needs are reshaping the ecosystem

Technology remains the largest capability area by share. Supply Chain, HR, and Marketing are seeing the fastest growth in talent availability — reflecting where organisations are actively driving change.

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Fastest-growing talent supply areas (year on year growth)

181%

Growth in Supply Chain consultants in FY26 vs FY25

50%

Growth in HR talent supply

30%

Growth in Marketing talent supply

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Women's participation continues to grow

Women accounted for 40% of both the talent pool and overall project delivery during FY26. The strongest concentration is in HR, Marketing, and Technology. While the early career pipeline is strong, leadership level participation continues to reflect broader progression gaps across industries.

40%

Women representation

Across both talent pool and project delivery in FY26

10%

Year on year increase

In women's overall participation on the platform

50% of women registrations concentrated across HR, Marketing, and Technology

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On-demand talent is becoming a strategic workforce lever

Flexible talent is moving beyond incremental capacity support and becoming embedded into core business execution — transformation initiatives, specialist capability mandates, and interim leadership.

  • Workforce strategy
  • AI implementation
  • Supply chain
  • Interim leadership
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DEMAND GROWTH

Demand growth reflects
increasing strategic
relevance

Project demand has grown significantly over the last two years, particularly across Industrials, Consulting, FMCG, and Technology. Demand growth is increasingly concentrated around transformation-heavy and execution-oriented mandates — not overflow support.

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DEPLOYMENT AREAS

Where flexible talent is being deployed

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AI implementation

Driving adoption and real-world integration of AI into workflows

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Business
transformation

Driving growth, innovation and large-scale change

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Organisation redesign

Restructuring for agility and operational effectiveness

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Workforce
transformation

Capability building and future workforce readiness

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Operational
optimisation

Improving efficiency, processes and performance

SPEED TO CAPABILITY

Speed-to-capability is becoming a competitive advantage

As transformation timelines compress, organisations are placing greater value on rapid access to specialised expertise. Delays stem not from lack of intent — but from the time it takes to find and deploy the right expertise.

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Enterprises are redesigning deployment models

Rather than relying exclusively on traditional hiring or large consulting structures, enterprises are building more agile deployment models centred around flexible access to specialised expertise.

  • Deployment models
  • Interim leadership
  • Global delivery
  • AI and technology
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AI AND TECHNOLOGY DEMAND

AI-led transformation is accelerating specialist demand

Technology continues to be the largest capability area across both supply and demand, with AI-related mandates emerging as a major driver. Independent professionals are increasingly deployed across AI implementation, analytics, automation, and enterprise technology transformation.

14%

Technology share across both demand and talent supply

10%

Of all projects linked to AI-related mandates

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AI implementation

Driving adoption and real-world integration into workflows

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Automation

Operationalising AI use cases at scale

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Data & Analytics

Enabling data-driven decisions across functions

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Enterprise technology

Modernising systems and platforms

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Digital capability

Building internal digital skills and readiness

WORKFORCE TRANSFORMATION

Workforce transformation continues to expand

Nearly half of all HR-related projects are linked to transformation initiatives — organisation redesign, change management, capability mapping, workforce planning, and implementation of new people systems and processes.

45%

Of HR projects linked to organisational and workforce transformation

23%

Growth in HR-related demand

MODEL INTEGRATION

The model is becoming more integrated

Rather than being brought in for standalone projects, consultants are increasingly working alongside internal teams, contributing to day-to-day execution. This reflects a growing need for expertise embedded into the flow of work rather than operating at a distance.

83%

Projects now require full-time consultant capacity

63%

Consultants prefer full-time project engagements

75%

Projects delivered through hybrid or on-site execution models

WORK MODEL SPLIT
54%Hybrid
25%On-site
21%Remote

EXECUTION MODELS

Execution is becoming more modular

Organisations are increasingly engaging external expertise for clearly defined mandates rather than broad, open-ended scopes. Work is being broken into focused engagements that allow organisations to move faster while maintaining flexibility.

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42%

Year on year increase in short-term projects of 1 to 2 months

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56%

Projects with 3 to 6 month timelines — the dominant model

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30%

Projects extending beyond 6 months

GLOBAL DEPLOYMENT

Global deployment models continue to expand

Global enterprises and GCCs are increasingly leveraging India-based professionals for regional and global mandates. Demand for interim and fractional leadership also continues to rise as organisations seek experienced execution capability without long-term hiring commitments.

25%

Of projects delivered remotely in FY26

75%

Projects executed through hybrid or on-site collaboration models

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