There was an 18% increase in online hiring activity across India during September 2015, compared with the same month last year, according to the Job Speak Index from job board Naukri.com.

Growth was driven by the Telecommunications, Media, and Entertainment, IT-enabled-Services, IT Software, and Automotive industries.

Following an increase of 5% in hiring activity during August 2015, the Oil & Gas sector reported a decrease of 18% in September, compared with the same month last year.

V. Suresh, Chief Sales Officer at Naukri.com, commented: “[Following] impressive 13% growth in August, the job market continues to sustain the momentum gained and is moving further north with an 18% year-on-year growth in September. This growth is primarily driven by sectors like Telecom, Banking Software Services. Looks like this trend will continue and we can expect a slow but steady revival of other sectors too, in the months to come.”