Bengaluru, Sep 24 (IANS) Core VLSI skills are driving nearly half of all job openings in India’s semiconductor design Global Capability Centres (GCCs), a new report said on Wednesday.

The data compiled by Careernet shows that companies are shifting away from mass hiring and are instead focusing on specialised, high-value talent.

The analysis revealed that open positions across the top 50 semiconductor design GCCs dropped by 22 per cent, from an average of 3,684 in Q1 FY25 to 2,874 in Q1 FY26.

Despite this decline, more than 2,800 new roles were created in the first quarter of FY26, underscoring the growing importance of specialised skills in the industry.

Hiring demand is being led by core VLSI skills, which account for 48 per cent of openings, followed by system and application softwa

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