{"url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-23/infosys-headcount-q2-fy27-attrition","markdown_url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-23/infosys-headcount-q2-fy27-attrition.md","title":"Infosys Adds 4,480 Employees as Attrition Falls to 12.7%","headline":"Infosys Headcount Reaches 3,32,542 in Q2 FY27 as Voluntary Attrition Eases to 12.7%","description":"Infosys closed the September quarter of FY27 with 3,32,542 employees, a sequential rise of 4,480, while voluntary attrition in IT services eased to 12.7%.","section":"Earnings & Results","published_at":"2026-10-23T11:37:07+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-23T11:37:07+00:00","author":"News Desk","key_takeaways":["Infosys ended the September quarter of FY27 with a total headcount of 3,32,542 employees, up 4,480 from the June quarter.","Voluntary attrition in IT services fell to 12.7% on a last-twelve-month basis, from 14.3% a year earlier and 13% in the previous quarter.","Software professionals numbered 3,14,508, while sales and support staff rose to 18,034 and women made up 39.8% of employees."],"companies":[{"name":"Infosys","is_primary":true,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0003cos/infosys","website":"http://www.infosys.com"}],"source":{"publisher":"Zee Business","title":"Infosys Headcount: IT major adds 4,480 employees in Q2 FY27; Attrition rate falls to 12.7%","url":"https://www.zeebiz.com/companies/news-infosys-headcount-it-major-adds-4480-employees-in-q2-fy27-attrition-rate-falls-to-127-404441"},"other_sources":[],"tags":["Earnings & Results","Infosys"],"body_markdown":"[Infosys](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0003cos/infosys) closed the September quarter of FY27 with a total headcount of 3,32,542 employees, a sequential increase of 4,480, or 1.36%, from 3,28,062 at the end of the June quarter. [Zee Business](https://www.zeebiz.com/companies/news-infosys-headcount-it-major-adds-4480-employees-in-q2-fy27-attrition-rate-falls-to-127-404441) reported the figures. The company's voluntary attrition rate in IT services fell to 12.7%.\n\n## Infosys Headcount Rises 4,480 Sequentially\n\nThe September quarter total of 3,32,542 employees was up 551, or 0.17%, from 3,31,991 a year earlier. Software professionals stood at 3,14,508, compared with 3,14,500 in the year-ago period, a rise of eight employees, and up 4,469, or 1.44%, from 3,10,039 in the June quarter. Sales and support staff increased to 18,034 from 17,491 a year ago, a gain of 543 employees, or 3.1%, and rose by 11 from 18,023 sequentially.\n\nVoluntary attrition in IT services, measured on a last-twelve-month basis, declined to 12.7% from 14.3% a year ago and 13% in the previous quarter. The share of women employees stood at 39.8%, compared with 39.5% a year earlier and 39.6% in the June quarter.\n\n## Infosys Scale and Deal Record\n\nInfosys is a publicly listed global IT services and consulting firm serving over 1,800 enterprise clients across 63 countries, according to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data). The same records show FY26 revenue of $20.2 billion, up 3.1% in constant currency, and approximately $1 billion in annualized AI services revenue. Large deal total contract value reached $14.9 billion, 55% of it net new, across 96 large deals. Brand Finance's Global 500 report put Infosys's brand value at $16.4 billion in 2026, ranking it third among IT services brands.\n\n## Infosys Deals and Visa Filings Before the Quarter\n\nInfosys and Truist expanded their collaboration in October 2026 to support Truist's AI-first Global Capability Center in Hyderabad, with Infosys helping onboard over 1,000 colleagues later that month, PR Newswire said. TradingView reported that Infosys's H-1B visa registrations for FY2027 fell to 759, part of a roughly 92% drop across Indian IT firms after a $100,000 fee and a wage-weighted selection system. Jefferies raised its target prices on Infosys and TCS by 14-18% while keeping Hold and Underperform ratings, NDTV Profit said.\n\n## Infosys Q2 FY27 Results Date\n\nET NOW listed Infosys among the companies due to announce Q2 FY27 results, alongside L&T Technology Services, Coforge, Kotak Mahindra Bank and CRISIL.\n","publisher":{"name":"News for Agent","url":"https://newsforagent.com"}}