TCS announces salary hike for employees across all grades starting April 1

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Thursday announced annual salary hike or review for its employees at all levels, effective April 1, 2026. The exact salary increase rate has not yet been announced by the company.

“We are pleased to implement annual salary increases at all levels from April 1,” said Sudeep Kunnumal, HR Officer of the company. He added that TCS continues to invest in a “future-ready” workforce by making strong additions across experienced talent and campus hires in the 4th quarter of FY26.

“Creating an AI-first culture and equipping our people with AI-ready skills remained a key priority in FY26 and will continue in FY27 as we closely align with the evolving needs of our customers,” Kunnumal said.

TCS headcount increased marginally

TCS, the country’s largest software services provider, reported a marginal increase in total headcount of around 2,300 in Q4 FY26 during the announcement of its financial results on April 9.

The IT services firm’s employee base reached 584,519 in Q4 FY26, up 0.40% from 582,163 employees recorded in the previous quarter of FY26.

TCS’s workforce included employees from 149 different countries at the end of Q3 FY26, with women accounting for 35.1% of the total employee base.

Meanwhile, voluntary attrition in the trailing twelve months (LTM) rose marginally by 20 basis points (bps) to 13.7%, according to the CNBC TV-18 report. This figure stood at 13.5% in the quarter ending December 2025.

Previous hikes of TCS

In September last year, TCS announced salary increases for the majority of the company’s employees, with an increase rate ranging between 4.5% and 7%, after a short period of delayed raises, news agency PTI reported.

According to the report, TCS had increased the salaries of its lower and middle level employees. Those aware of the development told the news agency that top performers in the company were given pay raises of up to 10 percent.

Financial health of TCS

On Thursday, the IT services firm reported a 12.2% year-on-year rise in consolidated profit for the January-March quarter (FY26) of the previous financial year. ₹13,718 crore.

The company’s profit in the same quarter last year was in February: ₹12,224 crore, according to the exchange filing. Consolidated revenue from operations increased by 9.6% year-on-year in the quarter under review. ₹70,698 crore ₹64,479 crore in the 4th quarter of FY25.

Sequentially or quarter-on-quarter, TCS’s profit increased by 28.7%, while revenue from operations increased by 5.4%.