New Delhi, Oct. 14 -- Employee attrition across industries in India has risen this year, suggesting that competition for talent remains strong despite broadly stable salary budgets. Companies are also reshaping their workforce as artificial intelligence adoption gathers pace and demand for specialised skills grows.

Overall attrition increased to 18% in 2026, compared with 16.2% in 2025 and 17.1% in 2024, according to AON Plc's latest Annual Salary Increase and Turnover Survey for India 2026-27.

The global professional services firm noted that the survey is based on analysis of more than1,200 organisations across 45 industries.

Attrition refers to the rate at which workers leave an organisation over a given period, whether through volun...