Infosys, HCL, Wipro, Mphasis to hire 3,500 in UK to expand ops

BENGALURU: IT services providers including Infosys, HCL Technologies, Wipro and Mphasis will create 3,500 jobs in the UK over the next few years to support the country’s economic recovery and growth.

Mphasis and Wipro have together also committed nearly 50 million pounds in investment.

The Enhanced Trade Partnership agreement between India and the UK on Tuesday creates immediate opportunities for British businesses in India across industries including food and drink, life sciences and the service sector, according to a press statement from the UK Prime Minister’s Office.


Infosys has announced plans to hire 1,000 people in the UK over the next three years.

New employees will work on cutting-edge innovation in the digital space, including cloud computing, data and analytics, artificial intelligence, open source technologies and enterprise services to support some of the world’s largest organizations navigate their digital journeys, Infosys said in a statement.

The Bengaluru-based IT services company will provide critical training and mentoring opportunities for the fresh hires. The new employees would join a world-class workforce spanning Infosys’ design studio in Shoreditch, its innovation centre in Canary Wharf and proximity centres in Nottingham and other client locations across the UK, the company said.