Last year, Accenture rolled out salary hikes ranging from 3%-13% for employees at Level 8 (Associate Manager) and above, the first such increments in two-and-a-half years.
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Global IT services firm Accenture has rolled out performance-linked bonuses of up to 26 percent for its top-performing employees in India as part of its November 2026 rewards cycle, even as salary hikes and promotions remain limited, sources familiar with the development told Moneycontrol.
The bonus payouts range from 8 percent for employees in the lowest eligible performance category to 26 percent for the highest performers, while employees classified as non-performers have received no bonuses, the sources said.
The latest payouts are particularly significant for Accenture's India workforce, which accounts for nearly three-fourths of the company's more than 8 lakh employees globally.
The Dublin-headquartered firm follows different bonus payment schedules depending on employee seniority. Employees up to Career Level 9, which includes team leads, receive bonuses twice a year, in June and November, while those above Career Level 9 receive their bonuses once a year, in November.
However, the latest rewards cycle has brought little relief on the salary front. Sources said employees who have remained at the same career level have received no salary hikes, while promotions have been extremely limited.
"Every year things changes here in Accenture... (and) yes hikes are on hold," a source told Moneycontrol on the condition of anonymity.
This comes as Accenture has shifted its primary promotion and base pay revision cycle to June, making the November-December period largely focused on bonus payouts. Salary revisions during the year-end cycle are generally limited to exceptional cases, including employees receiving promotions outside the primary cycle.
Accenture did not respond to Moneycontrol’s queries on the latest bonus payouts, salary revisions, and promotions at the time of publishing.
Last year, Accenture rolled out salary hikes ranging from 3 percent to 13 percent for employees at Level 8 (Associate Manager) and above in its June 2025 performance cycle, marking the first such increments in two-and-a-half years, Moneycontrol had reported.
The salary revisions came alongside promotions for nearly 50,000 employees globally, including approximately 15,000 in India, according to an internal communication from Ajay Vij, Senior Country Managing Director, Accenture in India, reviewed by Moneycontrol at the time.
The latest bonus payouts come against the backdrop of continued uncertainty in the global IT services industry, where companies are navigating cautious client spending and changing technology priorities as enterprises increasingly invest in artificial intelligence.
While Accenture's November cycle has seen limited salary revisions and promotions, the company's shift towards June as its primary compensation review period means the year-end cycle is largely centred on rewarding employee performance through bonuses.
