How many employees work at Sri Lanka Telecom?
Sri Lanka Telecom Plc has 8,740 employees, according to Revelio Labs workforce intelligence data. The YoY growth rate is 3.1%.
Data source: Revelio Labs Coverage: Global workforce Latest update: December 2025
About Sri Lanka Telecom
Sri Lanka Telecom PLC. (SLT) is one of Sri Lanka’s most valuable blue chip companies with a market capitalisation which, as at 31st December 2017 topped Rs. 51 billion. Sri Lanka Telecom is the leading Digital Service Provider and the leading broadband and backbone infrastructure services provider in the country. The two main shareholders of Sri Lanka Telecom as at year end were the Government of Sri Lanka which held 49.5% stake in SLT through the Secretary to the Treasury and Global Telecommunication Holdings (GTH) N.V. which owned a stake of 44.98%. The balance shares are publicly traded on the CSE. The Company has been awarded a National Long Term Rating of AAA (lka) and a B+ rating on Long Term Corporate Credit Rating by Standard & Poor’s. The SLT Group has a customer base of over eight million including multinational corporations, large and small corporate, public sector, retail and domestic customers. The SLT Group provides a full range of ICT facilities and services in the areas of voice, data, broadband, wholesale, enterprise, TV and mobile services.
As of December 2025
Sri Lanka Telecom
workforce metrics
Headcount
8.7k
Avg. Salary
$9k
Tenure
4.7yr
Growth Rate
3.1%
Hiring Rate
Attrition Rate
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Employee Headcount
Interactive chart of Sri Lanka Telecom annual worldwide employee count from 2023 to 2025.
- Sri Lanka Telecom total number of employees in 2025 was 8,729, a 3.1% increase from 2024.
- Sri Lanka Telecom total number of employees in 2024 was 8,460, a 0.9% increase from 2023.
- Sri Lanka Telecom total number of employees in 2023 was 8,383, a 0.6% decline from 2022.
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Employee Geographic Breakdown
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Active Job Postings
Interactive chart of Sri Lanka Telecom annual active job postings from 2023 to 2025.
- Sri Lanka Telecom active job postings in 2025 was 9, a 57.1% increase from 2024.
- Sri Lanka Telecom active job postings in 2024 was 5, a 85.7% increase from 2023.
- Sri Lanka Telecom active job postings in 2023 was 2, a 0% no change from 2022.
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Employee Sentiment
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