top it outsourcing destinations: ukraine vs poland
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Ukraine
Located in Eastern Europe
2 hours from most European capitals
Huge labour market potential
The largest IT cities are Kyiv, Lviv, Kharkiv, Dnipro
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Ukraine’s geographical and cultural proximity to the world centers
Kyiv is located within 2-2,5 hour away from major Western European capitals by plane
Time difference with European countries is 1-2 hours
Visa-free country for residents of Western Europe and US
Friendly people
Loyal & dedicated employees
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Ukrainian IT sector has global recognition
1st in IT Outsourcing Among Central & Eastern European Countries
Around 90,000 people work in the IT sphere now, and by 2020, this number is expected to reach 200,000.
TOP 20 Leading Countries in the area of IT Outsourcing and High-Tech services
TOP 30 global IT outsourcing countries
TOP 50 Emerging Global Outsourcing Destinations
Ukraine was nominated as “Outsourcing Of The Year” by European Outsourcing Excellence Award 2011
IT outsourcing in Ukraine grows permanently
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Education
87% of high school graduates go to colleges and universities
35% of students choose IT related subjects
30,000 IT students graduate from the universities every year
The literacy rate is 99.7%
40.2% of IT developers with fluent English skills
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Workforce
90,000 people now work in IT sphere
$2,000 a month is an average salary of a Ukrainian programmer
80% of software development services is exported to U.S.
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Proximity to European countries
6th largest economy among European Union members
IT business is focused in Warsaw, Krakow, Lodz, Katowice and Wroclaw
Time difference with U.S. is 6 hours
Poland
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IT Industry Overview
Polish IT services market reached $7.9 million in 2016
450 outsourcing centres with 140,000 of IT professionals working in the industry
#6 in Tholons Top 100 Outsourcing Destinations 2015
25th among the most innovative countries worldwide
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Culture and politics
Western mindset and values
Transparent legal system and government support of IT business
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Education
Around 211,000 students graduate from 427 centres of higher education every year
39% of citizens in Poland aged 25 – 34 have university degrees
Ranked 9th in the EF English Proficiency Index 2015 in the world for English skills
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Workforce
Largest working population in Central Europe
An average salary of a Polish programmer is $3,000 a month
Labour costs in Poland are about 50% lower than in Western Europe
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Salaries of IT specialists in Ukraine are 3 times lower than in US
USD/year Belarus China Ukraine Poland USA
Project Manager 24000 28000 24000 34084 81000
Senior Develope
r24000 23021 33600 26136 95000
Software Engineer 15480 19200 18600 21092 75705
Average 21160 23407 25400 27104 83901
Sources: payscale.com glassdoor.com dou.ua