Future and present of Global software development services 
market. Key insights from latest Global Report. Part 1

The article provides you with brief but accurate information about industry and market insights based on an analysis of Software Development companies with 50+ employees located in the four countries Ukraine, Poland, Belarus and Romania who are considered to be top-5 destinations globally Software development delivery.

The information is brought to you by the Software Development in Ukraine, Poland, Belarus and Romania in 2019.

Global software development services 
market is expected to reach $843B by 2021. The IT Services market benefits from the long- term upward trend due to increasing economic interdependence, readiness of developed countries to move jobs offshore, and ever- growing need for digital transformation especially among enterprises, all three powered by demand-supply imbalance of technical talent.

Source: Gartner, Forecast: 
IT Services, Worldwide, 2015-2021, 3Q17 Update

Software development delivery volume by country. Eastern Europe is among top-5 destinations globally and Ukraine is one of them

• 70% of demand for Software Development services and outsourcing come from the USA and Western Europe
• Over 80% of supply is fulfilled by India and China, giving Eastern Europe a 5% piece of the global market share

Source: Gartner Worldwide IT 
Services Forecast (2016 – 2021), Zinnov Zones 2016 Product Engineering Report

Ukraine, Poland, Belarus and Romania together present a formidable competition to other development hot spots. While each is a fraction of Indian or Chinese software development markets, together the four countries export $13B of Software Development services, forming a large 
and expanding regional competing force. The growing demand from predominantly US and Western European clients is matched by 700K+ IT specialists

The region houses over 200 universities and colleges which graduate 60K IT specialists annually. Out of estimated over 470 software development companies with 50+ employees operating in four countries, 28 have over 1,000 employees and 250 have over 100

According to Software Development in Ukraine, Poland, Belarus and Romania in 2019.

TOP 5 key insights about 4 biggest IT countries in Western Europe

1. Software development market in Ukraine, Poland, Belarus and Romania grows x4-5 faster than globally, with US and EU being the main customers*
2. Over 700K professionals serve the market. However, the availability of talent remains main bottleneck to faster growth
3. The market is highly fragmented with many small companies and just a handful reaching USD 200M mark in annual revenue
4. Largest players are likely to become IPO candidates within the next five years
5. The sector presents hot market for M&A activity, with over 70 deals in 2015 – 2018

So, WHY UKRAINE?!

* Companies with 50+employees *** revenues by main companies

Business of software 
development are about software 
development companies (SD) 
involved in the process of design, installation, testing and maintenance 
of software solutions for other businesses.

What we are speaking about?

Bespoke solutions

• SD companies prepare custom-designed solutions individually tailored for each client’s needs.

Managed services

• SD companies retain responsibility for maintaining and updating developed product.

Knowledge Services

• Having knowledge and experience in the field SD companies” offer solutions that meet user wants or needs.

Quality assurance

• SD companies develop approaches to assure the quality of supplied product.

Staff augmentation

• SD companies provide own specialists to augment client team’s know-how for the project.

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