The document provides an overview of the Ukrainian IT outsourcing industry and reasons for outsourcing to Ukraine. Ukraine has a large, well-educated IT talent pool and lower costs compared to Western countries. The Ukrainian outsourcing industry has grown rapidly since the early 2000s and now includes hundreds of companies providing services to clients worldwide. Key outsourcing hubs in Ukraine offer attractive conditions for software development while maintaining cultural and geographic proximity to European markets.

1. Ukrainian Hi-Tech Initiative Outsourcing in CEE. Country Overview. Ukraine Webinar “Outsourcing in CEE. Country Overview. Ukraine.” Presenter: Inna Sergiychuk, COO, Ukrainian Hi-Tech Initiative January, 13, 2010

3. Introduction of Ukraine

6. Foreign Direct Investment to Ukraine

10. Backgrounds for Outsourcing to Ukraine

11. IT Labour Market

15. Overview of IT Outsourcing Industry in Ukraine

18. Volume of Outsourcing Services Export

20. IT Outsourcing Services Export Market

21. Number of IT Outsourcing Companies

24. Key Outsourcing Centers in Ukraine 75 80 4 1.8 Odessa 65 70 14 Other 75 80 8 2.0 Dnipropetrovsk 6 5 75 11 1.3 Lviv 8 0 85 20 2.5 Kharkiv 100 100 42 4.0 Kyiv Property price level relative to Kyiv, % Average salary relative to Kyiv, % Part of outsourcing industry resources, (mostly IT), % Population, millions City

25. Average Rates of Ukrainian Companies 25-30 27-32 more than 5 Project manager 25-30 27-32 more than 5 Team leader 20-25 22-27 more than 5 Sr Software Java Engineer 16-20 18-22 from 3 to 5 Software Java Engineer 12-16 14-18 to 3 Junior Java developer Rate on long project, (> 3 month), $USA Rate on short project, (< 3 month), $USA Experience ( years ) Type of specialists

30. About Ukrainian Hi-Tech Initiative