Ukrainian IT-Outsourcing Market Grows

In February 2007 Mirasoft Group participated in the research of the Ukrainian outsourcing industry conducted by GOAL (Global Offshore Associates Limited, UK) among 70 Ukrainian providers. According to the recently published results it is possible to shape the main trends at Ukrainian outsourcing market. More and more software development centres steadily appears in provinces - Lviv, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Vinnytsa, Odessa, Donetsk. In 2006 about 50 % of active resources were distributed in provinces. IT outsourcing market in terms of IT professionals has grown in 2006 for 50% in comparison with 2005, now it comprises 7500 people. The majority of IT outsourcing companies in Ukraine is middle- and small-sized: now only 7 companies have over 300 employees, and 21 - over 100.

"The industry benefits from visa-free regime with European Union and North America and geographical proximity to Europe, - the GOAL's researchers state. - Whilst changes in the government do not affect the outsourcing businesses, its policies such as increase of education budget to 6.5% of GDP play a positive role in the long-term prospects of the software development industry."

About GOAL (www.goaleurope.com):

Global Offshore Associates Limited was formed in 2002 to provide small and medium businesses in EU and North America with a reliable access to IT outsourcing, research and innovation from Russia and Eastern Europe. By now, GOAL has enabled IT outsourcing contracts for millions of US dollars, mainly for customers from the USA, mainland Europe and the UK. GOAL's team creates synergy between managerial, IT, research and PR expertise of its members to provide value to our customers.

About Mirasoft Group (www.mirasoft-group.com):

Mirasoft Group is one of the oldest software development companies in Eastern Europe. It provides wide range of IT services (professional development and QA). Mirasoft can contribute at any stage of a project from formulating the software vision and requirements management to implementation, rigorous testing, deployment and support. Besides Mirasoft has own product line - RAD platform Mirapolys, enterprise portal Corvet, ERP system Virtuoso.