Cobol, Unix and Java Development Talent

November 2012

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Established Talent Pool The estimated number of Mainframe/Cobol and Unix talent in San Jos is less than 200
Development Talent Pool in related Skills

350

Hardware Product Development

500

Java

800

Software Product Development

Related Develo pment Skills 150

Unix

20,650

6,350

IT Services

50

IT Workforce
8,650

Mainframe/ Cobol

Technical Support
o This includes both Software Product Development and IT Services talent

4,500

BPO

o These numbers have been estimated using a combination of both research and analytical methodologies

Source: Talent Neuron , Costa Rican Investment Promotion Agency (CINDE), Interviews with Industry Experts

Fresh Talent Pool San Jos has around 40 universities which produce around 25,000 graduates. Companies like Intel have tied up with top universities to gain traction on recruitment
Top Technology Universities in San Jos # 1 University Name Costa Rica Institute of Technology /Instituto Tecnologico de Costa Rica (TEC) University Type Public Private Public Public Private Number of Students Enrolled 6,000 21,000 17,000 15,000 1200

2 Latin University of Costa Rica 3 University of Costa Rica / Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR): 4 Universidad Nacional (UNA) 5 University for International Cooperation

6 Fidelitas University
7 Universidad Veritas

Private
Private

6500
1900 Total Fresh Talent Pool eligible for job in Software Product Development domain
Z

Total Fresh Talent Pool eligible for job in ICT sector

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Eligible Talent Pool

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Total Cost-Software Development Lower Software Product Development salaries make San Jos an attractive outsourcing destination when compared to US. However, the total cost of operations is comparatively higher than neighboring Latin American countries
Experience Group
Min
$34,780
0 to 3 Years $13,900

Median
$43,690 $19,500

Max
$59,280 $30,400

$44,390 3 to 7 Years $20,650

$57,740 $30,300

$79,640 $46,150

$58,360 7 to 10 Years $30,750 $45,450

$77,740

$109,570

$69,150

More than 10 Years

$77,290

$104,170

$155,310 $104,700

$44,700

$65,650

Total Cost Salary

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Source: Talent Neuron , CINDE, Interviews with Software Development and IT Service Stakeholders

Total Cost-IT services Total cost of IT service talent is comparatively less due to easy availability of talent required for the low to mid level of work done in San Jos
Experience Group
Min
$35,500 0 to 3 Years $12,700

Median
$43,900 $17,700

Max
$58,220
$27,150

$44,610 3 to 7 Years $18,950

$57,020 $27,600

$77,800 $42,350

$57,620

$75,460 $41,400

$107,520

7 to 10 Years

$28,200

$65,450

More than 10 Years

$75,160

$99,670

$150,210 $97,850

$40,950

$59,600

Total Cost Salary

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Source: Talent Neuron , CINDE, Interviews with Software Development and IT Service Stakeholders

Conclusion Organized recruiting methods and advanced on-job training programs to sustain its development operations in San Jos

Availability

Quality

The talent pool suitable for software development in San Jos is relatively smaller when compared to other Latin American locations

As there are very few large software companies in the country, there is a lack of highly skilled software development talent

Critical Factors 4

Sustainability

Scalability

Strong university/college collaboration programs are required to recruit employees as other traditional sources like recruitment companies, social networking sites havent matured to the levels in US

Lack of organized recruiting methods and limited size of the available and fresh talent pool makes it difficult for software companies to expand.

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