Top 25 Location - R&D IT & Professional

September 2012

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Methodology

Top 25 locations are identified for IT & Professional Services in IT services and Professional Services on the following parameters: High Cost Location: If the total cost is more than USD$ 80,000 Medium Cost: If the total cost is more than USD$ 50,000 and less than USD$ 80,000 Low Cost: If the total cost is less than USD$ 50,000

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IT & Professional Services

44% of the top 25 locations are present in EMEA region

Americas 32%
Atlanta USA

EMEA 40%
Bratislava Slovakia

APAC 28%
Bangalore India

Houston USA Irving USA

Rio de Janeiro Brazil Sao Paulo Brazil Vancouver - Canada Mexico City Mexico Santiago - Chile

Bucharest - Romania Budapest Hungary

Cairo Egypt Johannesburg South Africa Milan Italy Moscow Russia Munich Germany Prague - Czech Republic Stockholm - Sweden

Chennai - India Beijing China

Shanghai - China Kaula Lampur Malaysia Manila - Philippines Melbourne Australia

Source: Talent Neuron Location and Talent Neuron framework Note: Cities in EMEA are mentioned in alphabetic order

IT & Professional Services

High cost locations are spread across the globe
High Cost Locations - Total Cost
$160 $120 $145 $141 $131 $128 $107 $101 $98 $81 $81 $48 $48 $43 $42

Low Cost Locations - Total Cost

In USD Thousands

$80

$34

$31

$40
$0

Medium Cost Locations - Total Cost

$120 $79 $78 $74

In USD Thousands

$80

$67

$61

$59

$57

$54

$54

$52

$40

$0
Stockholm Mexico City Milan Moscow Budapest Cairo Prague Bucharest Shanghai Beijing

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IT & Professional Services

Nearly 40% of the total talent is based out of Low cost locations

250

200

196

160 150

Installed Talent Pool

High Cost Location Medium Cost Location Low Cost Location

In Thousands

107 100 92 65

60 55

55

50

48 39 35 35 35 35 30 28 24 22 19 17

10

10

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