by Stephanie Overby

India Outsourcing Scorecard

News
Jul 15, 20061 min
Outsourcing

Technology education and English proficiency help make India a leader in the global outsourcing market.

A guide to outsourcing in India. Also see CIO’s

Global Outsourcing Guide
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  • Overall Ranking: Leading
  • Average 2nd Year Programmer Salary: $5k – $10k
  • Geopolitical Risk: Moderate
  • English Proficency: Very good
  • Pros: Working to stay on top, challenging Wester IT integrators and consultancies for business. Has essential resources and robust infrastructure to deliver comprehensive application, infrastructure and business process services. Rakes in almost $18 billion in IT and BPO annually. TCS, HCL Technologies, Wipro, Satyam and Infosys have all topped the billion-dollar mark and are moving up the IT value chain. Home to some of the most technologically advanced companies in the world; three out of five of the world’s CMM Level 5 companies are in India. 200,000 IT grads per year.
  • Cons: Working to stay on top, challenging Wester IT integrators and consultancies for business. Has essential resources and robust infrastructure to deliver comprehensive application, infrastructure and business process services. Rakes in almost $18 billion in IT and BPO annually.