Software Product Development Talent Pool Assessment Argentina (Rosario)

March 2013

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Summary-Argentina

Prominent Software Development locations in Argentina include Buenos Aires and Rosario
Buenos Aires contributes to ~85% of the Software Talent Pool in the country Companies like Google, Red Hat, Oracle, Symantec have set-up their development centers in Argentina

While Buenos Aires is the central hub of all IT operations in the country, Cordoba and Rosario are fast emerging as attractive IT clusters
Of the total software talent available (4,750), ~33% have skills in C/C++ and Web Technologies Median SPD Salaries (3 to 7 years experience) in Argentina (Buenos Aires) are ~41% lower than Brazil (Sao Paulo) and ~35% lower than Chile (Santiago)

SPD = Software Product Development Source: Talent Neuron Analysis

Argentina SPD Talent Pool by Major Locations

Rosario in Argentina is the second biggest contributor for Software Product Development Talent Pool in the country

Rosario (14%)

ARGENTINA

650

Total SPD* Talent Pool for Rosario as covered in Talent Neuron

Note: * SPD: Software Product Development Software Product Development based on talent neuron definition refers to talent that develops software products. This talent pool does not include IT services and profession services talent. 7 Source: Talent Neuron

Rosario Established Talent Pool

Rosario has 650 resources working in the Software Product Development Domain (Excludes IT Services), with majority of them being involved in Development function
Software Product Development Talent Pool
Software Product Development

650

50

Design

300

Development

50

Management

50

Product Conceptualiza tion

200

Testing

Talent Pool in Development related skills

Development Talent Pool

150 100 100 150

50

50

50

C++

.Net

Java

Mobile

WebTechnologies

J2EE 8

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Rosario Fresh Talent Pool

Rosario has around 7 universities which produce around 5,800 graduates annually.

Top Technology Universities in Rosario # University Name University Type Number of Students Enrolled 74,700

1 National University of Rosario

Public

2 National Technological University

Public

3,500

3 American Open University

Private

6,600

4 Universidad Austral

Private

1,750

Total Fresh Talent Pool eligible for job in ICT sector

5,800

Eligible Talent Pool

450

Total Fresh Talent Pool eligible for job in Software Product Development domain
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Rosario Total Cost

Lower salaries make Rosario an attractive near shore location. However, the total cost of operations (including bonus, benefits, travel etc.) could significantly increase the cost of operations
Experience Group
Min
$35,680 0 to 3 Years $9,300

Median
$50,400 $18,500

Max
$69,670 $31,150

$44,030 3 to 7 Years $14,700 $32,550

$70,280

$102,000 $54,550

7 to 10 Years

$53,360 $20,850 $46,450

$89,960 $77,950

$134,330

More than 10 Years

$67,240 $30,450 $61,950

$111,750 $107,700

$175,020

Total Cost Salary

Note : The numbers above indicate annual salary and annual total cost in USD
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