Many companies have been choosing Ukraine as their primary location for outsourcing, as Ukrainian software developers continue to demonstrate their professionalism and trustworthiness. There are many advantages why Ukraine is the country of choice for software outsourcing in Europe.
First and foremost, due to an abundance of skilled and well-educated IT specialists Ukraine is one of the top 10 counties with the largest number of certified IT professionals. With over 30.000 IT experts and the country’s 20 years of experience in IT industry, Ukrainian outsourcing companies create exclusive high-quality product.

The speed of IT industry development is very high and increasing. The growth rates within the field are 30-40% every consecutive year, and the annual turnover amounts to $1.5 billion. But the best part is that if you are outsourcing developers from Ukraine, not only will you work with skilled professionals in a developing IT environment, you will also get an opportunity to save up to 60% of what you would expect to spend on software development in other Western European countries or the US.

Ukraine has been mentioned in numerous lists of best IT outsourcing destinations, including Gartner’s TOP 30 Outsourcing Locations List and Tholon’s TOP 100 Emerging Outsourcing Destination Cities List (Kyiv). In 2008 Ukraine was included in A.T. Kearney’s Global Services Location Index and it is improving its ranking every year. Various online platforms, like oDesk and Elance, have spoken very highly of Ukrainian outsourcing software developers.

You are very unlikely to come across any problems with communication if you are outsourcing to Ukraine. Ukrainians are an integral part of European community and their style of communication is traditional for every Western European country. Ukrainian IT specialists understand that English is a must for those who want to be successful in IT, so the majority of them are fluent in both oral and written English and are capable of effective communication within work-related questions. Additionally, the time difference between Ukraine and other European countries is only 1 – 2 hours, which means you will experience no inconvenience with scheduling meetings or video conferences.

So if you are looking for highly qualified workforce in IT industry at low cost, outsourcing to Ukraine is your number one destination. Ukrainian IT experts are young and open to innovation while being honest and hard-working.