Software Product Development Talent Pool
Assessment – Argentina (Buenos Aires)
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
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Argentina SPD Talent Pool by Major Locations
Buenos Aires in Argentina contribute to majority of the Software Product Development Talent Pool within
the country
ARGENTINA
Buenos Aires (86%)
4,100
Total SPD* Talent Pool for Buenos Aires 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
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Buenos Aires Established Talent Pool
Buenos Aires has 4,100 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
4,100
200
Design
1,850
Development
200
Management
200
Product
Conceptualiza
tion
1,650
Testing
Talent Pool in Development related skills
Development Talent Pool
900
850
750
650
400
C
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C++
.Net
Java
300
300
Mobile
WebTechnologies
J2EE
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Buenos Aires Fresh Talent Pool
Buenos Aires has around 25 universities which produce around 30,000 graduates annually
Top Technology Universities in Buenos Aires
University Type
Number of Students
Enrolled
1 Universidad de Buenos Aires
Public
308,500
2 Universidad Abierta Interamericana
Private
3 Universidad del Salvador
Private
16,000
4 Universidad Argentina de la Empresa
Private
25,000
5 Universidad Argentina John F. Kennedy
Private
14,500
6 Universidad Tecnológica Nacional (Facultad Regional Buenos Aires)
Public
15,000
#
Total Fresh Talent
Pool eligible for job
in ICT sector
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University Name
30,000
Eligible Talent Pool
3,300
18,500
Total Fresh Talent
Pool eligible for job
in Software Product
Development
domain
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Buenos Aires Total Cost
Lower salaries make Buenos Aires 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
Median
Min
$36,080
0 to 3 Years
$48,970
$10,450
7 to 10 Years
More than
10 Years
$66,600
$19,300
$45,030
3 to 7 Years
Max
$31,650
$66,940
$16,350
$94,110
$34,700
$55,800
$57,860
$25,200
$89,050
$52,800
$76,350
$38,350
$129,260
$85,500
$114,460
$73,150
$172,980
$120,950
Total Cost
Salary
Note : The numbers above indicate annual salary and annual total cost in USD
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