{"id":365,"date":"2020-03-18T09:15:28","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T09:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/winatalent.com\/blog\/?p=365"},"modified":"2021-05-16T07:20:20","modified_gmt":"2021-05-16T07:20:20","slug":"all-you-need-to-know-about-global-software-outsourcing-rates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/winatalent.com\/blog\/all-you-need-to-know-about-global-software-outsourcing-rates\/","title":{"rendered":"All You Need to Know About Global Software Outsourcing Rates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Software outsourcing is the\nbusiness practice of hiring an outside organization to complete specific tasks\nthat could be taken care of within an organization, like building a&nbsp;<\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/winatalent.com\/blog\/2019\/12\/how-to-build-a-successful-minimum-viable-product-mvp\/\"><em>minimum\nviable product (MVP<\/em><\/a>).<\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/winatalent.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/in-house-vs-outsource-vs-freelance-software-development\/\" target=\"_blank\">Software outsourcing has its merits<\/a>, as well as its disadvantages, one of them being its inexpensiveness, especially with offshore companies, compared to building in-house teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the costs of hiring a developer are relatively higher in Western countries, companies benefit greatly from the diverse and affordable offshore talent markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also There are several rules to know about <a href=\"https:\/\/winatalent.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/copyright-ownership-and-outsourcing-who-owns-the-code\/\">copyright ownership and outsourcing<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this post, we compare software outsourcing hourly rates among six main offshore development destinations, look into each region in detail, and go over the hourly rates for some skills and programming languages in two locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>All the rates were last modified in September 2020.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Global software outsourcing rates comparison<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Software outsourcing rates (and the costs of labor in general) are higher in North America, Australia, and Europe compared to South America, Asia, and Africa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For instance, the rates begin with 25\u20ac  for hiring a junior developer in North America and can go as high as 85\u20ac  (or much higher) with senior and more experienced developers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Australia, the rates for hiring a software developer begin with 21\u20ac  an hour and can go as high as 85\u20ac  (or even 152\u20ac  or higher). Software outsourcing is cheaper in Europe compared to the two previous regions, starting from 18\u20ac  and rising to 56\u20ac  an hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whereas hiring a junior developer from Asia costs about 15\u20ac an hour on average, and more experienced developers usually charge 34\u20ac  an hour or less. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rates are moderately similar in South America and Africa, beginning with 17\u20ac and rising as high as 42\u20ac  an hour based on a developer&#8217;s skillset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>You can see the average software outsourcing hourly rates by region below:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table aligncenter is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Region <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Minimum Hourly Rate  <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Maximum Hourly Rate <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">North America<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">   20\u20ac <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">+80\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">South America<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">   17\u20ac <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">42\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Europe<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">   18\u20ac <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">55\u20ac  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Asia<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">   15\u20ac <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">34\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Australia<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">   21\u20ac <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">+80\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Africa<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">  17\u20ac <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">36\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Software outsourcing rates in North America<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/North-America.png\" alt=\"north america software outsourcing rates\" class=\"wp-image-762\" width=\"841\" height=\"595\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/North-America.png 1121w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/North-America-300x212.png 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/North-America-1024x724.png 1024w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/North-America-768x543.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 841px) 100vw, 841px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Software outsourcing rates are notably higher in North America than anywhere else. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Consequently, most North American companies choose to outsource their software products to cut their costs of product development. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Field <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Hourly Rates <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Junior Developer <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 25\u20ac &#8211; 31\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Mid-Level Developer <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 32\u20ac &#8211; 40\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Senior Developer <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 37\u20ac &#8211; 52\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Lead Developer <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 43\u20ac &#8211; 65\u20ac<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Business Analyst <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 19\u20ac &#8211; 29\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Project Manager <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 23\u20ac &#8211; 40\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Junior Mobile Developer <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 21\u20ac &#8211; 34\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Mid-Level Mobile Developer <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 25\u20ac &#8211; 46\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Senior Mobile Developer <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 42\u20ac &#8211; 65\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Junior QA <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 18\u20ac &#8211; 27\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Mid-Level QA <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 32\u20ac &#8211; 44\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Senior QA <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 37\u20ac &#8211; 59\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> <strong>Software outsourcing rates in South America<\/strong> <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/South-America-1024x724.png\" alt=\"south america software outsourcing rates\" class=\"wp-image-764\" width=\"768\" height=\"543\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/South-America-1024x724.png 1024w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/South-America-300x212.png 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/South-America-768x543.png 768w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/South-America.png 1121w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>South America is a popular outsourcing destination, especially for North American companies; many choose this region because of its reasonable prices, negligible time zone difference, and geographical proximity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hiring a junior developer from North America can cost up to 59\u20ac  an hour. A vendor from North America can cut its costs up to 25% if it hires a junior developer from South America, as they charge 30\u20ac  an hour, or less.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Field <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Hourly Rates <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Junior Developer <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 24\u20ac &#8211; 46\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Mid-Level Developer <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 23\u20ac &#8211; 50\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Senior Developer <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 27\u20ac &#8211; 55\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Lead Developer <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 23\u20ac &#8211; 59\u20ac<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Business Analyst <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 19\u20ac &#8211; 33\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Project Manager <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 34\u20ac &#8211; 57\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Junior Mobile Developer <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 21\u20ac &#8211; 25\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Mid-Level Mobile Developer <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 27\u20ac &#8211; 39\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Senior Mobile Developer <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 38\u20ac &#8211; 44\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Junior QA <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 28\u20ac &#8211; 38\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Mid-Level QA <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 32\u20ac &#8211; 42\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Senior QA <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 34\u20ac &#8211; 50\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Software outsourcing rates in Europe<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Europe-1024x724.png\" alt=\"europe software outsourcing rates\" class=\"wp-image-765\" width=\"768\" height=\"543\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Europe-1024x724.png 1024w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Europe-300x212.png 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Europe-768x543.png 768w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Europe.png 1121w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite their geographical proximity, software outsourcing rates differ a lot in Eastern Europe and Western Europe.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hourly rates are much lower in Eastern Europe (in countries such as Ukraine and Poland, two very notable IT nations), and double or even triple in some countries in Western Europe (such as Belgium and the UK).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The data we collected shows the average hourly rates in all of Europe, combining its Eastern and Western regions.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Europe is famous for its density of skilled software developers and a popular region for outsourcing, and most of its developers speak intermediate or upper-intermediate English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Field <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Hourly Rates <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Junior Developer <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">7\u20ac &#8211; 19\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Mid-Level Developer <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 25\u20ac &#8211; 50\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Senior Developer <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 38\u20ac &#8211; 59\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Lead Developer <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 42\u20ac &#8211; 76\u20ac<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Business Analyst <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 34\u20ac &#8211; 59\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Project Manager <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 25\u20ac &#8211; 50\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Junior Mobile Developer <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 21\u20ac &#8211; 27\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Mid-Level Mobile Developer <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 27\u20ac &#8211; 36\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Senior Mobile Developer <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 35\u20ac &#8211; 52\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Junior QA <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 17\u20ac &#8211; 42\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Mid-Level QA <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 21\u20ac &#8211; 50\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Senior QA <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 25\u20ac &#8211; 59\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> <strong>Software outsourcing rates in <\/strong>Asia<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Asia-1024x724.png\" alt=\"asia software outsourcing rates\" class=\"wp-image-767\" width=\"768\" height=\"543\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Asia-1024x724.png 1024w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Asia-300x212.png 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Asia-768x543.png 768w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Asia.png 1121w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Software outsourcing rates are significantly lower in Asia because of its rather adverse work conditions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>China and India are the two main outsourcing destinations in Asia, each with a large number of software developers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Western companies choose Asian outsourcing companies because they charge less than their Western nearshore counterparts, but dealing with language, time zone, and cultural disparities is almost always a challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Field <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Hourly Rates <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Junior Developer <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">17\u20ac &#8211; 21\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Mid-Level Developer <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 21\u20ac &#8211; 25\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Senior Developer <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 20\u20ac &#8211; 28\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Lead Developer <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 20\u20ac &#8211; 29\u20ac<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Business Analyst <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 21\u20ac &#8211; 29\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Project Manager <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 20\u20ac &#8211; 42\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Junior Mobile Developer <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 13\u20ac &#8211; 18\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Mid-Level Mobile Developer <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 17\u20ac &#8211; 23\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Senior Mobile Developer <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 25\u20ac &#8211; 34\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Junior QA <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 15\u20ac &#8211; 20\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Mid-Level QA <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 18\u20ac &#8211; 22\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Senior QA <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 18\u20ac &#8211; 24\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> <strong>Software outsourcing rates in<\/strong> Australia<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Australia-1024x724.png\" alt=\"australia software outsourcing rates\" class=\"wp-image-768\" width=\"768\" height=\"543\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Australia-1024x724.png 1024w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Australia-300x212.png 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Australia-768x543.png 768w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Australia.png 1121w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Australia falls a bit behind in outsourcing and software development because of its geographical remoteness; this factor prevents the region from cultural exchanges and business cooperation with neighbor labor markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even though a digital nomad lifestyle allows developers to work remotely with other companies from across the globe, <a href=\"https:\/\/winatalent.com\/blog\/2019\/12\/global-freelancing-how-to-manage-time-zone-difference\/\">managing time zone difference<\/a> is extremely difficult when working with Australian developers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not to mention, the rates are high. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By taking a look at the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nwivisas.com\/nwi-blog\/australia\/australian-skilled-occupation-list-2017-2018\/\">Australian Skilled Occupation List (2017-2018)<\/a>, we realize that the country lacks skilled software developers and QA engineers. So, local specialists are expensive and charge up to 152\u20ac  an hour sometimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Field <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Hourly Rates <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Junior Developer <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">24\u20ac &#8211; 46\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Mid-Level Developer <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 18\u20ac &#8211; 51\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Senior Developer <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 24\u20ac &#8211; 96\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Lead Developer <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 25\u20ac &#8211; 39\u20ac<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Business Analyst <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 15\u20ac &#8211; 59\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Project Manager <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 23\u20ac &#8211; 50\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Junior Mobile Developer <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 15\u20ac &#8211; 46\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Mid-Level Mobile Developer <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 32\u20ac &#8211; 50\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Senior Mobile Developer <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 29\u20ac &#8211; 51\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Junior QA <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 13\u20ac &#8211; 27\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Mid-Level QA <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 14\u20ac &#8211; 37\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Senior QA <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 23\u20ac &#8211; 67\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> <strong>Software outsourcing rates in <\/strong>Africa<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Africa-1024x724.png\" alt=\"africa software outsourcing rates\" class=\"wp-image-771\" width=\"768\" height=\"543\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Africa-1024x724.png 1024w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Africa-300x212.png 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Africa-768x543.png 768w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Africa.png 1121w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The market is newly discovered and lacks experienced specialists due to its freshness in Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The prices are more affordable in the Northern parts and offer similar prices as Asia. But in South Africa, the rates rise to 84\u20ac  sometimes; such fluctuation is caused by the severe skill shortage in the area at the moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The chart below shows the combination of Northern and Southern regions&#8217; data.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Field <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Hourly Rates <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Junior Developer <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3\u20ac &#8211; 10\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Mid-Level Developer <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">9\u20ac &#8211; 21\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Senior Developer <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 11\u20ac &#8211; 37\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Lead Developer <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 10\u20ac &#8211; 24\u20ac<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Business Analyst <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 8\u20ac &#8211; 25\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Project Manager <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">12\u20ac &#8211; 25\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Junior Mobile Developer <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 1\u20ac &#8211; 8\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Mid-Level Mobile Developer <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 9\u20ac &#8211; 25\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Senior Mobile Developer <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">25\u20ac &#8211; 39\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Junior QA <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3\u20ac &#8211; 6\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Mid-Level QA <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 4\u20ac &#8211; 13\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Senior QA <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 6\u20ac &#8211; 20\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hourly rates by skills and programming languages in the US and Germany<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>We have picked two locations to look into and compare in this section: the United States and Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The charts below include the hourly rates for the most popular software development skills and programming languages in 2019 and 2020.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Data collected from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salary.com\/\">salary.com<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.payscale.com\/\">payscale.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Skill\/Programming Language<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Hourly Rates <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Mobile<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">31\u20ac &#8211; 42\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Product<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">42\u20ac &#8211; 56\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Ruby On Rails<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 26\u20ac &#8211; 34\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">C<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 27\u20ac &#8211; 36\u20ac<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Python<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 30\u20ac &#8211; 39\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Java<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">32\u20ac &#8211; 43\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Linux<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 30\u20ac &#8211; 43\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Backbone.Js<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 24\u20ac &#8211; 38\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Agile Methodology<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">39\u20ac &#8211; 53\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Maven<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">44\u20ac &#8211; 50\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Product Marketing<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 39\u20ac &#8211; 51\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Product Management<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 30\u20ac &#8211; 40\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Agile\/Scrum<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">  39\u20ac &#8211; 53\u20ac  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">User Experience Design<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">   26\u20ac &#8211; 33\u20ac   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">IOS Development<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">   30\u20ac &#8211; 40\u20ac   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">JavaScript<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">   37\u20ac &#8211; 45\u20ac   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">User Interface Design<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">   21\u20ac &#8211; 27\u20ac   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Jira<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">   26\u20ac &#8211; 37\u20ac   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Django<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">   27\u20ac &#8211; 62\u20ac   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">CSS<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">   34\u20ac &#8211; 42\u20ac   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Project Management<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">49\u20ac &#8211; 67\u20ac   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Online Marketing<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 33\u20ac &#8211; 43\u20ac    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Android<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 39\u20ac &#8211; 50\u20ac    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Web Developer<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 23\u20ac &#8211; 29\u20ac    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Sales Strategy and Management<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 40\u20ac &#8211; 56\u20ac    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Business Strategy<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 39\u20ac &#8211; 75\u20ac    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">MySQL<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 49\u20ac &#8211; 67\u20ac    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">HTML<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 39\u20ac &#8211; 48\u20ac    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Digital Strategy<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 35\u20ac &#8211; 50\u20ac    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Web Design<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 23\u20ac &#8211; 29\u20ac    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">HTML5 &amp; CSS3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 50\u20ac &#8211; 65\u20ac    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Web Analytics<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 21\u20ac &#8211; 29\u20ac    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Business Development<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 24\u20ac &#8211; 34\u20ac    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Graphic Designer<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 19\u20ac &#8211; 24\u20ac    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Social Media Marketing<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 34\u20ac &#8211; 50\u20ac    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Sales and Marketing<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 55\u20ac &#8211; 72\u20ac    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">JQuery<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 37\u20ac &#8211; 43\u20ac    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">PHP<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 29\u20ac &#8211; 37\u20ac    <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As we&#8217;ve already mentioned, the rates are significantly higher in North America compared to anywhere else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The chart above shows the data concerning the United States.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Java takes the lead, with an hourly rate of 37-45\u20ac. Python comes after, with an hourly rate of \u20ac30-39, and C comes last, with an hourly rate of 27-36\u20ac.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Skill\/Programming Language<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> Hourly Rates <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Mobile<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">9\u20ac &#8211; 21\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Product<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">18\u20ac &#8211; 38\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Ruby On Rails<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 14\u20ac &#8211; 18\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">C<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 9\u20ac &#8211; 48\u20ac<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Python<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 9\u20ac &#8211; 71\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Java<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">9\u20ac &#8211; 58\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Linux<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 14\u20ac &#8211; 25\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Backbone.Js<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 9\u20ac &#8211; 52\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Agile Methodology<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">45\u20ac &#8211; 50\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Maven<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">67\u20ac &#8211; 90\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Product Marketing<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 16\u20ac &#8211; 74\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Product Management<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 62\u20ac &#8211; 100\u20ac <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Agile\/Scrum<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">  53\u20ac &#8211; 60\u20ac  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">User Experience Design<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">   25\u20ac &#8211; 60\u20ac   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">IOS Development<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">   9\u20ac &#8211; 73\u20ac   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">JavaScript<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">   9\u20ac &#8211; 19\u20ac   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">User Interface Design<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">   17\u20ac &#8211; 47\u20ac   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Jira<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">   11\u20ac &#8211; 22\u20ac   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Django<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">   17\u20ac &#8211; 29\u20ac   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">CSS<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">   8\u20ac &#8211; 43\u20ac   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Project Management<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">56\u20ac &#8211; 59\u20ac   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Online Marketing<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 17\u20ac &#8211; 37\u20ac    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Android<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 9\u20ac &#8211; 56\u20ac    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Web Developer<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 8\u20ac &#8211; 43\u20ac    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Sales Strategy and Management<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 15\u20ac &#8211; 104\u20ac    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Business Strategy<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 34\u20ac &#8211; 63\u20ac    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">MySQL<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 13\u20ac &#8211; 24\u20ac    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">HTML<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> 14\u20ac &#8211; 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