Polish IT to be most competitive in CEE
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Poland has the most competitive IT sector of all 23 countries in Central and Eastern Europe, according to the Emerging Europe report.
Hungary and Serbia are the best in terms of employee qualifications, Estonia, Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Slovenia, and Latvia rank better in the "business climate" category, but Poland's overall score of 61.4 points is more than three points higher than second-place Estonia with a score of 58.1.
"Poland has managed to impressively maintain a relative balance in the economy, and an additional advantage is lower salaries and costs of living compared to the rest of Europe. Additionally, startups are starting to appear throughout the country, not only in the capital – this decentralization is a particularly positive signal," the report reads.
On one hand, t is not so good that IT employees in Poland earn relatively less. Still, competitiveness is a tricky business – you have to keep quality at low prices to keep your customers satisfied and in demand.
In ranking, competitiveness is understood as a set of factors that – perhaps not the best for people working in the industry – are best for companies looking for subcontractors: the highest possible quality at the lowest possible price. It is also not so bad for the employees themselves, because they can compete for customers more effectively.
How did other countries in our region fare? The top five in the IT competitiveness ranking is completed by the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Romania. Only the 11th place in the ranking was taken by Ukraine, which has very well-qualified employees. The IT sectors of Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, and Moldova are the least competitive in the region.
"The IT potential of Central and Eastern Europe is widely recognized around the world, but as the region covers 23 countries, the market is quite fragmented," Andrew Wrobel from Emerging Europe concluded.
