Global sourcing of tech talent from African countries has taken a flight. IT-staffing company Tunga now published a research report about sourcing software developers from Africa.
PRESS RELEASE — RESEARCH SHOWS: AFRICA OFFERS ATTRACTIVE TECH-TALENT SOURCING OPTIONS
Kampala, February 2021 – The global sourcing of tech talent from African countries has taken flight in recent years. IT-staffing and software outsourcing company Tunga published a research report about sourcing software developers from Africa. The report provides key data and insights about the current situation in the top-17 African countries in terms of developer pool size: salary levels, English proficiency, business climate, infrastructure for online technology, and the most popular software languages and frameworks.
Best places for IT talent in Africa
The report provides reliable statistics on software development in Africa. Focusing on different aspects in the sector gives a complete overview of 17 countries with high potential, from Morocco to South Africa, and from Ivory Coast to Kenya. How many of the total of 690,000 African software developers live in one of these 17 countries? Which countries harbor the best tech talents? Where is the tech ecosystem growing fastest?
Specific knowledge of coding
Ernesto Spruyt, the founder of Tunga: "Tunga stands for unleashing talent; it is our mission to create attractive IT jobs for young African professionals. We see it as part of that mission to create a clearer picture of the African market for our target group and the broader public. Since digitalization is ongoing and the need for software developers continues to stay strong, we need to get Africa's tech sector on everyone's radar. We feel that Africa is an attractive option they did not explore before, especially for smaller companies in the EU and the US who cannot find quality talent at affordable prices."
Frontrunners and sleeping giants
The research concludes with four different types of countries. Frontrunners such as Mauritius and South Africa are attractive and safe choices but more expensive. The sleeping giants like Nigeria and Egypt have enormous populations and large tech talent pools with high English proficiency at moderate salary levels. Promising outsiders like Ghana, Senegal, Uganda, Rwanda, and Cameroon each have different backgrounds. Late-bloomers such as Ethiopia and Tanzania have a lot of unlocked potential but are fairly new to this market.
The research concludes that the tech potential in Africa is largely undiscovered, although the potential is enormous. All popular skills and frameworks are available in the African talent pool.
About Tunga
With offices in Uganda, Nigeria, and The Netherlands and a network of over 400 software developers spread over Africa, Tunga successfully helped more than 175 companies with their IT staffing and software outsourcing. Tunga was founded in 2015 as an initiative of social entrepreneur Ernesto Spruyt and the not-for-profit organization Butterfly Works.
