4 IT RESEARCH 4.0 2019 4 CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 2. LVIV IT MARKET OVERVIEW: 4. ECONOMIC EFFECT OF THE IT INDUSTRY IN LVIV IT COMPANIES AND SPECIALISTS 4.1. Overall economic eect of the IT industry 2.1. IT companies: number and structure 4.2. IT industry turnover 2.2. IT specialists: market overview 4.3. Jobs created by IT industry 2.3. Specialization and qualifications of IT industry employees 4.4. Income 2.4. Knowledge of programming languages 2.5. Migration within IT industry 5. ABOUT THE PROJECT: METHODOLOGY 2.6. Business trips of IT specialists ANNEX: LVIV IT COMPANIES 3. LVIV IT SPECIALIST PORTRAIT 3.1. Socio-demographic characteristics 3.2. Education 3.3. Vacations 3.4. Hobbies and sports 3.5. Innovative gadgets IT specialists possess 3.6. Social activity and responsibility 4 INTRODUCTION Lviv IT Cluster and a sociological agency Fama present IT Research 4.0 that aims to trace the IT industry growth dynamics and the development of IT business, as well as its eect on the economy of Lviv, related industries, and, in particular, the overall economic impact. The research results allow interest groups, businesses, partners, potential investors, and IT companies of various sizes, which strive to grow and develop in Lviv, understand the potential of the IT industry and IT market. 4 LVIV IT MARKET OVERVIEW: IT COMPANIES AND SPECIALISTS 4 2.1. NUMBER AND STRUCTURE OF IT COMPANIES Number of IT companies in Lviv 500 461 Growth dynamics +144 companies 400 or + 45% 317 300 247 Growth dynamics between 2018 and 2019 is 1,5 higher than 192 between 2017 and 2018 (28%) 200 100 0 2015 2017 2018 2019 4 2.1. NUMBER AND STRUCTURE OF IT COMPANIES Structure of IT companies in Lviv (by the number of employees) 3,6% Micro 243 23,5% < 10 Small Small 11-50 employees 11-50 43,2% Large + > 401 142 Micro < 10 employees 27,2% 2,5% Medium Large 51-250 251-400 67 Medium 51-250 employees In 5 companies the number of employees exceeds 1000. In 2018 there were 3 of them. 1/2 of Lviv's IT specialists work in large IT 7 2 companies (251+). Large + Large > 401 employees 251-400 employees 4 2.2. IT SPECIALISTS: MARKET OVERVIEW Number of IT specialists in Lviv 24-25 k тис 25 20-21 k 20 15-17 k +85% 13-15 k growth dynamics of the 15 number of employees in Lviv from 2015 till 2019 10 5 0 2015 2017 2018 2019 2.3. SPECIALIZATION AND QUALIFICATIONS 4 OF IT INDUSTRY EMPLOYEES Positions of IT specialists* 48,3% Software Development Specialists Among all IT professionals in Lviv**: 18,7% Quality Assurance Specialists 80,4% technical specialists 15,9% 19,6% non-technical specialists Other non-technical Specialists 10,6% Project Management Specialists 4,6% Other technical Specialists 2,0% Top-level Management * The data was obtained by interviewing IT professionals. ** The data was obtained by interviewing Lviv IT companies. 4 2.3. SPECIALIZATION AND QUALIFICATIONS OF IT INDUSTRY EMPLOYEES Level of qualification 2,3% 26,0% Trainee Junior 30,1% 41,6% Senior Middle 4 2.3. SPECIALIZATION AND QUALIFICATIONS OF IT INDUSTRY EMPLOYEES Duration of work Duration of work Duration of work on in the IT industry in the IT company the current position 8,2% 11,8% 12,8% 12,3% 8,4% 3,8% 31,1% 42,3% 2,1% 45,7% 0,9% 24,1% 24,2% 35,3% 36,9% Up to 1 year From 3 to 5 years More than 10 years From 1 to 3 years From 5 to 10 years 4 2.3. SPECIALIZATION AND QUALIFICATIONS OF IT INDUSTRY EMPLOYEES 1 out of 4 IT specialists is engaged in additional activity (26.2%): freelance own IT startup own startup in teaching at an another sphere educational institution 10,8% 3,9% 5,5% 5,9% 4 2.3. SPECIALIZATION AND QUALIFICATIONS OF IT INDUSTRY EMPLOYEES 5,3% 1,3% 93,2% The vast majority of Lviv IT On average, Lviv IT specialist professionals work in oces works overtime one day per (93.2%), 5.3% work at home, month: more than 8 hours a and 1.3% prefer coworking day, after 10 pm or on spaces. weekends and holidays. 20 On average, IT specialists On average, project managers spend 42 hours per week at and other technical specialists work, a minimum of 20 hours work at night for three days 80 and a maximum of 80 hours. per month. 42 4 2.4. KNOWLEDGE OF PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES The most popular programming languages among IT specialists in Lviv programming languages IT specialists 100% 1,5 know at a high level 80% programming languages IT specialists 71,0% 2 know at an intermediate level 60% 47,8% 47,5% programming languages IT specialists 44,7% 43,4% 3 know at a beginner`s level 40% programming languages Senior 20% 1,7 IT specialists know at a high level JavaScript C++ Java C# Python 4 2.5. MIGRATION WITHIN IT INDUSTRY IT specialists who did not live in Lviv before the start of their career in the tech industry* 17% from the North of Ukraine 7% 46% from the East of Ukraine from the West of Ukraine 13% from the Central Ukraine 13% from the South of Ukraine 1 out of 4 IT professionals did 1 out of 4 IT professionals moved 4% of IT specialists not reside in Lviv before starting from Lviv region, and 50% from moved from other their career in the tech industry other regional centers of Ukraine countries * Regional division is taken from a 2014 survey by the sociological agency FAMA. 4 2.6. BUSINESS TRIPS OF IT SPECIALISTS 55,7% 83,2% traveled for traveled for business within the business abroad territory of Ukraine 1 out of 3 ІТ specialists travelled for business within the territory of Ukraine business trips abroad an IT specialist had or abroad over the past year 3 on average over the past year business trips within Ukraine an IT specialist had 4 on average over the past year business trips senior-level executives on average 6 have per year 4 2.6. BUSINESS TRIPS OF IT SPECIALISTS IT specialists most often go on business trips IT specialists most often go on business trips to the following Ukrainian cities: to the following countries: Kyiv USA Ivano-Frankivsk Germany Kharkiv Poland Uzhhorod United Kingdom Odesa Netherlands Khmelnytskyi Chernivtsi Rivne Dnipro Cherkasy Poltava Ternopil Lutsk Vinnytsia 4 2.6. BUSINESS TRIPS OF IT SPECIALISTS 65% Germany Poland Denmark had business trips to Europe United Kingdom Bulgaria Sweden Netherlands Hungary Norway Switzerland Czech Republic Estonia Belgium Belarus Lithuania 33% 15% France Romania Western Europe Eastern Europe Austria Ireland 10% Northern Europe Portugal USA Israel Spain Canada China 6% Italy Argentina India Southern Europe Greece UAE Macedonia Kuwait 27% Montenegro Thailand The Americas Cyprus 8% Asia 4 LVIV IT SPECIALIST PORTRAIT 4 3.1. SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS The majority of IT specialists in Lviv are male; however, the share of women in Lviv IT industry is growing 34% 66% 23% 77% Women Men Women Men The median age of an IT specialist in Lviv 26 28 in 2015 in 2019 2015 2019 The share of women in Lviv IT industry increased by 11 % 4 3.1. SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS Marital status 47,2% Married 23,7% Single In a relationship/have a partner, not living together 14,5% Not married, living together Divorced 12,0% 2,5% 4 3.2. EDUCATION 6 LEADING UNIVERSITIES where IT specialists received/are working towards their degrees 69,3% IT specialists received a master's degree 27,1% 41,1% Lviv Polytechnic National University Ivan Franko National University of Lviv Ukrainian Academy of Printing Ternopil Ivan Puluj National Technical University 4,2% Ukrainian National Forestry University 1,5% Ukrainian Catholic University 1,2% 1,2% 4 3.2. EDUCATION TOP 10 areas where IT professionals are acquiring or have acquired a degree Information Management Mathematics Technology and administration and Statistics Education Journalism 40,5% 10,4% 7,7% 4,2% 2,3% 1,8% Automatization and Engineering 1,8% Natural sciences 10,0% 7,2% 4,0% Social and Humanities Electronics and behavioral sciences Telecommunications 4 3.2. EDUCATION TOP 5 areas TOP 5 areas among technical specialists among non-technical specialists 48,5% Information Technology 20,4% Information Technology 9,0% Management and administration 19,1% Social and behavioral sciences 8,8% Mathematics and Statistics 15,6% Humanities 6,3% Social and behavioral sciences 13,9% Management and administration 4,3% Electronics and 6,0% Education Telecommunications 18,9% 51,4% share of developers share of QAs who who switched to IT switched to IT from from other fields other fields 4 3.2. EDUCATION Degrees of IT specialists 69,3% Master's 23,0% Bachelor's Junior Specialist PhD 4,5% Master of Business Administration (MBA) 2,1% 1,1% 4 3.2. EDUCATION 5 most popular foreign languages among IT professionals 100% 74% 57% 29% 26% English Polish German Russian French On average, an IT specialist knows 3 foreign languages 4 3.3. VACATIONS Traveling in Ukraine On average, IT specialists in Lviv travel 3 times per year 67,6% 15,1% Western Ukraine Northern Ukraine Southern Ukraine 11,1% Central Ukraine 5,8% Eastern Ukraine 0,4% 4 3.3. VACATIONS Traveling abroad 78,1% Europe 13,6% Asia Africa 6,8% The Americas 1,4% Oceania 0,1% 4 3.4. HOBBIES AND SPORTS of IT professionals in Lviv 76,6% reportedly have hobbies 41,6% Hobbies related to sports and various physical activity 4,5% Online and oine hobbies 16,5% 4,4% 1,8% Art Hobbies related to Hobbies related to profession cars and motorcycles 12,4% 2,5% 1,2% Books, online sources Skill games Collecting 10,7% 2,3% 1,9% Hobbies related to Nature Other needlework and creativity 4 3.4.