The report discusses about San José being a possible talent hub for IT companies to Globally Expand.

1. Cobol, Unix and Java Development Talent
November 2012
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Established Talent Pool
The estimated number of Mainframe/Cobol and Unix talent in San José is less than 200
Development Talent Pool in related Skills
20,650 6,350
4,500
8,650
800
350
Technical
Support
BPO
IT Services
Software Product
Development
Hardware Product
Development
IT
Workforce
500
Related
Develo
pment
Skills
150
50
Java
Unix
Mainframe/
Cobol
o This includes both Software Product
Development and IT Services talent
o These numbers have been estimated using a
combination of both research and analytical
methodologies
Source: Talent Neuron , Costa Rican Investment Promotion Agency (CINDE), Interviews with Industry Experts

6. Z 6
Fresh Talent Pool
San José has around 40 universities which produce around 25,000 graduates. Companies
like Intel have tied up with top universities to gain traction on recruitment
Top Technology Universities in San José
# University Name University Type
Number of Students
Enrolled
1
Costa Rica Institute of Technology /Instituto Tecnologico de Costa Rica
(TEC)
Public 6,000
2 Latin University of Costa Rica Private 21,000
3 University of Costa Rica / Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR): Public 17,000
4 Universidad Nacional (UNA) Public 15,000
5 University for International Cooperation Private 1200
6 Fidelitas University Private 6500
7 Universidad Veritas Private 1900
25,000 3,000Eligible Talent Pool
Total Fresh Talent
Pool eligible for job
in ICT sector
Total Fresh Talent
Pool eligible for job
in Software Product
Development
domain
Source: Talent Neuron

7. Z 7
Total Cost-Software Development
Lower Software Product Development salaries make San José an attractive outsourcing
destination when compared to US. However, the total cost of operations is comparatively
higher than neighboring Latin American countries
More than
10 Years
7 to 10 Years
3 to 7 Years
0 to 3 Years
Experience Group
Note : The numbers above indicate annual salary and annual total cost in USD
$44,700
$30,750
$20,650
$13,900
$77,290
$58,360
$44,390
$34,780
$65,650
$45,450
$30,300
$19,500
$104,170
$77,740
$57,740
$43,690
$104,700
$69,150
$46,150
$30,400
$155,310
$109,570
$79,640
$59,280
Total Cost
Salary
Min Median Max
Source: Talent Neuron , CINDE, Interviews with Software Development and IT Service Stakeholders

8. Z 8
Total Cost-IT services
Total cost of IT service talent is comparatively less due to easy availability of talent required
for the low to mid level of work done in San José
More than
10 Years
7 to 10 Years
3 to 7 Years
0 to 3 Years
Experience Group
Note : The numbers above indicate annual salary and annual total cost in USD
$40,950
$28,200
$18,950
$12,700
$75,160
$57,620
$44,610
$35,500
$59,600
$41,400
$27,600
$17,700
$99,670
$75,460
$57,020
$43,900
$97,850
$65,450
$42,350
$27,150
$150,210
$107,520
$77,800
$58,220
Total Cost
Salary
Min Median Max
Source: Talent Neuron , CINDE, Interviews with Software Development and IT Service Stakeholders

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Conclusion
Organized recruiting methods and advanced on-job training programs to sustain its
development operations in San José
The talent pool suitable for software development in
San José is relatively smaller when compared to
other Latin American locations
As there are very few large software companies in
the country, there is a lack of highly skilled software
development talent
Lack of organized recruiting methods and limited size
of the available and fresh talent pool makes it
difficult for software companies to expand.
Strong university/college collaboration programs are
required to recruit employees as other traditional
sources like recruitment companies, social
networking sites haven’t matured to the levels in US
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Availability Quality
ScalabilitySustainability
Critical
Factors
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