26/04/2016
According to figures released by CESSI, in 2015 the sector employed more than 81,800 professionals and had total sales of $ s3.479 million
The results of the recent survey Permanent Observatory Software and Information Services (OPSSI) Chamber of Argentina Software Industry (CESSI) 2015 yielded an average employment increase of 5.6%, growth in sales of 29.8% in pesos, and increased exports by 12.7% in US dollars (USD ) compared to 2014.
“the creation of these 4,400 new jobs in the software industry is the main indicator of growth in the sector,” said Diego Berardo , a member of the Commission Directive CESSI by the OPSSI.
He added that “while our goal is to increase this growth increasingly believe that that figure is encouraging, especially to contrast this 5.6% increase against the 0.4% recorded for the same period Argentina in generating private employment “.
the survey, sent by the CESSI to iProfesional, also measured the expectations for 2016 , and revealed that businesses expect employment growth of 8.9%, which implies the creation of 7,000 new jobs, total sales of 36.2% in pesos and 18.9% of exports in dollars.
in 2015, spending on human resources continue to be about three-quarters of the total cost they incur on average software companies (73%).
the most demanded technical profile was the application developer with more than 70%, while since presented more difficulties when being covered was the solution architect , with more than 80% .
investing in research, development and innovation (R + D + i) increased 20% over 2014, confirming this type of investment as the most impact to achieve a differential value of the offer in software companies.
it is also noted that despite retractions experienced in 2009 and 2014, since 2005 in the software industry employment grew 149 %, at an annual rate of 9.7%, total sales in dollars increased by 172% to 11.5% annually, and exports in dollars rose 307% to 15.7% annually.
regarding exports, United States remains the main destination, where they came from 50.5% of revenues from abroad, followed by Uruguay and Mexico .
the most demanded activity was the development of software, which accounted for 62%, and in relation to industries, 30.5% were software and iT services, 21% financial services, and 10.2% to trade., among others
“the great digital transformation of these years both the economy and society maintain a high and sustained global demand and local software and computer services. We must continue to find solutions to the shortage of talent, which remains one of the greatest challenges to resolve to sustain the growth of this industry, “concluded Aníbal Carmona, president of CESSI.
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