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Six Indian cities in top eight global outsourcing destinations

Six Indian cities figure in the top 8 global outsourcing destinations. Topping the list is Bangalore, and it includes Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Pune along with Dublin (Ireland) and Makati City (The Philippines). This has been revealed by a study by CyberMedia's Global Services and Tholons.

India's representation in the top 50 emerging global outsourcing cities has risen to four, from last year's three, with the addition of Jaipur, which is placed at 31. The other three cities in the list include Kolkata at No 6, Chandigarh at No 12 and Coimbatore at No 17.

Cebu City (The Philippines), Shanghai (China) and Beijing (China) lead the list of emerging global outsourcing cities.

Six Chinese cities are part of the top 50 emerging cities for global outsourcing list, compared to India's four. These are Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, Dalian, Guangzhou and Chengdu.

However, six cities from 2007 have not made it to the list this year – Perth (Australia), Baguio City (The Philippines), Leeds (UK), Birmingham, (US), Oklahoma City, (US), Juarez (Mexico).

Of the top 50 cities, 19 are from Asia and 13 from Central and Eastern Europe. Besides tier-1 Asian cities, outsourcing units are also being set up in many tier-2 and tier-3 cities.

Top 50 Emerging Destinations for Global Outsourcing

2008 Ranking    Cities                                  Country

1                            Cebu City                                            Philippines
2                            Shanghai                                             China
3                            Beijing                                                 China
4                            Ho Chi Minh City                                 Vietnam
5                            Kraków                                               Poland
6                            Kolkata                                                India
7                            Cairo                                                    Egypt
8                            São Paulo                                             Brazil
9                            Buenos Aires                                        Argentina
10                          Shenzhen                                              China
11                          Hanoi                                                   Vietnam
12                          Chandigarh                                           India
13                          Curitiba                                                Brazil
14                          Prague                                                  Czech Republic
15                          Pasig City                                             Philippines
16                          Dalian (Dairen                                      China
17                          Coimbatore                                          India
18                          Santiago                                               Chile
19                          Colombo                                              Sri Lanka
20                          Johannesburg                                        South Africa
21                          New  Quezon City                                The Philippines
22                          New  Toronto                                      Canada
23                          Guangzhou (Canton)                             China
24                          Belfast                                                  Ireland
25                          Budapest                                              Hungary
26                          New  Rio de Janeiro                             Brazil
27                          San Jose                                              Costa Rica
28                          Warsaw                                               Poland
29                          Brno                                                    Czech Republic
30                          New  Mexico City                                Mexico
31                          New  Jaipur                                          India
32                          St. Petersburg                                       Russia
33                          Kuala Lumpur                                      Malaysia
34                          Accra                                                   Ghana
35                          Bratislava                                             Slovakia
36                          Singapore City                                      Singapore
37                          Chengdu                                               China
38                          Bucharest                                             Romania
39                          Moscow                                               Russia
40                          Sofia                                                    Bulgaria
41                          Monterrey                                            Mexico
42                          Glasgow City                                        U.K.
43                          Brasília                                                 Brazil
44                          Guadalajara                                          Mexico
45                          Mandaluyong City                                The Philippines
46                          Tallinn                                                  Estonia
47                          San Antonio                                         U.S.
48                          Halifax                                                  Canada
49                          Kiev                                                     Ukraine
50                          Ljubljana                                              Slovenia

Source: Global Services October 2008

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