Xi’an is China’s latest entrant into the offshoring space. It has a lot going for it — young graduates, low salaries, infrastructure development and government attention. “Xi’an’s software park is almost like a fortress with the highest level of security measures in place,” says Bill Lewis, Joint Managing Director, Temasys International. Destinations like Wuhan, Xi’an and Chongqing in China are emerging as Tier 3 hubs for R&D and software.
Education
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100 universities (3–4 of them are among the top 10 universities of China)
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700,000 students into further education
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40,000 computer science graduates approximately every year
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Important base for scientific research. Sixty percent of China’s lattest manned spacecraft, Shenzhou VI, originated in Xi’an’s research and development institutes.
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Industry and Infrastructure
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Spent $1.5 billion on infrastructure development in the past two years
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The ITO and BPO ratio is approximately 80:20
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CompuPacific, one of China’s largest BPO companies, is based in Xi’an
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Xi’an’s Hi-tech Industries Development Zone (XHTZ) is a 30 km area consisting of manufacturers, R&D laboratories, a science park, software park and an emerging BPO industry
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Companies like Intel, Fujitsu, Philips, Sybase, Nortel, Thoughtworks, Agilent, Kingdee, NEC and Huawei already have an offshoring presence in Xian
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Xi’an is getting work from the state and the federal level of the U.S. government and the state level of the Australian government.
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Salaries
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Salaries in Xi’an are lower than in other Tier 2 Chinese cities like Guangzhou by almost 30%
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Salaries of software engineers in Xi’an start at US$200-$300 per month at graduate level, rising to US$300–$600 per month with three years experience, and over US$600 per month for experienced project managers.
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