Talent Landscape

TALENT LANDSCAPE
 

Egypt offers the largest and youngest multilingual talent pool in the Middle East and second largest in EMEA region. Each year, over 600,000 graduates join the workforce (80% of the working population speak English and other European languages compared to 20-65% in other leading offshore destinations).




CULTURE DIVERSITY AND GLOBAL COMPETENCE
 

Egypt has a substantial cultural mix located at the crossroads of Europe, Africa, and Asia. Being home to an ancient civilization and hosts one of the world seven wonders, Egypt has always been a destination for travelers around the globe and an attraction for multiculturalism. The country is also home to the French, Austrian, Swiss, Italian, Greek, Swedish, Dutch, Turkish, Russian, Indian, Chinese, Japanese and Korean culture centers.

Local talent of Egypt is equipped with different perspectives and open to new cultures. They can maneuver their way around the different nuances within a global marketplace. Their welcoming, native-like customer experience drives efficiency and innovation.

A plentiful supply of gender-diverse tech talent is armed with critical thinking and advanced analytics capabilities driving global impact. In addition, digital transformation initiatives among government entities and private enterprises propelled Egyptians to learn and acquire new digital skills to increase their IT competence.

 
Top 10 competitive countries in MENA for Business Skills – Coursera
 
#10 Globally on Top Coder
 
Next Technology Leaders (Artificial Intelligence, Automation, IoT, Data Analytics, Cyber Security, Cloud Computing, Software Development) – 6676 Grads
 
Egypt Future Work is Digital (Digital Marketing, Web Development, Data Analysis) - 73,000 Grads
 
Digital Egypt Builders Initiatives (AI, Cybersecurity, data science, and cloud computing) – Annual 1000 Grads.

Cost-Competitiveness
 

Interestingly, this unique talent comes with a competitive advantage. As per EY, cost arbitrage for Egyptian talents are up to 60% vis-à-vis other leading regional offshoring hubs.

 
Among Top 10 least expensive countries
 
Startup Genome – Top 20 Global Ecosystem Affordable Talent

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