Russian market of IT services: leaders do not give up

According to IDC company, the amount of the Russian market of IT services in 2010 grew almost by 30% and was $4.67 billion. According to the new report which represents the second part of an annual research of the Russian market of IT services, IBS companies, CROC, Technoserv, Lanit and EPAM Systems are called conducting at the end of 2010. The cumulative share of top five in the total amount of the market made about 25%, having slightly reduced in comparison with 2009.

Were in the greatest demand of the IT service among the organizations of the financial sector where the CROC company became the leading supplier. OTR, Technoserv and Optima companies – in the state, telecommunication and power sectors, respectively, the document says. became other industry leaders.

IDC do not open data on shares of each IT company separately in the market of IT services. However integrators are sometimes ready to show cards. Asteros, for example, notes that got to ten without income from services of offshore development, and in the system of system integration – on the second place: here, in comparison with 2009, the share of Asteros grew by 0.3% up to 9.4%. In an outsourcing segment the share of the company made 4.2%, this fifth place. Let's remind, at the end of 2010 consolidated revenues of Asteros were over $311 million, and growth – 43%.

IBS TAdviser told that do not locate own estimates. "The situation in IT market, especially after crisis, remains extremely opaque. It is difficult check digits which are published by different participants of IT market", - explained in the company. Concerning the share in the market in IBS agree with estimates of IDC.

Boris Bobrovnikov, the CEO Croc, reported to TAdviser that his company occupies 5.5% of the market. According to him, such share "demands from the company of everyday efforts within a year. Perhaps, growth of volume of our business in 2010 almost on a third in comparison with previous year is connected with it", - he told. He also noted that last year the market grew, and the trend on business performance contributed to the development of many directions. "I hope, 2011 will not be worse. Though certain concerns are", - the head of the company summarized.

As well as the previous year, NR was the only foreign company in the list of ten leading IT service providers. In spite of the fact that the Russian IT service providers save the leading positions in the domestic market, by the size they are not comparable to the foreign companies yet.

Still foreign companies did not make active attempts to take the leading positions in the market of IT services in Russia, but in process of development of new forms of provision of services the situation can change, experts of IDC consider. So, according to the leading analyst of the company Alexander Prokhorov, the number of clients who will select the foreign suppliers locating great opportunities for rendering such services based on large and, therefore, economic foreign DPCs will grow further.

IBS TAdviser confirmed that do not see the serious competition from foreign players in the market of IT services. Global brands are generally provided in Russia by the hardware solutions and program, explained in the company.

Let's remind that in the first part of the report it was told about structure of consumption of IT services according to different segments of the market and the vertical industries. So, in 2010 financial institutions came out on top on consumption of IT services, having pressed public sector. As a result the share of the financial sector in 2010 made 19.8% of the total costs of IT services, and the state organizations – only 17.5%. On the third and fourth place on demand of IT services there were respectively, telecommunication (14.4%) and power (11.6%) companies.

The highest growth rates were shown by the sector of retail. Consumption of IT services by insurance, financial and transport companies also considerably increased, according to IDC. The share of services of system integration decreased in comparison with 2009 a little, however these services still remain the most demanded.

Consulting of information systems showed the highest growth rates that it is connected with changes in an economic situation and, as a result, updating of IT strategy of many organizations. The cumulative share of outsourcing in the 2010th year grew to 14%. The highest growth was shown by such types of outsourcing as a hosting of infrastructure services and outsourcing of information systems.