The report breaks the myth of the low talent pool availability in St.Petersburg

1. Talent Neuron City Spotlight – St. Petersburg
(Executive Summary)
July 2013
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3. 1 St. Petersburg – Snapshot
2 St. Petersburg – Installed Talent Pool
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St. Petersburg – Fresh Talent Pool
(Available in Full Report)
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St. Petersburg – University
(Available in Full Report)
Topics Covered in the report
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St. Petersburg – Ecosystem
(Available in Full Report)
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4. Zinnov 4Source : Statistic Institute Russia, Investment agencies, News articles; Talent Neuron Interviews
St. Petersburg – Snapshot
In 2012, St. Petersburg was ranked 32 amongst top 100 Outsourcing destinations in the world
Ankara Overview
City Population 4,951,6 00
Unemployment Rate (IT) 0.7%
Attrition Rate 10%
Working Days in a year 221 days (1768
hours)
Politicak Risk Rating EIU Score 55
EU Membership Status EU partnership
• St. Petersburg is an administrative centre of the North-
West federal district of Russia and the second largest
city of the country
• The city is a major trade , financial , and industrial
center of Russia.
• As per employment law, maximum working hours per
day is 8 hours. No pay for overtime
• 12 Public Holiday and 28 Paid vacations for employees
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5. Zinnov 5
St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg has 82,850 professionals working in the IT sector
Installed Talent Pool – St. Petersburg Total Compensation Break up per month
82,850
19,650 16,350
33,050
5,800 8,000
Total
Installed
Talent
Sofware Hardware IT Services BPO Technical
Support
Talent
English/ German
Language
• English is a mandatory foreign language in
Russian schools
• 2 Master's degree programs in English have
started in Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical
University.
• German language proficiency is low
Annual Salary
Increase
• Annual salary increase is 9%
74%
89%
22%
9%
4% 3%
Fresher Experienced
Mobile Social Contribution Gross Salary
Social Security Contribution
Fresher Experienced
Pension Fund 22% 10%
Social Insurance 2.9% 0%
Medical 5.1% 0%
Note: Fresher corresponds to experience of 0 years; Experienced corresponds to an experience of 3 years.
On an average an employee would use 22 hours of mobile phone calling for corporate use and the per minute cost is Euro ~ 0.06 summing to Euro ~ 80
per month. Out of which 50 % of the Telephone bills to be paid by the Employer
Euro 1,100 Euro 1,547
Source : Talent Neuron, Country Statistics site, Industry Associations, University Websites, Industry Reports, Interview with Stakeholders and Job Portals 5

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