Saudi Arabia is outsourcing ‘hot spot’ due to Vision 2030

RIYADH: According to a new estimate, business outsourcing in Saudi Arabia is predicted to reach $5.7 billion by the end of 2027, thanks to a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 10%.

According to a study conducted by the Boston Consulting Group in collaboration with Forward MENA, formerly known as Beirut Digital District Academy, the Kingdom is now a “hot spot” for job outsourcing and is emerging as a strategic hub where entities can easily outsource parts of their value chains and source talent from third parties.

Financial services, manufacturing, and telecommunications are among the key growing sectors in this area.

“Turning key strengths into enabling tools for a fully diversified future, Saudi Arabia has set ambitious yet achievable targets, which express long-term goals and expectations and reflect the country’s strengths and capabilities,” said Leila Hoteit, managing director and senior partner at BCG.

She added: “Its Vision 2030 reflect 11 Vision Realization Programs and large-scale transformation projects such as Giga projects like NEOM, Qiddiya, and Diriyah Gate all point towards vast outsourcing opportunities in the years to come.”

According to the survey, overall spending by Saudi Arabia-based enterprises on outsourcing services from local and offshore suppliers in 2018 was anticipated to be more than $2.3 billion.

This is expected to increase to $5.7 billion by 2027.

In terms of the Kingdom’s future economic outlook, three job clusters have been identified to assist drive long-term initiatives, indicating substantial growth potential for job outsourcing.

Infrastructure management services include cloud engineers and cybersecurity analysts; software and application development includes software engineers as well as application developers; and data and artificial intelligence includes data scientists and blockchain developers.

According to the survey, Saudi Arabia’s talent pool supply for outsourced work comes primarily from local service providers, India, and nearby Arab countries such as Egypt, as well as the US, China, and European countries for more advanced professions.

Source : arabnews.com

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