Europe is currently the largest outsourcing market. Shift the focus of the United States due to the relatively small transactions, the demand for outsourcing has been weakened. According to advisory firm TPI's quarterly outsourcing index: the global outsourcing market is still growing, but slowing, the average deal size lower.
TPI, said: This year the total number of outsourcing contracts, compared with 2006 decreased by 17%, is also the first three quarters since 2001, the least amount of outsourcing. From January to September of the total contract value of 38.2 billion euros, and last year was 460 million euros.
TPI mainly attributed to the downturn in the United States, that is the main value of the contract compared with last year, have declined by 53% - 40 million euros or more. States to focus on the contract value is 123 million, down 38% over last year. While the European average of 198 million, an increase of 35%. TPI that caused the downturn, there are two main reasons: the organization to small-scale, short-term transactions, transfer; re-tender the contract reduction. TPI: Europe is now the largest market, accounting for 56% of the global market, totaling more than 20 billion. In the region a year ago, only 37% (170 million).
According to the index showed that 59% of outsourcing contracts related to offshore. Aitchison said: In regard to the increase in offshore markets are tend to be diversified. Locations and suppliers for providing more opportunities.