The discussion has drawn the attention of some big guns on LBO. Here are the base data given me by ICTA that I used for the calculations.
| Table 1: IT/BPO Workforce | Total | BPO | IT | IT Industry | Non-IT Ind/Govt |
| 2010 | 63,000 | 13,000 | 50,000 | 27,000 | 23,000 |
| 2016 | 120,000 | 43,000 | 77,000 | 42,000 | 35,000 |
| Increase | 57,000 | 30,000 | 27,000 | 15,000 | 12,000 |
| Table 2: Average Requirement Per Year | ||
| IT Professional | 5,400 | 4,500 |
| BPO Professional | 6,000 | |
| Financial and Accounting | 3,500 | |
| Legal Services | 1,000 | |
| Other | 1,500 |
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