Rural Sourcing Pricing – Cost Savings From the Heartland
“Rural sourcing offers cost, marketing, language and cultural benefits, making it an attractive alternative to offshore and other onshore models for some organizations,” according to a recent study by Gartner, an IT research and advisory company.
By City Savings Comparison
The cost of resources based out of a rural sourcing location like Omaha, NE offer substantial savings over large cities, yet deliver all of the benefits of onshore resources. Clients in these large cities enjoy not only these cost saving, but the conveniences of minimal time zone differences, no language barries, IP protection, and more.
| City | Average Team Salaries Compared to Omaha from Salary.com | Average Federal Labor Rate Adjustments | Potential Savings From Omaha, NE Rural Sourcing |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 24.57% | 28.72% | 20-30% |
| Chicago | 12.07% | 25.10% | 10-25% |
| Boston | 16.67% | 24.80% | 10-30% |
| San Jose | 29.17% | 35.15% | 20-40% |
| Washington DC | 15.81% | 24.22% | 10-25% |
Rural Sourcing Pricing for Software Development Teams
Rural sourcing teams include the same types of team members as any other software development team for a project. These team members include:
- Architect
- Project Manager (unless customer provided)
- Lead Developer
- Mixture of Front end and Back End Programmer Analysts
Sample Teams
To provide you with a comparrison point, we have put together five sample team structures to illustrate the typical average hourly bill rate involved with a of project types. As you can see, the number of resources required per developer type vary by project.
Typical
$60-75
typical average bill rate
per hour
typical average bill rate
per hour
- Architect
- Project Manager
- Lead
- 2 Senior Programmer Analyst
- 1 Programmer Analyst II
- 2 Programmer Analyst I
Premium
$70-85
typical average bill rate
per hour
typical average bill rate
per hour
- Architect
- Project Manager
- Lead
- 2 Senior Programmer Analyst
- 2 Programmer Analyst II
- 0 Programmer Analyst I
Large Project
$65-85
typical average bill rate
per hour
typical average bill rate
per hour
- Architect
- Project Manager
- 1 Front End 1 Back End Lead
- 6 Senior Programmer Analyst
- 2 Programmer Analyst II
- 2 Programmer Analyst I
UI Team
$65-85
typical average bill rate
per hour
typical average bill rate
per hour
- Architect
- Project Manager
- 1 Front End 1 Back End Lead
- 6 Senior Programmer Analyst
- 2 Programmer Analyst II
- 2 Programmer Analyst I
Testing
$65-85
typical average bill rate
per hour
typical average bill rate
per hour
- Architect
- Project Manager
- 1 Front End 1 Back End Lead
- 6 Senior Programmer Analyst
- 2 Programmer Analyst II
- 2 Programmer Analyst I
