According to the updated DOU rankings, 54% (27) of the top 50 largest Ukrainian IT companies by number of specialists and 28% (14) of the top 50 largest product-based IT companies in Ukraine are members of the IT Ukraine Association.
Among the 50 largest Ukrainian IT companies (by number of specialists), according to the DOU rating from February 2025, 27 companies are ITU Members, making up 54% of the rating: EPAM Ukraine, SoftServe, GlobalLogic, Ajax Systems, Luxoft, Intellias, DataArt, Ciklum, Sigma Software, Infopulse Ukraine, N-iX, ELEKS, Nova Digital, Avenga, SQUAD, ISD, Trinetix, Netcracker, Uklon, Playtika, Grid Dynamics Group, Room 8 Group, Ubisoft, MODUS X, SPD Technology, Viseven, and Innovecs.
Among the top-ranked product-based IT companies in Ukraine (as of March 2025), 28% (14) are ITU Members: Ajax Systems, Nova Digital, SQUAD, ISD, Netcracker, Playtika, Ubisoft, FAVBET TECH, Wargaming, IT SmartFlex, Uklon, Materialise, Avrora, and ITU Partner NovaPay.
Key findings from the ratings:
- Companies have significantly boosted hiring, with Ajax Systems (+489 specialists) and Nova Digital (+323) leading the growth. As of January 2025, the total number of specialists in the top 50 IT companies in Ukraine is 79,400. In the second half of 2024, companies hired 7,200 IT professionals, which is 1,700 more than in the first half. Service companies increased their hiring by more than half.
- Among the top 50 companies, the largest number of offices are located in Kyiv and Lviv. In addition, companies are expanding to Europe, India, and Argentina as key destinations for new offices.
- Companies plan to hire an average of 50 to 200 new specialists over the next six months. This positive trend, alongside the global IT market’s growth, will further support development and expansion.
- Positive trends within companies are marked by a revitalised labour market. EPAM Ukraine has managed to reduce employee turnover while hiring over 1,000 new staff in 2024, half of whom are Junior specialists. SoftServe hired 700 new specialists over the year, the majority of whom are newcomers from frontline regions of Ukraine.
