My company has branches in all these countries and we also have contracts with IT companies in India; here is what I see: - Western Europe is a very wide spect

My company has branches in all these countries and we also have contracts with IT companies in India; here is what I see: - Western Europe is a very wide spectrum, where Germany, The Netherlands and UK are a lot higher than Spain, Italy or even France. It can be more than double at some levels. - employees in India are a lot cheaper than Western Europe, but contractors of the same quality can be extremely expensive - there is a price cartel, the actual people get 1/4 to 1/3 of what is charged for their work - qualified people in India cost about the same as Eastern Europe, not Western Europe. One thing to consider is that salaries in Madrid are barely higher than Bucharest, while the cost of living is also higher, the quality of life can be better in Bucharest sometimes. I have many colleagues that moved from Madrid or Barcelona to UK or Germany as soon as they got the occasion. - salaries for my colleagues in Pakistan are lower than colleagues in India, but it depends a lot on position (job type and level) and city, so I cannot calculate a number for the difference between the countries