IT Research Resilience – a project that marked the beginning of nationwide research by the Lviv IT Cluster and became the only comprehensive detailed study of the tech industry in Ukraine during the war. In this project, we not only studied the current state of the industry but also formed future development scenarios. The research includes data on the socio-demographic profile and the number of tech specialists, relocation of employees and tech companies’ offices in Ukraine, changes in company structures, and the migration attitudes of tech specialists.

We expanded the project within IT Research 6.0 and analyzed the structure and development of the tech industry in two western Ukrainian cities, Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk. The research contains data on the number of tech companies, the portrait of tech specialist, and the economic impact of tech companies’ activities. It also tracks the specifics of tech professionals’ work during the pandemic, attitudes toward vaccination, the structure of human capital, and sources of inflow.

As part of IT Research 5.0, we gathered the most up-to-date information on changes and developments in the tech industry in Lviv, its economic effect, and the profile of local tech professionals. In addition to economic indicators, the research also tracks the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the tech industry in the city, the dynamics of its growth, and the effectiveness of remote work, as well as changes in industry turnover.

IT Research 4.0 tracked changes in the number of tech companies, and examined their structure, especially by the number of employees in Lviv. According to the research data, the growth dynamics of the number of companies in Lviv in 2019 amounted to 45%, which was a significant increase compared to previous years. The research also analyzed the growth dynamics of the tech industry and its economic and financial indicators. IT Research 4.0 monitors changes in the socio-demographic profile of Lviv’s tech specialists and their average monthly income.

Within IT Research 3.0, we examined the main characteristics of the tech market in Lviv, determined the economic effect of the tech industry in the city, and conducted a detailed analysis of the tech market and its impact on other business spheres such as real estate, banking, insurance, automotive, horeca, healthcare, education, entertainment, and more. The research provides data on the number of direct employment positions in the tech sector and the total number of jobs created by tech industry activities in Lviv.

During the second IT Research study, we analyzed the economic impact of the tech industry on other sectors in Lviv, such as real estate, banking, insurance, automotive, horeca, healthcare, education, entertainment, and more. The research provides information about how many jobs one tech specialist creates, the market dynamics, and the economic effect of the tech industry on Lviv. IT Research 2.0 determines the total number of tech companies, their size, and the number of employees in the local tech industry.

The first study was conducted in 2015, during which we surveyed over 400 tech specialists and collected unique data about the tech industry in Lviv. We conducted a detailed analysis of the volume, structure, and potential of the local tech market using a comprehensive and highly representative sample, including data collection not only among employees of large companies but also involving medium and micro-companies. The research includes information about sales geography, average income of tech specialists, qualification levels, interests, and more.