Benchmark Report · 2026
2026 European Nearshoring Benchmark Report
Evaluating talent, cost, compliance and risk across Europe and North Africa. A practitioner-led benchmark from Cyclad's delivery leadership.
What's inside
- Country-by-country scorecards for Poland, Romania, Czechia, Bulgaria, Morocco & Egypt
- Why cost is no longer the primary sourcing driver in 2026
- How the EU AI Act and DORA are reshaping vendor selection
- Hybrid sourcing models that outperform single-location strategies
- Talent availability and salary signals across CEE and North Africa
- Executive decision framework: Talent · Compliance · Velocity · Resilience
Built for
- CIOs & CTOs scaling European delivery
- Heads of Sourcing & Vendor Management
- Heads of Engineering planning 2026 capacity
- Procurement leaders in regulated industries