Research from the Information Service Group (ISG) has shown that IT and BPO outsourcing contracts, in a range between $10 and $25 million, have increased by 124 percent over the past five years.

The research of the Forbes G2000 showed that the growth in outsourcing contracts came from the smallest third of the G2000.

Deborah Card, partner at ISG, said: “Mid-sized companies do not have the legacy systems that the big companies have so they can transfer to outsourcing easier. The reduction in capital expenditure is also attractive to smaller companies".