As per survey by the research firm for outsourcing: web development, software development, mobile application development, it services and IT outsourcing to countries globally, a provider of on-demand English language instruction to customers analyzed the test results of 212,883 non-native English professionals to create its annual Business English Index (BEI) rating the English proficiency of countries and industries on a scale from 1 to 10.

As per this rating a score of 1 indicates an ability to read or communicate using only simple questions and statements during interaction with the clients, while 10 represents the capacity to communicate and collaborate in the workplace much like a native English speaker in the countries for globally a lot of firms depend upon outsourcing.

The score indicates and helps to identify a workforce that can easily understand business presentations and communicated descriptions of problems and solutions during the outsourcing and software development period, but can only take a minimal role in business discussions and the execution of complex tasks.

The test for non-native English speakers evaluates not only knowledge of the language itself, but also language application across different media used by both the client and the IT services company from email to phone, language use in different contexts such as initial phone conversation, video conferences, presentations or sales meetings, and understanding of degree and complexity in business situations.

According to the survey conducted in terms of highest BEI (Business English Index), following is the list

10 Best Countries for English Proficiency (Non-Native Speakers)
South Africa
Netherlands
India
Belgium
Sweden
Philippines
Norway
United Kingdom
Australia
Finland

For Technology in terms of web development, mobile development, software development and overall IT services, we have reached a point where a lot of the right/desired skill sets can only be found at adequate scale in non-English speaking regions.