The software testing market is a niche segment within the IT outsourcing market, with global market size estimated at US$6.1 billion in 2005, according to the US-based IT research and advisory Gartner Group.

Software testing is an empirical investigation conducted to provide stakeholders with information about the quality of a software product or service in the area where they plan to operate.

India’s young software testing market, which started around 2001, has an estimated value of US$1 billion (Meta Group). The industry has created around 40,000 software testing professionals in 2008.

Vietnam’s edge would be hinged on its skill-based approach that produces a workforce with advanced software testing and automation skills higher than those of the two other countries, he said.

The intent of software testing is finding software bugs or errors to ensure optimum software performance for various industries.