The document summarizes the European IT outsourcing market. It finds that Europe is the largest services outsourcing market worldwide, worth $170 billion in 2012. Adoption rates vary across European countries, with services being 14% outsourced on average. The UK and France saw strong growth in outsourcing in 2014 while Germany stagnated. Major drivers for IT outsourcing are economies of scale, IT simplification, and helping IT departments better align with business goals. Emerging trends like hybrid sourcing models and a shift toward smaller, shorter deals will likely impact the European outsourcing market.