Top IT Companies in Cebu City, Philippines (2026)
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Cebu is the largest IT and BPO hub in the Philippines outside Metro Manila, and it didn’t get there on tourism money. Here’s a real list of the IT companies (and a few of the major BPOs) actually operating in Cebu City today, from one of them. We compete with most of these companies for the same engineers, so consider this the view from inside the talent market.
The Philippine IT-BPM industry is projected to approach $42 billion in revenue and close in on 1.97 million jobs nationwide in 2026, and Cebu keeps taking a real share of that growth. Cebu IT Park and Cebu Business Park keep adding towers instead of running out of tenants, which is a more honest growth signal than any press release. The city earned its spot the practical way: a deep pool of English-speaking talent, a lower cost of living than Manila, strong local universities, and government support for the industry.
The short version first, then the company-by-company detail:
| Company | Headquarters | What they do | The Cebu operation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full Scale | Cebu City, Philippines | Software development | HQ here; one of the largest dev employers in the city |
| Lexmark | Lexington, Kentucky | Imaging and print tech | R&D center and APAC shared services; largest site outside the US |
| NCR Voyix | Atlanta, Georgia | Banking and commerce tech | Dev, engineering, and data teams at eBloc Tower 1, Cebu IT Park |
| Tech Mahindra | Pune, India | IT services and consulting | IT services and support delivery |
| Arcanys | Lausanne, Switzerland | Custom software development | Cebu-built dev shop serving Europe and Australia startups |
| TrustArc | San Francisco, California | Data privacy tech | Development and support for its compliance platform |
| Accenture | Dublin, Ireland | IT consulting and services | One of the largest delivery centers in Cebu IT Park |
| Cognizant | Teaneck, New Jersey | IT services and digital transformation | Dev and digital work for healthcare, banking, and tech clients |
| JPMorgan Chase | New York, New York | Banking and fintech | Tech and operations hub at Central Bloc Tower 2, Cebu IT Park |
| SPI Global | Makati, Philippines | IT and content services | Software-adjacent and content technology work |
| WorldRemit | London, United Kingdom | Fintech and remittances | Tech and operations team in Cebu IT Park |
Full Scale
Headquarters: Cebu City, Philippines
What they do: Software development
Full Scale was founded by Matt Watson and has grown into one of the largest software development employers in Cebu. Unlike a call center or a generic staffing agency, Full Scale hires developers, QA engineers, and project managers to work as real, embedded members of US client engineering teams, not anonymous “resources” rotated between projects.
Because Full Scale staffs dedicated, ongoing teams instead of short-term projects, engineers stay on the same codebase and the same client long enough to actually build something, and long enough to keep learning. Our Spartan Training Academy runs AI upskilling for all 350+ of our engineers, with live sessions multiple times a month, not a one-time onboarding video nobody rewatches. That’s a big part of why so many Full Scale employees have been here 5+ years: the staff augmentation model is built around long, stable jobs, not project-to-project churn.
What sets Full Scale apart for job seekers specifically:
- Health insurance from day one, with three dependents covered free
- Group term life insurance and permanent employment (not project-based contracts)
- Company laptop, monitor, and a work-from-home allowance
- Structured mentorship and a real training budget, with clear paths from junior to senior to lead
- Work from anywhere in the Philippines, not just a Cebu office
Full Scale developer retention runs 93%+, and our developers average 5+ years of tenure, which is high for an industry built on turnover and a big part of why so many of our tech leads started here as junior developers. We’re also Great Place to Work® Certified in the Philippines, two years running: 95% of our employees say it’s a great place to work, compared to 65% at a typical Philippine company, and we landed #15 on Great Place to Work’s Southeast Asia Best Workplaces in Technology 2026 list. Employees also run their own clubs, and once a year the whole company shuts down, paid, for CSR Day: volunteer projects across the Philippines that employees propose and lead themselves.
Fair warning before you apply: we accept fewer than 3% of the people who apply. That isn’t gatekeeping for sport. The job is real engineering on a US product team, so the bar is real too.
Full Scale is hiring in Cebu
We’re one of the companies on this list actively hiring right now: permanent, fully remote roles for developers, QA engineers, and project managers, open to candidates anywhere in the Philippines, not just Cebu City.
Lexmark International
Headquarters: Lexington, Kentucky
What they do: Imaging and print technology
Lexmark is a global leader in imaging solutions, serving customers in over 170 countries. Its Cebu site functions as a research and development center and a shared-services hub for the Asia Pacific region: the company’s largest site outside its US headquarters.
NCR Voyix
Headquarters: Atlanta, Georgia
What they do: Banking and commerce technology
NCR Voyix keeps its Cebu site in eBloc Tower 1 in Cebu IT Park, Lahug, and employs a wide range of IT professionals, from software developers and engineers to data scientists. The company is an established name in retail and banking technology, and its Cebu operation has been a steady hirer for years.
Tech Mahindra
Headquarters: Pune, India
What they do: IT services and consulting
Tech Mahindra’s Cebu base is part of the larger Mahindra Group, which employs more than 200,000 people across over 100 countries. Its client roster includes several Fortune 500 companies, and its Cebu team handles a mix of IT services and support work.
Arcanys
Headquarters: Lausanne, Switzerland
What they do: Custom software development
Arcanys is a Cebu City-based software company whose clients are mostly in Europe and Australia. It builds custom applications and platforms mainly for startups, and has a long-standing reputation in the local dev community for its work on modern web stacks.
TrustArc
Headquarters: San Francisco, California
What they do: Data privacy technology
TrustArc builds a privacy-compliance platform used by more than 1,000 clients worldwide. It keeps a development and support team in Cebu to build out and maintain that platform.
Accenture
Headquarters: Dublin, Ireland
What they do: IT consulting and professional services
Accenture runs one of the largest delivery centers in Cebu IT Park, employing thousands across software development, technology consulting, and digital services for clients around the world. It’s one of the biggest single tech employers in the city.
Cognizant
Headquarters: Teaneck, New Jersey
What they do: IT services and digital transformation
Cognizant’s Cebu operation supports clients across healthcare, banking, and technology, doing software development and digital transformation work rather than pure voice support.
JPMorgan Chase
Headquarters: New York, New York
What they do: Banking and financial technology
JPMorgan Chase runs a technology and operations hub out of Central Bloc Tower 2 in Cebu IT Park, employing software engineers and IT professionals who support the bank’s global systems, one of the more well-known corporate (not outsourcing-firm) tech employers in the city.
SPI Global (SPi Technologies)
Headquarters: Makati, Philippines
What they do: IT and content technology services
SPI Global is a Philippine-founded IT and content-services company with operations across the country, including Cebu, doing technology and software-adjacent work rather than voice support.
WorldRemit
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
What they do: Fintech and digital remittances
WorldRemit runs technology and operations out of Cebu IT Park to support its digital money-transfer platform, another example of a fintech company building out real engineering capacity in Cebu rather than just support staff.
Top BPO and Call Center Employers in Cebu
If you searched for IT companies in Cebu, there’s a good chance a few BPO and call center names showed up in your results too. Cebu’s IT and BPO industries share the same office parks and, often, the same talent pool. The difference matters if you’re job hunting: BPO and call center roles are typically voice/chat support and back-office work, while the companies above are hiring for software development, QA, and IT infrastructure roles specifically.
Some of the larger BPO and call center employers with a presence in Cebu include:
- Concentrix (which absorbed Convergys, Stream, and eTelecare)
- Teleperformance (which absorbed Aegis PH)
- Qualfon
- TaskUs
- Alorica
- 24-7 Intouch
- Foundever (formerly Sitel and Sykes)
- Wipro BPO Philippines
If you’re specifically looking for a software development or engineering career rather than support/BPO work, the companies in the list above (plus Full Scale) are the better fit. Voice support and QA engineering both pay the bills, but they are not the same job, and no amount of “IT company” branding on a call center’s careers page changes that. If you want the pay bands and the skills that get you shortlisted, our guide to IT jobs in Cebu has the numbers.
Frequently asked questions
How many IT companies are in Cebu?
There is no official count, but the honest answer is dozens of multinational tech firms plus hundreds of smaller local dev shops and agencies. The eleven companies above are the names that come up most when engineers in Cebu compare notes, and they cover most of the city’s software development hiring.
What is the biggest IT company in Cebu?
By raw headcount, the global delivery firms win. Accenture employs thousands in Cebu IT Park, making it one of the biggest single tech employers in the city. Among companies whose core business is software development, Full Scale is one of the largest, with more than 350 engineers on staff.
Which IT companies in Cebu are hiring?
Most of the companies on this list hire steadily, since turnover in the industry never really stops. Full Scale is actively hiring developers, QA engineers, and project managers for permanent, fully remote roles at fullscale.ph. For what those roles pay and which skills get you shortlisted, see our guide to IT jobs in Cebu.
What is the difference between Cebu IT Park and Cebu Business Park?
They are the city’s two master-planned business districts, about ten minutes apart. Cebu IT Park in Lahug is the older, denser tech district, while Cebu Business Park on Cardinal Rosales Avenue sits beside Ayala Center Cebu and skews more corporate. Both host IT and BPO offices, and from a job seeker’s point of view they are the same talent market.
What is the difference between an IT company and a BPO?
IT companies hire people to build and run software: developers, QA engineers, and infrastructure roles. BPOs hire people to support someone else’s customers, mostly voice, chat, and back-office work. In Cebu the two share the same office parks, which is why the names get mixed up, but the jobs are completely different careers.
Why Job Seekers Keep Choosing Full Scale in Cebu
Cebu’s IT-BPM industry has stayed resilient through plenty of disruption, and companies here have had to adapt fast: remote and hybrid work are now the norm rather than the exception. Full Scale built that flexibility into its culture early: it equipped every employee with a personal laptop and a work-from-home setup well before that became standard, and it’s kept growing its Cebu, Manila, and Davao teams ever since. We covered what a legitimate remote IT job looks like, and what it pays, in our guide to IT work-from-home jobs in the Philippines.
If you’re a developer, QA engineer, or IT professional in Cebu looking for a company that treats you as a real member of the team, not a rotating “resource,” check out Full Scale’s open roles. All positions are remote, permanent, and open to Philippine-based candidates.
