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IT Management and Administration Staffing Ratios 2022
When it comes to IT managers, it is important to find the sweet spot. Too many, and the IT group can become top-heavy and bureaucratic, too few and IT staff members can feel unsupported and without direction. This report examines how many IT managers a well-run IT organization typically requires, along with staffing metrics for two related administrative functions: IT finance/vendor management and administrative support. To benchmark IT management, we use two metrics: IT managers as a percentage of the IT staff and users per IT manager. We provide metrics for small, midsize, and large organizations. To provide further perspective, we consider the five-year trend in IT managers as an average percentage of the IT staff.
January, 2022
Network Support Staffing Ratios 2021
Computer networks are more important than ever. Although the level of network support staffing has plateaued in previous years, there are signs of resurgence. This report will help IT managers determine whether their organization is keeping pace with improvements in network management by comparing their network support staffing ratios against industry benchmarks. We provide four benchmarks: network support staff as a percentage of the IT staff, network support staff as a percentage of the Network and Communications Group, network devices per network support staff member, and users per network support staff member. We provide benchmarks by organization size and sector. We conclude with recommendations for optimizing the cost of network support staff.
December, 2021
Hybrid Work Stimulating Demand for Network Support Personnel
Although the level of network support staffing plateaued in previous years, there are now signs of resurgence. This is largely the result of the COVID-19 pandemic, with remote and hybrid work styles increasing the demand for network support personnel. This Research Byte summarizes the five-year trend in network support staffing ratios.
December, 2021
RFID Adoption Trends and Customer Experience 2021
Radio-frequency identification is gaining ground in certain industry sectors and applications where its benefits are clear. Although RFID may one day become even more widespread than barcodes, it will take longer than its advocates hope for. This report quantifies the current adoption and investment trends for RFID technology as well as the benefits driving companies to expand their RFID implementations. We assess these trends by organization size and sector and examine the ROI and TCO experiences of adopters. We conclude with practical advice for planning new investments in RFID technologies.
December, 2021
RFID Slowly Gaining Ground but Tagged with Cost Concerns
Radio-frequency identification (RFID) is gaining ground in certain industry sectors and applications where its benefits are clear. But adoption of the technology has been relatively slow, due to its expensive upfront costs, high number of tags and frequencies, and the difficulty integrating the technology into systems. This Research Byte summarizes the full report, RFID Adoption Trends and Customer Experience.
December, 2021
IT Salary Report 2022
The report is based on our annual survey of representative IT organizations on median salaries and bonuses paid to their IT professionals for positions under study along with other sources of pay data and the US Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) compensation data. The study also includes job definitions for each position covered.
December, 2021
HCM Adoption Trends and Customer Experience 2021
Human capital management (HCM) systems are becoming increasingly essential as business leaders recognize that success depends on recruiting and retaining the best people. But while the adoption rate for HCM systems is high, there are challenges in deploying them. This report quantifies the current adoption and investment trends for HCM technology as well as the benefits driving companies to expand their HCM implementations. We assess these trends by organization size, sector, and geography as well as the ROI and TCO experiences of adopters. We conclude with practical advice for planning new investments in HCM systems.
November, 2021
Server Support Staffing—Nowhere to Go But Down
Staffing for server support administrators has been flat since 2019. Going back to 2012, the demand for server support staff had been on a downward trend, as companies were moving more of their workloads into the cloud. We expect the downward trend to return. This Research Byte examines the reasons for the trend and provides a summary of our full report on Server Support Staffing Ratios.
November, 2021