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European IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2024/2025: Chapter 25: Utilities Subsector Benchmarks
Chapter 25 provides benchmarks for utility companies. The 27 respondents in this subsector range in size from over €85 million to around €100 billion in annual revenue. This category includes gas and electric utilities, power transmission distributors, water and power utilities, and telecommunications service providers.
October, 2024
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European IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2025/2026: Chapter 36: Logistics
Chapter 36 provides benchmarks for logistics providers. The 20 respondents in this sample range in size from about €50 million to over €70 billion. This subsector is comprised of logistics companies that transport goods, including refined petroleum distributors, national moving or courier companies, freight transportation companies, supply chain logistics providers, and other logistics companies.
September, 2025
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European IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2025/2026: Chapter 21: Food and Beverage
Chapter 21 provides benchmarks for food and beverage manufacturers. The 26 respondents in the sample range in size from about €95 million to €20 billion in annual revenue. Food and beverage companies produce beverages, snack foods, meat products, seafood products, dairy products, dietary supplements, and other consumable food products. Some are suppliers to other food manufacturers or to the food service industry, while many also distribute consumer products to retailers or directly to consumers. This subsector does not include retailers of food and beverages, such as restaurants, unless they also manufacture their own food and beverage products.
September, 2025
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European IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2023/2024: Chapter 4: Process Manufacturing Sector Benchmarks
Chapter 4 provides benchmarks for process manufacturers. Process manufacturers are defined as those where the production process adds value by mixing, separating, forming, or chemical reaction. The sector includes manufacturers of chemicals, petrochemicals, semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, dietary supplements, food and beverage products, cosmetics, building materials, packaging materials, steel, glass, paper products, and other process-manufactured goods. The 47 respondents in the sample range in size from a minimum of about €65 million to a maximum of about €40 billion in annual revenue.
September, 2023
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European IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2023/2024: Chapter 20: Industrial and Automotive Subsector Benchmarks
Chapter 20 provides benchmarks for industrial and automotive manufacturers. The 20 respondents in this subsector make auto parts, material handling equipment, engines, machinery, vehicles, and similar capital goods. The manufacturers in the sample range in size from €120 million to over €250 billion in annual revenue.
September, 2023
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European IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2024/2025: Chapter 10: Energy and Utilities Sector Benchmarks
Chapter 10 provides benchmarks for public utilities, oil and gas producers, service companies, and midstream distributors across all organization sizes. The 31 respondents in this sector include public utilities (water, gas, and electric), integrated energy companies, upstream exploration and production companies, natural gas companies, pipeline operators, and other energy and utilities companies. The companies in our sample range in size from a minimum of about €50 million to more than €100 billion in annual revenue.
October, 2024
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European IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2024/2025: Chapter 26: Hospitals Subsector Benchmarks
Chapter 26 provides benchmarks for hospitals. The 15 respondents in this subsector range in size from €50 million to around €15 billion in annual revenue. This category includes community hospitals, university hospitals, nonprofit hospitals, health clinics, healthcare systems, and regional healthcare providers.
October, 2024
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European IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2025/2026: Chapter 4: Process Manufacturing
Chapter 4 provides benchmarks for process manufacturers. Process manufacturers are defined as those where the production process adds value by mixing, separating, forming, or chemical reaction. This sector includes manufacturers of chemicals, petrochemicals, semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, dietary supplements, food and beverage products, cosmetics, building materials, packaging materials, steel, glass, paper products, and other process-manufactured goods. The 54 respondents in the sample range in size from a minimum of about €60 million to a maximum of around €50 billion in annual revenue.
September, 2025
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European IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2025/2026: Chapter 22: Chemicals
Chapter 22 provides benchmarks for chemical manufacturers. Chemical manufacturers are, by definition, process manufacturers that produce chemical products. This subsector includes manufacturers of chemicals, petrochemicals, and other chemical products. The 19 respondents in the sample range in size from a minimum of about €135 million to around €40 billion in annual revenue.
September, 2025
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European IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2023/2024: Chapter 5: Discrete Manufacturing Sector Benchmarks
Chapter 5 provides benchmarks for discrete manufacturing organizations. Discrete manufacturers are defined as those where the production process adds value by fabricating or assembling individual (discrete) unit production. The category includes manufacturers of consumer products, athletic equipment, industrial equipment, telecommunications equipment, aerospace products, furniture, auto parts, electrical parts, medical devices, and electronic devices, among other products. The 44 respondents in this sample range in size from a minimum of about €75 million to over €200 billion in annual revenue.
September, 2023
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European IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2023/2024: Chapter 21: Brick and Mortar Retail Subsector Benchmarks
Chapter 21 provides benchmarks for brick-and-mortar retailers. This subsector includes department stores, clothing stores, convenience stores, pet stores, pharmacies, hardware stores, nonprofit retailers, furniture retailers, agricultural retailers, and other retailers. The 34 respondents in this sample have annual revenue ranging from about €95 million to over €25 billion.
September, 2023
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European IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2024/2025: Chapter 11: Healthcare Services Sector Benchmarks
Chapter 11 provides benchmarks for healthcare services companies. The 17 respondents in this sector include community hospital groups, multiregional hospital systems, healthcare systems, dental service organizations, university hospitals, long-term care facilities, and other healthcare organizations. These organizations range in size from a minimum of about €50 million to over €15 billion in annual revenue.
October, 2024
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European IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2024/2025: Chapter 27: Professional Services Subsector Benchmarks
Chapter 27 provides benchmarks for professional services organizations. The 29 respondents in the sample range in size from a minimum of about €50 million to about €20 billion in annual revenue. This subsector includes firms that provide professional services, including legal, accounting, financial advice, consulting, marketing, and other services.
October, 2024
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European IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2025/2026: Chapter 5: Discrete Manufacturing
Chapter 5 provides benchmarks for discrete manufacturing organizations. Discrete manufacturers are defined as those where the production process adds value by fabricating or assembling individual (discrete) unit production. This category includes manufacturers of consumer products, athletic equipment, industrial equipment, telecommunications equipment, aerospace products, furniture, auto parts, electrical parts, medical devices, and electronic devices, among other products. The 47 respondents in this sample range in size from a minimum of about €60 million to over €60 billion in annual revenue.
September, 2025
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European IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2025/2026: Chapter 23: Paper and Packaging
Chapter 23 focuses on benchmarks for the paper and packaging subsector, encompassing various organization sizes. As a critical component of the broader process manufacturing sector, respondents in this subsector typically include pulp and paper mills, containerboard and corrugated packaging manufacturers, flexible packaging producers, specialty paper converters, and other companies involved in the production and distribution of paper-based and allied packaging materials. The 16 companies in our sample range in annual revenue from approximately €60 million to well over €15 billion, reflecting the diverse scale of operations within the industry.
September, 2025
