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European IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2025/2026: Chapter 19: High-Tech Manufacturing
Chapter 19 provides benchmarks for high-tech companies. This category includes computer products manufacturers, telecommunications equipment manufacturers, semiconductor manufacturers, aerospace and defense manufacturers,
September, 2025
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European IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2023/2024: Chapter 3B: Midsize Organization Benchmarks
In these chapters, we provide a complete set of benchmarks for organizations within the specified size classification. IT operational budgets between €5 million and less than €25 million.
September, 2023
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European IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2023/2024: Chapter 18: Food and Beverage Subsector Benchmarks
Chapter 18 provides benchmarks for food and beverage manufacturers. The 23 respondents in the sample range in size from €100 million to over €25 billion in annual revenue. Food and beverage companies produce beverages, meat products, seafood products, dairy products, dietary supplements, bakery ingredients, 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 direct to consumers.
September, 2023
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European IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2024/2025: Chapter 8: Retail Sector Benchmarks
Chapter 8 provides benchmarks for retailers. This sector includes retailers of clothing, jewelry, hardware, furniture, sports equipment, groceries, pharmaceuticals, and general merchandise. It includes department stores, fashion stores, furniture stores, pharmacies, convenience stores, sporting goods stores, and specialty retailers. We also include hospitality and consumer services in this sector. The 45 respondents in the sample range in size from €50 million to over €35 billion in annual revenue.
October, 2024
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European IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2024/2025: Chapter 24: Online Retail Subsector Benchmarks
Chapter 24 provides benchmarks for online retailers. This subsector includes online retailers of clothing, home furnishings, dietary supplements and health products, agricultural products, pharmaceuticals, sports equipment, and other products. The 16 respondents in this sample have annual revenues ranging from about €100 million to over €25 billion.
October, 2024
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European IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2025/2026: Chapter 35: IT Services and Consulting
Chapter 3529 provides IT spending and staffing statistics for the IT services and consulting sector. This category includes systems integrators, IT solutions providers, business process outsourcing firms, managed services companies, IT consultants, and other providers of IT services and solutions. There are 198 organizations in the sample, ranging in size from around €50 million to over €205 billion in annual revenue.
September, 2025
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European IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2025/2026: Chapter 20: Life Sciences
Chapter 20 provides benchmarks for life sciences companies. This category includes pharmaceutical makers, biotechnology product companies, and medical device manufacturers. The 16 respondents in this sample range in size from a minimum of about €75 million to over €40 billion in revenue.
September, 2025
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European IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2023/2024: Chapter 3C: Large Organization Benchmarks
In these chapters, we provide a complete set of benchmarks for organizations within the specified size classification. IT operational budgets €25 million or greater.
September, 2023
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European IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2023/2024: Chapter 19: Chemicals Subsector Benchmarks
Chapter 19 provides benchmarks for chemicals manufacturers. Chemicals manufacturers are by definition process manufacturers that produce chemical products. The sector includes manufacturers of chemicals, petrochemicals, and other chemical products. The 14 respondents in the sample range in size from a minimum of about €50 million to around €40 billion in annual revenue.
September, 2023
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European IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2024/2025: Chapter 9: Wholesale Distribution Sector Benchmarks
Chapter 9 provides benchmarks for wholesale distributors. This category includes wholesale distributors of building products, home furnishings, home improvement products, auto parts, industrial components, fuel supply, electronics, food and beverage, and other products. The 20 respondents in the sample range in size from a minimum of about €50 million to €30 billion in revenue.
October, 2024
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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
