-

IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2023/2024: Chapter 2: Composite Benchmarks
The IT spending and staffing outlook for 2023 can best be described with the old British slogan, “keep calm and carry on.” As we mentioned in last year’s study, IT budgets are increasingly divorced from economic conditions. As enterprises continue their digital transformation, the IT department is increasingly valuable. Much of that can be attributed to IT’s new seat at the strategic table and the growing perception that technology can drive revenue growth. Despite economic headwinds, we see only a slight pullback in IT spending.
July, 2023
-

IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2023/2024: Chapter 18: Education Sector Benchmarks
Chapter 18 provides benchmarks for the education sector. The sector includes public and private colleges and universities, business and medical schools, for-profit educational institutions, school districts, and foundations. The 28 respondents in the sample have annual revenues ranging in size from a minimum of about $50 million to around $8 billion.
July, 2023
-

European IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2023/2024: Chapter 6: Banking and Finance Sector Benchmarks
Chapter 6 provides benchmarks for banking and financial services companies. The firms in this sector include commercial banks, investment banks, mortgage lenders, consumer finance lenders, and other types of lenders and financial services providers. The 17 respondents in this sector range in size from a minimum of about €100 million to over €30 billion in annual sales.
September, 2023
-

European IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2023/2024: Chapter 22: Online Retail Subsector Benchmarks
Chapter 22 provides benchmarks for online retailers. This subsector includes clothing retailers, home furnishing retailers, dietary supplements and health products retailers, agricultural retailers, pharmaceutical retailers, educational products retailers, sports equipment retailers, and other online retailers. The 15 respondents in this sample have annual revenue ranging from about €100 million to about €20 billion.
September, 2023
-

IT Spending Trends in Commercial Real Estate 2024
The commercial real estate industry is a vital sector of the global economy that provides spaces for businesses of all types. However, the industry has faced significant challenges over the past three years. The demands on their IT organizations are significant. What is it about the CRE sector that makes it unique? In this report, we analyze the ways in which this sector differs from other sectors in terms of their IT spending characteristics. We conclude with recommendations for optimizing the IT budget within this sector.
May, 2024
-

IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2024/2025: Chapter 3C: Benchmarks by Organization Size: Large
This year, Avasant Research is celebrating the 35th anniversary of the Computer Economics IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks study. To mark this milestone, we have accumulated the largest sample of companies in our history (over 350 companies in our single-year sample compared to 215 last year), including a significant number of the world’s largest enterprises. For the first time, we not only have small, midsize, and large chapters but also a very large chapter for companies with over $500 million in IT spending.
September, 2024
-

IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2024/2025: Chapter 37: Professional Services
Chapter 37 provides benchmarks for professional services organizations. The 35 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.
September, 2024
-

IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2024/2025: Chapter 25: Aerospace and Defense
Chapter 25 provides benchmarks for aerospace and defense companies. This category includes airplane and aerospace manufacturers, makers of weapons systems, aerospace and defense research, and other defense companies. The 18 respondents in this sample range in size from a minimum of about $50 million to around $30 billion in revenue.
September, 2024
-

European IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2024/2025: Chapter 3B: Benchmarks by Organization Size
In these chapters, we provide a complete set of benchmarks for organizations within the specified size classification. Small organizations benchmarks are in Chapter 3A, midsize organizations in Chapter 3B, large organizations in Chapter 3C, and very large organizations in Chapter 3D. These chapters use a three-year sample. There are 98 respondents in the small organization sample, 102 in the midsize sample, 65 in the large sample, and 40 in the very large sample.
October, 2024
-

European IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2024/2025: Chapter 17: High-Tech Subsector Benchmarks
Chapter 17 provides benchmarks for high-tech companies. This category includes computer products manufacturers, telecommunications equipment manufacturers, semiconductor manufacturers, aerospace and defense manufacturers, pharmaceutical makers, biotechnology product makers, and other high-tech manufacturers. The 21 respondents in this sample range in size from a minimum of about €50 million to over €60 billion in revenue.
October, 2024
-

IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2025/2026: Chapter 19: Education Sector Benchmarks
Chapter 19 provides benchmarks for the education sector. This sector includes public and private colleges and universities, business and medical schools, for-profit educational institutions, school districts, online course providers, and foundations. The 18 respondents in the sample have annual revenues ranging in size from a minimum of about $50 million to around $8 billion.
-

IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2025/2026: Chapter 23: Life Sciences Subsector Benchmarks
Chapter 23 provides benchmarks for life sciences companies. This category includes pharmaceutical makers, biotechnology product companies, and medical device manufacturers. The 25 respondents in this sample range in size from a minimum of about $50 million to over $60 billion in revenue.
August, 2025
-

IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2025/2026: Chapter 34: Healthcare Payors Subsector Benchmarks
Chapter 34 provides benchmarks for health insurance companies. The firms in this sector include companies that sell medical and dental insurance, as well as healthcare providers that offer health insurance plans and function as healthcare payors. The 22 respondents in this sector range in size from a minimum of $250 million to over $100 billion in annual revenue.
August, 2025
-

IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2025/2026: Chapter 50: Higher Education Subsector Benchmarks
Chapter 50 provides benchmarks for higher education institutions. This subsector includes public and private colleges and universities, research universities, business and medical schools, and for-profit institutions. The 20 respondents in the sample have annual revenues ranging in size from about $50 million to about $8 billion.
August, 2025
-

European IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2025/2026: Chapter 7: Insurance
Chapter 7 provides benchmarks for insurance companies. The firms in this sector include companies that sell medical and dental insurance, life insurance, property and casualty insurance, auto insurance, disability insurance, and other types of insurance. The 241 respondents in this sector range in size from a minimum of €50 million to over €5015 billion in annual revenue.
September, 2025
