2017 IT Industry Outlook
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CompTIA projects global industry growth of 4.1 percent in 2017. The IT Industry Outlook 2017 identifies 12 trends – in technology, workforce and the IT channel – likely to impact the industry this year.
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2017 IT Industry Outlook
- 1. Copyright (c) 2017 CompTIA Properties, LLC. All Rights Reserved. | CompTIA.org IT Industry Outlook 2017 REMINDER: The complete IT Industry Outlook 2017 report can be viewed free of charge at CompTIA.org (with simple registration)
- 2. CompTIA’s IT Industry Outlook 2017 Trends The Tools of the Cloud Era Emerge Security Gets Worse Before It Gets Better Data Teams Bridge the Gap Between IT and Business IoT Transforms Physical Environments and Social Convention Workers Push the Boundaries of ‘Bring Your Own Collaboration’ The Blended Workforce Takes on New Meaning Debate Intensifies Over Technology’s Impact on Employment Skills Gap Grows in Scope and Nuance, Forcing Organizations to Rethink Workforce Strategies New Faces in the Channel Test Traditional Go-to-Market Approaches Mandate Coming to Retool Partner Programs An Aging Channel Community Hastens Need to Find New Blood Opportunity Spikes in Cloud Management Arena Source: CompTIA
- 3. The Global Information Technology Industry: $3.4 Trillion 34% 28% 23% 8% 7% Estimated 2016 revenue at constant currency | Encompasses hardware, software, services and telecommunications Source: IDC
- 4. Like Most Industries in the U.S. Economy, the IT Sector is Dominated by Small Businesses 0.3% 1.9% 15.0% 82.8% Large IT establishments [~1,000 companies] 500+ employees Medium-size IT establishments 100-499 employees Small IT establishments 10-99 employees Micro-size IT establishments 1-9 employees 388,000 Estimated Number of IT Industry Establishments in 2016* *Employer firms only, meaning those with payroll. Self-employed, sole proprietors are not included in this chart. At the time this report was prepared, final 2016 data was not yet available. NET SMB 99.7% Source: BLS | EMSI | CompTIA
- 5. CompTIA’s IT Industry Business Confidence Index Jumps to New High Heading Into 2017 40.0 45.0 50.0 55.0 60.0 65.0 70.0 Q3'09 Q4'09 Q1'10 Q2'10 Q3'10 Q4'10 Q1'11 Q2'11 Q3'11 Q4'11 Q1'12 Q2'12 Q3'12 Q4'12 Q1'13 Q2'13 Q3'13 Q4'13 Q1'14 Q2'14 Q3'14 Q4'14 Q1'15 Q2'15 Q3'15 Q4'15 Q1'16 Forecast CompTIA’s IT Industry Business Confidence Index is calculated on a 100-point scale using an aggregation of three metrics: 1). Perceptions of the state of the U.S. economy, 2). The state of the IT industry, and a 3). Self-assessment of one’s own company. Source: CompTIA Q1 2017 IT Industry Business Confidence Index | n=310 U.S. IT industry executives
- 6. CompTIA 2017 IT Industry Consensus Growth Forecast 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 GrowthRateRange 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 GrowthRateRange Global Revenue Growth Forecast U.S. Revenue Growth Forecast Methodology note: CompTIA utilizes a consensus forecasting methodology, also referred to as a “wisdom of the crowds” approach. IT industry executives in the US, Canada and the UK provide their optimistic and pessimistic projections for the year ahead; these inputs provide the basis for the CompTIA forecast. All figures are presented in current dollars, which do not take factors such as inflation or currency exchange rates into consideration. Source: CompTIA IT Industry Outlook 2017 Optimistic forecast: 6.2% 2017 Midpoint forecast: 4.1% 2017 Pessimistic forecast: 1.9% 2017 Optimistic forecast: 6.2% 2017 Midpoint forecast: 4.1% 2017 Pessimistic forecast: 1.9%
- 7. Two Distinct Components of the Tech Workforce IT Industry Employment IT Occupation Employment Within the IT industry, there are many IT occupations and IT workers An estimated 5.98 million workers were employed in the U.S. information technology industry in 2016. This includes technical and non-technical positions in employer firms and non-employer firms. An estimated 5.25 million workers were employed in core IT occupations, across the full spectrum of U.S. industry sectors and the government sector in 2016. This figure includes non- employers, such as the self- employed or sole proprietors. Source: BLS | EMSI | CompTIA 5.98 million 5.25 million
- 8. Expectations for 2017 IT Professional Hiring Landscape Source: CompTIA IT Industry Outlook | n=530 US, Canadian, and UK IT industry executives 17% 30% 35% 10% Significantly more challenging Moderately more challenging About on par with 2016 Less challenging United States Canada 7% 31% 46% 11% Significantly more challenging Moderately more challenging About on par with 2016 Less challenging United Kingdom 7% 30% 46% 11% Significantly more challenging Moderately more challenging About on par with 2016 Less challenging Don’t know responses not shown
- 9. Reasons for Challenging IT Hiring Landscape Source: CompTIA IT Industry Outlook | n=530 US, Canadian, and UK IT industry executives 14% 27% 27% 43% 35% 49% 43% 28% 28% 24% 30% 37% 39% 30% 22% 28% 35% 30% 44% 40% 56% Not enough young people entering IT Rising benefit/perks expectations Rising wage/salary expectations Limited pool of available workers in region Competing with other tech firms for talent Finding workers with the right soft skills Finding workers with expertise in emerging tech fields US UK Canada
- 10. Copyright (c) 2017 CompTIA Properties, LLC. All Rights Reserved. | CompTIA.org Thank You REMINDER: The complete IT Industry Outlook 2017 report can be viewed free of charge at CompTIA.org (with simple registration)