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IT Industry Outlook 2017
REMINDER: The complete IT Industry Outlook 2017 report can be viewed free of charge at CompTIA.org (with simple registration)
CompTIA’s IT Industry Outlook 2017 TrendsThe 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
The Global Information Technology Industry: $3.4 Trillion
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Estimated 2016 revenue at constant currency | Encompasses hardware, software, services and telecommunications
Source: IDC
Like Most Industries in the U.S. Economy, the IT Sector is Dominated by Small Businesses
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82.8%
Large IT establishments [~1,000 companies]500+ employees
Medium-size IT establishments100-499 employees
Small IT establishments10-99 employees
Micro-size IT establishments1-9 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 SMB99.7%
Source: BLS | EMSI | CompTIA
CompTIA’s IT Industry Business Confidence Index Jumps to New High Heading Into 2017
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Source: CompTIA Q1 2017 IT Industry Business Confidence Index | n=310 U.S. IT industry executives
CompTIA 2017 IT Industry Consensus Growth Forecast
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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%
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
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Expectations for 2017 IT Professional Hiring Landscape
Source: CompTIA IT Industry Outlook | n=530 US, Canadian, and UK IT industry executives
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Reasons for Challenging IT Hiring Landscape
Source: CompTIA IT Industry Outlook | n=530 US, Canadian, and UK IT industry executives
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_x000d_ in emerging tech fields
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