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• Top IT & Telecom Spending Sectors - Large Enterprises

  Kris Wicka - Community Member 16 May 2017

Top 10 Sectors Account for 70% of Total Spend. Public administration tops the spend on IT & Telecom by large UK enterprises (1000+ employees).  In 2017 public administration contributed over ...

• Targetting Medium Sized Professional Services Firms

  Kris Wicka - Community Member 02 May 2017

Application Packages Spend. R&D firms, with 100-999 employees, are each typically spending £140k on application packaged software during 2017.  In terms of individual company expenditure they ...

• Large Retailers - IT & Telecom Spend

  Kris Wicka - Community Member 27 Mar 2017

2017 Spend to Grow 7%. Large retailers spend £2,000 per employee on IT & telecom products and services.  This is dramatically less than the corresponding outlay by all UK large organisations ...

• Typical IT & Telecom Budget - Medium Sized Advertising Firm

  19 Dec 2016

Budget 40% Larger than UK Norm. Medium sized advertising firm (100-999 employees) typically has an IT & telecom budget of over £1.5m.  This is 40% greater than the value for all medium sized ...

• Top IT & Telecom Spending Sectors - Small Enterprises

  11 Dec 2016

Top Dozen Sectors Account for Half the Total Spend. Wholesalers top the spend on IT & Telecom by small enterprises (50-99 employees).  They account for 10% of the UK total whilst the top dozen ...

• Large Enterprise Software Spend - Food Manufacturers

  05 Dec 2016

Application Software Up by 33%. Large food manufacturers are to increase their spend on application software by a third.  In 2016 the outlay is £155 per employee but this will increase to over £200 ...

• SME & Large Enterprises' Custom Software Spend - Construction Industry

  28 Nov 2016

Smallest SMEs Spending Most. The smallest SMEs in the construction industry are spending over £10m on custom software.  By contrast large enterprises (1000+ employees) are expending a third of that ...

• Telecom Services Spend by Medium Sized Manufacturers

  20 Nov 2016

Beverages & Tobacco Manufacturers are Top Spenders. Beverages & tobacco manufacturers top the list of medium sized manufacturers' spend on telecom services.  Their outlay is around £600 per ...

• Typical IT & Telecom Budget – Small Publisher

  13 Nov 2016

Spending Double the UK Norm. Small publishing companies (50-99 employees) each typically have a budget of around £500k for IT & Telecom products and services.  This is twice the amount ...

• Typical IT & Telecom Budget - Large Legal Firm

  04 Nov 2016

Budget to Rise 23%. A legal firm with 1000+ staff is typically expected to increase its total IT & telecom budget by 23% between 2014 and 2019.  IT & telecom staff is forecast to be the ...

• Electricity & Gas Suppliers - Huge Commitment to Application Packages

  29 Oct 2016

Spend 10 Fold Greater than the Norm. Electricity & gas supply companies are due to spend over £2,200 per employee on application software packages in 2016.  This is ten times greater than the ...

• Computer Services - Fastest Growing Component of Users' IT & Telecom Budget

  21 Oct 2016

Computer Services Spend to Rise by 28%. Users' computer services spend is expected to increase by 28% between 2014 and 2019.  It is going to be the fastest growing UK IT & ...

• Motor Traders - One of the Top Hardware Spend Risers

  16 Oct 2016

Hardware Spend to Double. Hardware spend per employee by motor trade companies is set to double from around £100 in 2008 to over £200 in 2019. Its progress undulates with troughs in recession ...

• Information Services Companies' IT & Telecom Spend Falling Behind Turnover

  07 Oct 2016

IT & Telecom Spend to Still Rise by 30%. IT & telecom spend as a % of turnover is forecast to decline for information services companies.  Nevertheless, IT & telecom spend itself will ...

• Sustained Rise in Telecom Services Spend by Gambling & Betting Companies

  02 Oct 2016

Telecom Spend Doubles. Gambling & betting companies telecom spend per employee is set to double from £1,100 in 2008 to £2,200 in 2019.  The spend has been increasing year on year stoked by the ...