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2023 Information Technology Report of U.S. Architecture, Engineering, & Construction (AEC) Firms

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  • 144 Pages
  • August 2023
  • Region: United States
  • Zweig Group
  • ID: 5878612
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What's Included

The Information Technology Survey Report gathers data on IT spending, IT staff, IT department composition, implications of Artificial Intelligence, project web sites, systems & platforms, and IT related challenges and successes.

The information is given by firm type, staff size, region of the firm's headquarters office, firm growth rate, and client base for easier comparisons.

The 2023 IT Report offers valuable insights into the most current IT practices, methodologies, and opinions within the AEC industry, empowering firms to stay up-to-date, innovative, and informed in their IT and AI strategies.

Data is thoughtfully categorized by state or region and firm size, enabling valuable comparisons between your firm and others similar to it. The 2023 IT Salary Report covers a wide range of IT services and disciplines, including:

  • Software Development
  • Network Administration
  • Database Management
  • Cybersecurity
  • IT Project Management
  • Systems Analysis
  • Cloud Computing
  • Data Science
  • IT Consulting

Within the report, data on technical staff is carefully segmented into five levels, providing nuanced insights into IT career progression and compensation:

  • Entry-Level IT Professionals
  • IT Project Engineers
  • IT Project Managers
  • IT Department Heads
  • IT Principals

The IT Report includes detailed information on management and administrative roles within the IT domain. Descriptions and average years of experience are provided for all titles in the survey, helping you gain a comprehensive understanding of various positions. The management and administrative roles covered in the report includ

  • Chief Information Officer (CIO)
  • Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
  • IT Director
  • IT Manager
  • IT Operations Manager
  • IT Project Manager
  • IT Consultant
  • Business Analyst
  • System Administrator

By exploring these detailed sections, you will gain invaluable insights into IT services, technical staff hierarchies, and management roles to inform your firm's compensation strategies and ensure alignment with industry standards and best practices.

 

Table of Contents

1. About the Survey
  • Respondents’ background
2. IT Staff & Training
  • IT department & responsibilities
  • IT Directors
  • IT Managers
  • IT Specialists
3. Data Management & Security
  • Closed projects
  • Disaster recovery
4. IT Expenditures
  • IT budget & spending
  • IT expenses
  • Hardware & software purchases
  • Printing & plotting
5. Systems & Platforms
  • Operating systems
  • Hardware types & cycles
  • Contents
6. Design & Modeling Software
  • CADD application & usage
  • BIM software & usage
  • GIS technology
  • UAV technology
  • PDF application & usage
7. Company Networking
  • Networking connectivity
  • Wireless networking
  • Intranet
  • Remote access
  • Virtualization technology
  • Internet policy
8. Communication Applications
  • Telecommunications
  • Email strategies
  • Videoconferencing
  • Instant messaging
9. Strategies & Challenges
10. Artificial Intelligence
  • AI investment & tools
  • AI integrations & impact
  • Challenges, ethics, & limitations
  • AI applications & impact on process
  • Future impact & conclusion
  • Appendices
  • Explanation of Groupings
  • About the Authors
1. About the Survey
Table 1-1: Breakdown of survey responses by firm type
Table 1-2: Breakdown of survey responses by staff size
Table 1-3: Breakdown of survey responses by region of headquarters
Table 1-4: Breakdown of survey responses by year founded
Table 1-5: Breakdown of survey responses by growth rate
Table 1-6: Breakdown of survey responses by profitability
Table 1-7: Breakdown of survey responses by net service revenue
Table 1-8: Breakdown of survey responses by number of offices
Table 1-9: Breakdown: Net service revenue (NSR)
Table 1-10: Breakdown of survey responses by prime vs. subconsultant
Table 1-11: Breakdown of survey responses by client base
Table 1-12: Respondents’ job level
Table 1-13: Respondents’ educational background

2. IT Staff & Training
Table 2-1: IT staff
Table 2-2: IT department staff breakdown by firm size (means)
Table 2-3: Breakdown: IT staff as percentage of total staff
Table 2-4: IT staff (continued)
Table 2-5: IT directors
Table 2-6: IT directors (continued)
Table 2-7: IT directors (continued)
Table 2-8: IT directors (continued)
Table 2-9: Breakdown: IT directors’ annual base salary
Table 2-10: Breakdown: IT directors’ annual bonus
Table 2-11: Breakdown: IT directors’ annual bonus as a percentage of base
Table 2-12: Breakdown: IT directors’ total compensation
Table 2-13: IT managers
Table 2-14: IT managers (continued)
Table 2-15: Breakdown: IT managers’ annual base salary
Table 2-16: Breakdown: IT managers’ annual bonus
Table 2-17: Breakdown: IT managers’ annual bonus as a percentage of base
Table 2-18: Breakdown: IT managers’ total compensation
Table 2-19: IT specialists
Table 2-20: IT specialists (continued)
Table 2-21: Breakdown: IT specialists’ annual base salary
Table 2-22: Breakdown: IT specialists’ annual bonus
Table 2-23: Breakdown: IT specialists’ annual bonus as a percentage of base
Table 2-24: Breakdown: IT specialists’ annual compensation
Table 2-25: IT consulting to clients
Table 2-26: IT training
Table 2-27: IT training
Table 2-28: User committees
Table 2-29: User committees (continued)

3. Data Management & Security
Table 3-1: Archiving closed projects
Table 3-2: Cloud storage
Table 3-3: Shared storage
Table 3-4: Shared online disk storage utilization - local (GB)
Table 3-5: Shared online disk storage utilization - cloud (GB)
Table 3-6: Disaster recovery
Table 3-7: Data destruction
Table 3-8: Hacking
Table 3-9: Hacking (cont.)
Table 3-10: Spam filtering/protection software

4. IT Expenditures
Table 4-1: IT budget
Table 4-2: Breakdown: IT budget per FTE
Table 4-3: Breakdown: IT budget as a percentage of NSR
Table 4-4: IT expenses
Table 4-5: Breakdown: IT spending per FTE
Table 4-6: Breakdown: IT spending as a percentage of NSR
Table 4-7: Future IT spending (continued)
Table 4-8: Hardware purchases
Table 4-9: Software purchases
Table 4-10: Software licenses & subscriptions
Table 4-11: Printing & plotting

5. Systems & Platforms
Table 5-1: Operating systems
Table 5-2: Operating systems (continued)
Table 5-3: Hardware types
Table 5-4: Software restrictions
Table 5-5: Breakdown: Hardware cycles for normal staff in months (means)
Table 5-6: Breakdown: Hardware cycles power users in months (means)

6. Design & Modeling Software
Table 6-1: Firms’ CADD usage
Table 6-2: Workstation set up
Table 6-3: Workstation standards
Table 6-4: CADD usage
Table 6-5: CADD users
Table 6-6: BIM usage
Table 6-7: Breakdown: Percentage of firms’ work using BIM
Table 6-8: Breakdown: Percentage of employees using BIM
Table 6-9: GIS technology
Table 6-10: UAV/drone technology use
Table 6-11: PDF software

7. Company Networking
Table 7-1: Network connectivity
Table 7-2: Internet speeds (shared)
Table 7-3: Internet speeds (dedicated)
Table 7-4: Wireless networking
Table 7-5: Intranet network
Table 7-6: Intranet network (continued)
Table 7-7: Intranet information
Table 7-8: Remote network access
Table 7-9: Server virtualization
Table 7-10: Internet policy

8. Communication Applications
Table 8-1: Telecommunication service technology
Table 8-2: Telecommunication vendors
Table 8-3: Email strategies
Table 8-4: Videoconferencing
Table 8-5: Instant messaging
Table 8-6: Firms’ instant messaging usages by office size

9. Strategies & Challenges
Table 9-1: Firm IT priorities
Table 9-2: Firm successes
Table 9-3: Firm successes: Individual responses
Table 9-4: Firm failures
Table 9-5: Firm failures: Individual responses
Table 9-6: Firm challenges
Table 9-7: Firm challenges: Individual responses

10. Artificial Intelligence
Table 10-1: AI investment and tools
Table 10-2: Breakdown: AI investment
Table 10-3: Breakdown: Formal AI policy or procedure
Table 10-4: AI adoption
Table 10-5: AI adoption (cont.)
Table 10-6: AI’s impact
Table 10-7: AI challenges, ethics, and limitations
Table 10-8: AI impact on process
Table 10-9: Future AI impact

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