IDC Market Forecast Figure

Figure: Americas Information and Communication Technology Employment Snapshot

Executive Summary

Advice for Technology Suppliers

Market Forecast

Table: Americas Information and Communication Technology Employment by Region, 2020–2025 (000)

Figure: Americas Information and Communication Technology Employment Growth by Region, 2021–2025

Market Context

Impact of the Russia-Ukraine War

Employment Forecast

Figure: Americas Distribution of ICT Employment by the Top 10 Job Roles, 2022

Figure: Americas ICT Employment Fastest CAGR by Top the 10 Job Roles

ICT Job Roles: A Definition of the Term

Applications-Related Job Roles

Table: Americas Applications-Related Job Roles, 2020–2025 (000)

Skills Gap for Applications-Related Roles

Figure: Skills Gap: Annual Demand for New Application-Related Job Roles, 2021–2025

IT Infrastructure–Related Job Roles

Table: Americas IT Infrastructure–Related Job Roles, 2020–2025 (000)

Skills Gap for IT Infrastructure-Related Roles

Figure: Skill Gap: Annual Demand for New IT Infrastructure–Related Job Roles, 2021–2025

Cybersecurity-Related Job Roles

Table: Americas Cybersecurity-Related Job Roles, 2020–2025 (000)

Skills Gap for Cybersecurity-Related Roles

Figure: Skills Gap: Annual Demand for New Cybersecurity-Related Job Roles, 2021–2025

Data Management/Analytics–Related Job Roles

Table: Americas Data Management/Analytics–Related Job Roles, 2020–2025 (000)

Skills Gap for Data Management/Analytics-Related Roles

Figure: Skills Gap: Annual Demand for New Data Management/Analytics–Related Job Roles, 2021–2025

Technical Support–Related Job Roles

Table: Americas Technical Support–Related Job Roles, 2020–2025 (000)

Skills Gap for Technical Support–Related Roles

Figure: Skills Gap: Annual Demand for New Technical Support–Related Job Roles, 2021–2025

IT Leadership–Related Job Roles

Table: Americas IT Leadership–Related Job Roles, 2020–2025 (000)

Skills Gap for IT Leadership–Related Roles

Figure: Skills Gap: Annual Demand for New IT Leadership–Related Job Roles, 2021–2025

Other IT/Technology–Related Job Roles

Table: Americas Other IT/Technical–Related Job Roles, 2020–2025 (000)

Drivers and Inhibitors

Drivers

Technology as Part of the Business Strategy

Technology Providers

Inhibitors

The Russia-Ukraine War and Its Impact on Investment Levels

Significant Market Developments

Impact of the IT Skills Gap

Figure: Effect of the IT Skills Gap in North America, 2021

Democratization of IT Technology Skills

Reskilling Programs

Current and Future Importance of IT Roles

Figure: Current and Future Importance of IT Job Roles in the Americas

Changes from Prior Forecast

Table: Americas Information and Communication Technology Employment, 2019–2025: Comparison of February 2021 and June 2022 Forecasts (000)

Figure: Americas Information and Communication Technology Employment Growth, 2020–2025: Comparison of February 2021 and June 2022 Forecasts

Market Definition

Figure: IDC's Worldwide ICT Job Role Taxonomy

Methodology

Methodology Comments

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