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

Report
144 Pages
August 2023
Region: United States
Zweig Group
ID: 5878612

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.

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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