The metrics and benchmarks listed below have been collected and summarized from
sources considered to be reliable. They are being posted as a general reference for
MIS executives. They will be periodically revised as additional data becomes available.
Please realize that each business is unique, and each may
may require resources which are significantly different from these figures. These
benchmarks and metrics are only intended to be used as a "sanity check" against your
current operation.
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If you are aware of a web site, academic study, survey, paper, or magazine article which contains statistics, ratios,
or percentages regarding these benchmarks and metrics, please send us this information. Your participation will only help to make
these statistics more accurate for everyone.
List of Sources
The specific sources used to compile the statistics presented in the scoreboard indexes.
Scoreboard Index Selections:
MIS Staffing Benchmarks
A summary compiled from many sources of key ratios by industry.
MIS Budget Benchmarks
A summary compiled from many sources of pecentage of revenue by industry.
MIS Budget Allocation Benchmarks
A summary compiled from many sources of pecentage of budget by function.
MIS Capital Spending Benchmarks
A summary compiled from many sources of pecentage of investment by industry.
MIS Salary Benchmarks
A summary compiled from many sources of average salary by industry.
MIS Spending Benchmarks
A summary compiled from many sources of spending per employee by industry.
Benchmark Data from META Group
Other Benchmarking Tools:
Computerworld Salary Survey
The results from the Magazine's extensive annual survey.
KForce Salary Survey & Career Navigator
The results from the Experience on Demand annual survey.
Dice.com's IT Rate Survey Results
A well built page for doing specific inquiries by skills and location.
Salary.com
Hundreds of salary surveys organized by locations and job title.
Benchmarking White Papers & References:
Benchmarking The Information Systems Function by Steven Gordon
A good primer on this important topic.
ISWorld: MIS Survey Research
An extensive site full of academic information regarding proper survey approaches.
Benchmarking Companies:
The Hackett Group
Some great on-line data and statistics at this site!
CogniTech
CogniTech measures the effectiveness of IT in business and government.
Martinig & Associates
This site publishes a newsletter with benchmarking survey results.
