Professional services: type of work sold 2022

Technology or IT consulting accounted for the largest share of professional services organizations' sales worldwide from 2016 to 2022. According to the 2022 survey, approximately 32 percent of sales were in technology or IT consulting.

Type of work sold by professional services organizations worldwide from 2016 to 2022

Characteristic	Technology or IT consulting	Business / management consulting	Managed services	Subscription services	Staff augmentation	Hardware, software or equipment	Other
2022	31.7%	30.6%	10.6%	7.6%	6.4%	3.1%	10%
2021	34.4%	34%	9%	6%	5.6%	2.4%	8.6%
2020	34.6%	27.8%	9.2%	9.6%	6.3%	3.5%	9%
2019	39.4%	23.8%	9%	8.3%	5.5%	4.5%	9.6%
2018	34.7%	24.7%	9.5%	7.6%	5.2%	4.3%	14%
2017	31.9%	27.4%	10.4%	2.7%	4.3%	3.2%	20.1%
2016	41.1%	23.8%	10.4%	-	6.3%	7.5%	10.7%

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Release date

February 2023

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2016 to 2022

Number of respondents

709 firms

Special properties

Billable professional services organizations

Supplementary notes

The source defines the professional service industry as accounting, advertising and marketing, architectural, management consulting, engineering, IT, legal, and research services.
Survey method and number of respondents for the surveys prior to 2020 not provided by the source.
Figures prior to 2021 were taken from previous reports.

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