IT pros average 52-hour work week

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30 November 2015

It is no surprise that a majority of IT pros work more than 40 hours per week, but it is interesting to learn that some are putting in significantly longer work weeks, according to new survey data from Spiceworks.

Among 600 IT pros surveyed, 54% said they work more than 40 hours per week. At the high end of the overtime group, 18% of respondents said they work more than 60 hours per week, and 17% said they top 50 hours per week. The average workweek among all respondents is 52 hours, Spiceworks reports.

The data comes at a time when hiring managers say it is tough to hire experienced talent and IT pros say they’re more willing to switch jobs for a better offer. Companies claim to be boosting pay and increasing benefits and perks to entice employees – yet technical talent averages 10+ hours per day, according to the Spiceworks data.

When it surveyed respondents about IT staffing practices, Spiceworks hoped to find a consensus about the ideal IT staff-to-user ratio that would enable adequate incident response times without overworking IT staff. The company – which offers free management software and hosts a community for IT pros – did not come up with any universal formula, but it did share information about staffing trends across multiple industries and different sized companies. Here are a few of the survey findings.

Industry plays a big role in IT workload

IT pros who work in government and education are less likely to work extra hours than those in other industries. In education and government, only 33% and 37% of staff, respectively, work more than a 40-hour week.

 

Ann Bednarz, IDG News Service

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