IT Industry Growth Forecasts

CompTIA uses a consensus forecasting approach to its industry growth projections. This “wisdom of the crowds”

model attempts to balance the opinions of large IT firms with small IT firms, as well as optimistic opinions with

pessimistic opinions. The results yield a best-‐fit forecast that reflects industry sentiment. Additionally, CompTIA

publishes a high-‐low range, providing insights into the best-‐ and worst-‐case scenarios for industry growth for the

year ahead. During the past few years this methodology has held up reasonably well when compared to actual

industry growth rates.