Remote and hybrid work in ICT is no longer a small experiment. By 2026, secure access service edge spending is forecast to jump to $20.6 billion, while 75% of managers in Microsoft’s Work Trend Index 2024 say they’re satisfied with remote and hybrid outcomes. The tension is clear, many organizations are scaling distributed work and cloud identity, but the productivity, security, and team connection data reveal a much more uneven reality than “work from home works for everyone.”
Key Takeaways
- 25% of U.S. workers could work entirely from home in 2023
- In Canada, 36% of employed persons reported working from home at least occasionally in 2023
- In Canada, 39% of employees reported that their job allowed work from home in 2022 (Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey supplementary analysis)
- 29% of organizations reported that they moved more than 50% of their workforce to hybrid work arrangements in 2023 (Gartner survey)
- Gartner reported that 35% of organizations have adopted a Zero Trust security strategy in 2023 (up from 28% in 2022)
- IBM reported that 67% of employees prefer hybrid work arrangements to fully remote or fully onsite
- In Microsoft’s Work Trend Index 2024, 75% of managers said they are satisfied with remote/hybrid work outcomes
- In the UK, 47% of employees working from home mostly or entirely in 2023 reported they would like to continue after the pandemic (ONS)
- In 2024, 94% of organizations surveyed said they plan to use cloud-based identity management within 12 months (SailPoint survey coverage)
- Global spending on secure access service edge (SASE) was expected to reach $7.9 billion in 2023 and $20.6 billion by 2026 (Gartner forecast cited in industry release)
- Gartner forecast public cloud end-user spending will grow to $1.0 trillion by 2027 (remote/hybrid scaling demand)
- Gartner forecast that ICT spending on devices in 2024 will be $1.1 trillion globally (devices used for remote/hybrid work)
- In 2024, the global workforce management market size was projected to exceed $5.0 billion, supporting distributed workforce operations
- In the UK, the proportion of employees reporting improved work-life balance with hybrid work increased to 46% in 2024 (ONS working from home bulletin)
- A 2021 peer-reviewed study in Nature Human Behaviour found that 2.5 hours less commuting per week was associated with improvements in perceived productivity for remote work participants
Remote and hybrid work is accelerating in ICT, boosting productivity and security needs like Zero Trust and cloud identity.
Workforce Share
125% of U.S. workers could work entirely from home in 2023[1]
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2In Canada, 36% of employed persons reported working from home at least occasionally in 2023[2]
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3In Canada, 39% of employees reported that their job allowed work from home in 2022 (Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey supplementary analysis)[3]
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Workforce Share Interpretation
The workforce share of remote work in the ICT sector is substantial and growing, with 25% of U.S. workers able to work entirely from home in 2023 and Canada already showing 36% working from home at least occasionally and 39% reporting their jobs allowed it in 2022.
Industry Trends
129% of organizations reported that they moved more than 50% of their workforce to hybrid work arrangements in 2023 (Gartner survey)[4]
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2Gartner reported that 35% of organizations have adopted a Zero Trust security strategy in 2023 (up from 28% in 2022)[5]
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3IBM reported that 67% of employees prefer hybrid work arrangements to fully remote or fully onsite[6]
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Industry Trends Interpretation
In the ICT industry, hybrid work is becoming the norm with 29% of organizations moving more than 50% of their workforce to hybrid in 2023, reinforced by IBM’s finding that 67% of employees prefer hybrid over fully remote or onsite arrangements.
User Preferences
1In Microsoft’s Work Trend Index 2024, 75% of managers said they are satisfied with remote/hybrid work outcomes[7]
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2In the UK, 47% of employees working from home mostly or entirely in 2023 reported they would like to continue after the pandemic (ONS)[8]
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User Preferences Interpretation
From a user preferences perspective, satisfaction with remote and hybrid work is already high with 75% of managers reporting positive outcomes in Microsoft’s Work Trend Index 2024, and in the UK 47% of home based employees in 2023 said they want to keep working this way after the pandemic.
Tech Adoption
1In 2024, 94% of organizations surveyed said they plan to use cloud-based identity management within 12 months (SailPoint survey coverage)[9]
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2Global spending on secure access service edge (SASE) was expected to reach $7.9 billion in 2023 and $20.6 billion by 2026 (Gartner forecast cited in industry release)[10]
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Tech Adoption Interpretation
Tech Adoption is accelerating as organizations move toward secure remote and hybrid access, with 94% planning cloud-based identity management within 12 months and Gartner projecting SASE spending to jump from $7.9 billion in 2023 to $20.6 billion by 2026.
Market Size
1Gartner forecast public cloud end-user spending will grow to $1.0 trillion by 2027 (remote/hybrid scaling demand)[11]
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2Gartner forecast that ICT spending on devices in 2024 will be $1.1 trillion globally (devices used for remote/hybrid work)[12]
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3In 2024, the global workforce management market size was projected to exceed $5.0 billion, supporting distributed workforce operations[13]
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4The global video conferencing market was projected to reach $6.0 billion by 2024 (remote/hybrid ICT communications)[14]
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5The global secure access service edge (SASE) market is projected to reach $20.6 billion by 2026[15]
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6The global video conferencing market is projected to reach $6.0 billion by 2024[16]
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7The global cloud collaboration software market is expected to grow to $12.7 billion by 2028[17]
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8The global collaboration tools market was valued at $5.1 billion in 2022 and is projected to reach $12.0 billion by 2030[18]
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9Cloud security market spending is projected to reach $137.4 billion worldwide by 2030 (estimate includes CSPM/CASB and related segments)[19]
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Market Size Interpretation
For the Market Size angle, remote and hybrid work is clearly driving rapid ICT growth, with Gartner projecting public cloud end user spending to reach $1.0 trillion by 2027 alongside device spending of $1.1 trillion in 2024 and expanding markets such as collaboration software to $12.7 billion by 2028.
Performance Metrics
1In the UK, the proportion of employees reporting improved work-life balance with hybrid work increased to 46% in 2024 (ONS working from home bulletin)[20]
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2A 2021 peer-reviewed study in Nature Human Behaviour found that 2.5 hours less commuting per week was associated with improvements in perceived productivity for remote work participants[21]
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3A 2022 peer-reviewed study found that remote work increased employee well-being by a measurable margin, with effects varying by role and managerial support[22]
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448% of workers said they were more productive when working from home at least some of the time (U.S. survey)[23]
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535% of employers said they would increase the use of remote/hybrid work following the pandemic (U.S. survey)[24]
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652% of employees reported they feel more connected to their teams when using collaboration tools for hybrid work (survey year 2023)[25]
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Performance Metrics Interpretation
For performance metrics, the biggest signal is that hybrid work appears to deliver measurable productivity gains alongside wellbeing, with 46% of UK employees reporting improved work life balance in 2024 and 48% of US workers saying they are more productive at home some of the time.
Cost Analysis
1A 2022 study by Gartner (reported via public summary) estimated that employees can save 2.3 days per year through reduced commuting with at least partial telework[26]
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Cost Analysis Interpretation
A 2022 Gartner estimate suggests that with at least partial telework, ICT employees could save 2.3 days per year on commuting, highlighting a clear cost efficiency benefit under cost analysis.
Security & Compliance
172% of IT decision-makers said they plan to prioritize Zero Trust or already have a Zero Trust strategy (survey year 2023)[27]
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284% of organizations reported that at least some employees require multi-factor authentication to access corporate applications (2023)[28]
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31.0% of global corporate device fleet was reported to be compromised via phishing in 2023 (global average reported in report)[29]
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Security & Compliance Interpretation
In 2023, Security and Compliance priorities were strongly reflected in the fact that 72% of IT decision-makers plan to prioritize Zero Trust or already have a strategy, while 84% of organizations require multi-factor authentication, suggesting organizations are tightening identity and access controls even as phishing compromise remains relatively low at 1.0% of the global corporate device fleet.
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Models
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