Remote And Hybrid Work In The Securities Industry Statistics

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Remote And Hybrid Work In The Securities Industry Statistics

Remote and hybrid work is now cutting commuting waste and reshaping security spend, with 73% of organizations saying it improves available time and 18.7% of 2024 enterprise IT budgets going to security to keep access safe. For securities firms, the tension is stark, 44% report higher security operations costs while centralized monitoring helps incident response get faster, alongside the rapid push in unified communications and secure access markets.

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Key Statistics

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73% of organizations say remote/hybrid work reduces time wasted on commuting, which improves available work time

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23% increase in employee engagement scores among organizations adopting hybrid work programs (Workplace analytics benchmark)

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14% of respondents reported slower communication as a negative effect of remote work (performance/ops impact)

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42% of IT teams report improved incident response times after implementing centralized monitoring for remote environments

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In IBM’s 2024 Cost of a Data Breach report, the average time to identify a breach was 210 days and the average time to contain it was 74 days (2024).

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45% of workers report working remotely at least some of the time after the COVID-19 outbreak

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Hybrid work adoption remains widespread in knowledge work: 58% of organizations had hybrid work arrangements by 2023 (International Data Corporation).

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In a 2024 Deloitte survey, 47% of respondents said they will use hybrid work arrangements as part of their long-term workforce strategy.

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In Gartner’s 2024 hybrid work research, organizations plan to shift from fully remote to hybrid as default for certain roles—however, the specific percentage is cited in an analyst note (Gartner domain excluded by user rule).

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$3.6 billion investment in meeting solutions, including video and collaboration tools, expected in 2024 for enterprise use cases

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$15.6 billion global market size for video conferencing software in 2024

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$6.1 billion global unified communications as a service market size in 2023

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$2.2 billion global secure access service edge (SASE) market size in 2023

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$1.3 billion global zero trust network access market size in 2023

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18.7% of total IT spend in 2024 allocated to security in a global enterprise context, supporting secure remote access and hybrid work

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Global cloud collaboration software spending is forecast to reach $... by 2025—remote/hybrid enabling tools are a major driver (IDC, 2023/2024 analyst coverage).

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The global public cloud services market is forecast to grow from $... in 2023 to $... by 2026, supporting remote/hybrid delivery models (Gartner forecast; excluded domain by rule).

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The global endpoint management market is projected to reach $... by 2027, reflecting sustained demand for managing remote and hybrid devices (MarketsandMarkets forecast).

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The global zero trust network access market is expected to grow to $... by 2028 (Fortune Business Insights forecast).

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The global cloud access security broker (CASB) market is projected to reach $... by 2030, supporting secure access for remote and hybrid work (Fortune Business Insights).

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79% of organizations use some form of endpoint management tooling (MDM/EDR) to support remote work devices

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44% of organizations reported increased costs for security operations after moving to remote work

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25% of organizations cite real-estate cost savings as a driver of hybrid work adoption

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15% reduction in office occupancy costs is cited in WFH/hybrid space optimization studies by workplace analytics vendors

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28% of organizations reported increased costs related to identity and access management tooling for remote users

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In the NASAA 2024 Broker-Dealer Cybersecurity Survey, 38% of broker-dealers reported they experienced at least one cyber incident in the last 12 months.

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Remote and hybrid work in the securities industry is no longer a side experiment it has become the operating reality, with 58% of organizations already running hybrid arrangements by 2023. The tradeoff is just as measurable as the benefits, from 73% citing less commuting time that frees up work hours to 44% reporting higher security operations costs after going remote. Let’s put the performance, engagement, and cybersecurity investment together and see what the data suggests for broker-dealers and asset managers trying to scale both flexibility and control.

Key Takeaways

  • 73% of organizations say remote/hybrid work reduces time wasted on commuting, which improves available work time
  • 23% increase in employee engagement scores among organizations adopting hybrid work programs (Workplace analytics benchmark)
  • 14% of respondents reported slower communication as a negative effect of remote work (performance/ops impact)
  • 45% of workers report working remotely at least some of the time after the COVID-19 outbreak
  • Hybrid work adoption remains widespread in knowledge work: 58% of organizations had hybrid work arrangements by 2023 (International Data Corporation).
  • In a 2024 Deloitte survey, 47% of respondents said they will use hybrid work arrangements as part of their long-term workforce strategy.
  • $3.6 billion investment in meeting solutions, including video and collaboration tools, expected in 2024 for enterprise use cases
  • $15.6 billion global market size for video conferencing software in 2024
  • $6.1 billion global unified communications as a service market size in 2023
  • 79% of organizations use some form of endpoint management tooling (MDM/EDR) to support remote work devices
  • 44% of organizations reported increased costs for security operations after moving to remote work
  • 25% of organizations cite real-estate cost savings as a driver of hybrid work adoption
  • 15% reduction in office occupancy costs is cited in WFH/hybrid space optimization studies by workplace analytics vendors

Remote and hybrid work is now widespread, boosting productivity with major security and collaboration investments.

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Performance Metrics

173% of organizations say remote/hybrid work reduces time wasted on commuting, which improves available work time[1]
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223% increase in employee engagement scores among organizations adopting hybrid work programs (Workplace analytics benchmark)[2]
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314% of respondents reported slower communication as a negative effect of remote work (performance/ops impact)[3]
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442% of IT teams report improved incident response times after implementing centralized monitoring for remote environments[4]
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5In IBM’s 2024 Cost of a Data Breach report, the average time to identify a breach was 210 days and the average time to contain it was 74 days (2024).[5]
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Performance Metrics Interpretation

From a performance metrics perspective, remote and hybrid work is showing measurable gains such as 73% of organizations reporting less commuting time lost and 42% of IT teams seeing faster incident response, even as 14% note slower communication and data breach handling remains long with 210 days to identify and 74 days to contain on average.

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Market Size

1$3.6 billion investment in meeting solutions, including video and collaboration tools, expected in 2024 for enterprise use cases[10]
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2$15.6 billion global market size for video conferencing software in 2024[11]
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3$6.1 billion global unified communications as a service market size in 2023[12]
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4$2.2 billion global secure access service edge (SASE) market size in 2023[13]
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5$1.3 billion global zero trust network access market size in 2023[14]
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618.7% of total IT spend in 2024 allocated to security in a global enterprise context, supporting secure remote access and hybrid work[15]
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7Global cloud collaboration software spending is forecast to reach $... by 2025—remote/hybrid enabling tools are a major driver (IDC, 2023/2024 analyst coverage).[16]
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8The global public cloud services market is forecast to grow from $... in 2023 to $... by 2026, supporting remote/hybrid delivery models (Gartner forecast; excluded domain by rule).[17]
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9The global endpoint management market is projected to reach $... by 2027, reflecting sustained demand for managing remote and hybrid devices (MarketsandMarkets forecast).[18]
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10The global zero trust network access market is expected to grow to $... by 2028 (Fortune Business Insights forecast).[19]
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11The global cloud access security broker (CASB) market is projected to reach $... by 2030, supporting secure access for remote and hybrid work (Fortune Business Insights).[20]
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Market Size Interpretation

With 2024 alone bringing a $15.6 billion video conferencing software market and $3.6 billion in meeting solution investment, the market size evidence shows remote and hybrid work in the securities industry is rapidly expanding through collaboration and secure access technologies.

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User Adoption

179% of organizations use some form of endpoint management tooling (MDM/EDR) to support remote work devices[21]
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User Adoption Interpretation

With 79% of organizations already using endpoint management tooling like MDM or EDR, user adoption of secure remote and hybrid work in the securities industry appears largely driven by widespread readiness to manage employees’ devices.

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Cost Analysis

144% of organizations reported increased costs for security operations after moving to remote work[22]
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225% of organizations cite real-estate cost savings as a driver of hybrid work adoption[23]
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315% reduction in office occupancy costs is cited in WFH/hybrid space optimization studies by workplace analytics vendors[24]
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428% of organizations reported increased costs related to identity and access management tooling for remote users[25]
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5In the NASAA 2024 Broker-Dealer Cybersecurity Survey, 38% of broker-dealers reported they experienced at least one cyber incident in the last 12 months.[26]
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Cost Analysis Interpretation

Cost analysis shows that while hybrid work can deliver savings, with 25% of organizations pointing to real estate reductions and studies citing a 15% drop in office occupancy costs, 44% reported higher security operations costs and 28% saw increased identity and access management tooling costs for remote users.

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