Data study ·
Investment in technology services in Spain reaches a record level
Original title, in Spanish: “La inversión en servicios tecnológicos en España alcanza su máximo histórico”
- Publication
- Computing (Spain)
- Author
- Unsigned
- Published on
- 25 September 2026 · read in the page structured data
Summary
According to the 2026 IT Services Sourcing Study carried out by Eraneos with Whitelane Research, Spanish companies will spend around €65 billion on IT in 2026, of which €35 billion on outsourcing. The study, based on more than 330 executives from Spain's largest companies, shows that the share of companies planning to cut external IT spending rises from 9% in 2025 to 16% in 2026. According to Eduardo Martín of Eraneos Iberia, this trend is explained by a desire to bring services back in-house and by high expectations placed on AI investment. 68% of the companies reducing their IT investment believe that AI lowers the need to outsource certain activities. Only 2% of companies say they do not currently use AI.
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65,000 EUR million
Total IT investment by Spanish companies in 2026
Spain, 2026
« Las empresas españolas destinarán cerca de 65.000 millones de euros a TI en 2026 »
Source: Estudio de Sourcing de Servicios de TI 2026, Eraneos/Whitelane Research
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35,000 EUR million
Share of IT investment accounted for by outsourced services
Spain, 2026
« de los cuales alrededor de 35.000 millones corresponderán a servicios externalizados »
Source: Estudio de Sourcing de Servicios de TI 2026, Eraneos/Whitelane Research
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9 %
Share of companies planning to cut external IT spending in 2025
Spain, 2025
« El porcentaje de compañías que afirma que va a reducir su gasto externo en TI pasa del 9% en 2025 al 16% en 2026 »
Source: Estudio de Sourcing de Servicios de TI 2026, Eraneos/Whitelane Research
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16 %
Share of companies planning to cut external IT spending in 2026
Spain, 2026
« El porcentaje de compañías que afirma que va a reducir su gasto externo en TI pasa del 9% en 2025 al 16% en 2026 »
Source: Estudio de Sourcing de Servicios de TI 2026, Eraneos/Whitelane Research
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68 %
Share of companies reducing their IT investment that believe AI lowers the need to outsource
Spain, companies reducing their IT investment
« Un 68% de las empresas que reducirán su inversión en TI asegura que la inteligencia artificial está reduciendo la necesidad de externalizar determinadas actividades »
Source: Estudio de Sourcing de Servicios de TI 2026, Eraneos/Whitelane Research
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67 %
Share of these companies seeking to keep strategic knowledge in-house
Spain, companies reducing their IT investment
« un 67% de estas compañías busca mantener dentro de la organización el conocimiento estratégico »
Source: Estudio de Sourcing de Servicios de TI 2026, Eraneos/Whitelane Research
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62 %
Share citing access to emerging technologies as a reason for outsourcing
Spain
« el acceso a tecnologías emergentes (62%) y al talento especializado (59%) siguen siendo dos de los principales motivos para recurrir a proveedores externos »
Source: Estudio de Sourcing de Servicios de TI 2026, Eraneos/Whitelane Research
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59 %
Share citing access to specialist talent as a reason for outsourcing
Spain
« el acceso a tecnologías emergentes (62%) y al talento especializado (59%) siguen siendo dos de los principales motivos para recurrir a proveedores externos »
Source: Estudio de Sourcing de Servicios de TI 2026, Eraneos/Whitelane Research
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2 %
Share of companies not currently using AI
Spain
« solo un 2% de las compañías afirma no utilizarla actualmente »
Source: Estudio de Sourcing de Servicios de TI 2026, Eraneos/Whitelane Research
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17 %
Share reporting a significant impact from in-house AI solutions
Spain
« un 17% señala que las soluciones internas desarrolladas han generado un impacto significativo »
Source: Estudio de Sourcing de Servicios de TI 2026, Eraneos/Whitelane Research
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3 %
Share reporting a complete transformation of their operations thanks to AI
Spain
« un 3% afirma que han transformado completamente sus operaciones »
Source: Estudio de Sourcing de Servicios de TI 2026, Eraneos/Whitelane Research
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80 %
Share of sourcing relationships rated satisfactory or very satisfactory in Spain
Spain
« El 80% de las relaciones de sourcing analizadas en España obtienen la calificación de 'Satisfecho' o 'Muy satisfecho' por parte de los clientes »
Source: Estudio de Sourcing de Servicios de TI 2026, Eraneos/Whitelane Research
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86 %
Satisfaction rate of the top-ranked suppliers
Spain, top suppliers 2026
« con un 86% de satisfacción »
Source: Estudio de Sourcing de Servicios de TI 2026, Eraneos/Whitelane Research
Classification
- Country
- Spain
- Company size
- Large companies
- Industries
- Software vendors, IT services companies, telecoms · All industries, or industry not specified
- Companies
- T-Systems (supplier), Hiberus (supplier), Eraneos (study author), EPAM NEORIS (supplier), Whitelane Research (study author), DXC Technology (supplier), Ayesa Digital (supplier), Accenture (supplier)
- Keywords
- it outsourcing, sourcing, artificial intelligence, insourcing, supplier satisfaction, spain
Entry written by Marsanne Studio from the cited article, with the help of an AI model (claude-sonnet-5). The rights to the article and its illustrations belong to Computing. Entry translated from French by Claude Sonnet 5.5.