ICT use by companies by sector of industry (SIC 2008) and size of company

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ICT use by companies by sector of industry (SIC 2008) and size of company
Sector of Industry SIC 2008 Size of company ICT specialists and users on 31 December Staff working with a computer (in % of total number of employed persons)
Total 10 and more employed persons 66
Total 10-50 employed persons 60
Total 50-250 employed persons 64
Total 250 and more employed persons 70
C Manufacturing 10 and more employed persons 53
C Manufacturing 10-50 employed persons 45
C Manufacturing 50-250 employed persons 56
C Manufacturing 250 and more employed persons 56
D-E Public utility, sewerage and waste 10 and more employed persons 66
D-E Public utility, sewerage and waste 10-50 employed persons 46
D-E Public utility, sewerage and waste 50-250 employed persons 57
D-E Public utility, sewerage and waste 250 and more employed persons 74
F Construction 10 and more employed persons 40
F Construction 10-50 employed persons 30
F Construction 50-250 employed persons 40
F Construction 250 and more employed persons 58
G Wholesale and retail trade 10 and more employed persons 65
G Wholesale and retail trade 10-50 employed persons 70
G Wholesale and retail trade 50-250 employed persons 69
G Wholesale and retail trade 250 and more employed persons 56
H Transportation and storage 10 and more employed persons 49
H Transportation and storage 10-50 employed persons 38
H Transportation and storage 50-250 employed persons 39
H Transportation and storage 250 and more employed persons 60
I Accommodation and food serving 10 and more employed persons 34
I Accommodation and food serving 10-50 employed persons 33
I Accommodation and food serving 50-250 employed persons 33
I Accommodation and food serving 250 and more employed persons 34
J Information and communication 10 and more employed persons 96
J Information and communication 10-50 employed persons 98
J Information and communication 50-250 employed persons 96
J Information and communication 250 and more employed persons 96
K Financial services (partly) 10 and more employed persons 97
K Financial services (partly) 10-50 employed persons 95
K Financial services (partly) 50-250 employed persons 99
K Financial services (partly) 250 and more employed persons 97
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 10 and more employed persons 89
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 10-50 employed persons 87
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 50-250 employed persons 88
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 250 and more employed persons 91
M Other specialised business services 10 and more employed persons 92
M Other specialised business services 10-50 employed persons 90
M Other specialised business services 50-250 employed persons 93
M Other specialised business services 250 and more employed persons 93
N Renting and other business support 10 and more employed persons 72
N Renting and other business support 10-50 employed persons 59
N Renting and other business support 50-250 employed persons 68
N Renting and other business support 250 and more employed persons 77
Q Health and social work activities 10 and more employed persons 66
Q Health and social work activities 10-50 employed persons 67
Q Health and social work activities 50-250 employed persons 67
Q Health and social work activities 250 and more employed persons 66
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Table explanation


This table contains figures on the use of information and communication technology (ICT) by companies. These include:
- use of computers;
- internal and external networks, including the internet;
- software and its application;
- Supply Chain Management;
- Automated Data Exchange;
- communication with government via the internet;
- the extent to which companies use the internet for buying and selling;
- Radio Frequency Identification (RFID).
The figures refer to companies with 10 and more employed persons. Reference date is 31 December.

Data available from: 2008.

Status of the figures:
The figures are final.

Changes as of 8 March 2019:
None, this table is discontinued.

When will new figures be published?
Not applicable anymore

Description topics

ICT specialists and users on 31 December
ICT stands for information and communication technology.
An ICT specialist is an employee who may specify, design, develop,
install, administer and manage ICT systems, including network management
and conducting evaluations and ICT research, such as a software developer,
system administrator or a 'head IT department'.
An ICT user is an employee using a computer and standard packages (such as
word processing, spreadsheets, databases) and/or office-related software
(such as accounting packages, CAD/CAM packages, SPSS) at work.
Staff working with a computer
Number of employed persons who work at a computer at least once a week.