IT investments by domestic companies

Enterprises in Japan (Mail questionnaire survey)

Unlike the previous publication, the market report "IT Investments by Domestic Companies 2026" features questions such as "Which IT keywords are likely to significantly impact companies' IT strategies and management?" and "What software features are essential for proposing the software?" The question about the composition of strategic costs has returned for the first time in two years. Additionally, the report includes rankings from the past twelve years regarding which software companies will invest more in over the next three years and their IT investment objectives for that period.

I. Domestic IT Investment Trends and Forecasts

1. Global Economic Situations and the Current Status in Japan
   　　1.1. Trends in the Global and Japanese Economy
   　　　　1.1.1. The IMF Mentioning About AI
   　　　　1.1.2. Japan: From Digital Transformation (DX) to AI Transformation (AX)　　
   　　1.2. Domestic Business Confidence and Capital Investment, and IT Investments
2. IT Investments in Domestic Companies and Their Forecasts
   　　2.1. FY2025 Experienced Special Demand. FY2026 Expects Growth in AI and Security
                     Investments
   　　2.2. Market Size Transition by Hardware, Software, and Service
   　　2.3. Market Size Transition by Industry
   　　2.4. Investment Trends by Industry (Overall, Process Manufacturing, Fabrication and
                     Assembly Manufacturing, Services, Distribution, and Finance)

II. Analyses of Questionnaire Results

3. Survey Outline
   　　3.1. Survey Details
   　　3.2. Industry Sectors
   　　3.3. Special Notes
4. Current IT Investment Amounts and Forecasts
   　　4.1. Trends in Average IT Expenditures of Survey Respondents: FY2025 Saw Double-
                     Digit Growth
   　　4.2. Investments by Industry, by Revenue Size, and by Number of Employees
   　　4.3. Internal Costs of Survey Respondents: Costs Other Than Labor Expenses
   　　4.4. Composition of Internal and External Costs: Changes in the Relationship
                    Between Users and Vendors Also Soaring
5. Regarding Sales and IT Investments
6. Hardware, Software, and Service Expenditures
7. IT Investment Strategies
   　　7.1. Rate of IT Investment Amount by Objective
   　　7.2. Security Accounted for Approx. 20% of IT Investments in FY2025
   　　7.3. Software Categories Expected to See Increased IT Investment Over the Next
                     Three Years: 4th and 5th Place Categories See a Sharp Rise
   　　7.4. Features That, If Missing, Would Exclude a Solution from Consideration /
                      Software Proposals
   　　7.5. IT Investment Objectives Over the Next Three Years: Focus on “Factory
                     Productivity” and “Business Continuity”
   　　7.6. IT Keywords Likely to Have a Significant Impact on Companies’ IT Strategies and
                     Management: Shifting from "Using" AI to "Relying on" It　
   　　7.7. References

III. Summary Table

8. Company Profiles
   　　8.1. Industry Sectors
   　　8.2. Revenue Size
   　　8.3. Number of Employees
   　　8.4. Number of IT Staff
   　　8.5. IT Subsidiaries
9. Transition of IT Investment Amount
10. Trends in the Breakdown of External IT Expenditures
11. Strategic Investment Rates and Long-Term Projections
12. IT Investment Status and Objectives