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Benchmark - Tech / software - Q2 2026

AI Maturity in Tech / software.

Benchmark cohort: Tech / software companies in Europe with 100–249 employees — the most mid-market-typical band. Scores are calibrated against the public research cited per row, and continuously refined as real Arqmetrica Index responses accumulate. Read the methodology.

Median overall score53/100

The six dimensions

Per-dimension median, with the p25–p75 range that captures the middle 50% of companies in this cohort. Bars are scaled to 0–100.

Strategy & vision

Weighted at 18%
Median60
p25 – p75: 46 - 72

A notable strength for this sector.Technology firms are typically founded with an AI or data-product thesis, so board-level alignment on AI strategy is an early instinct rather than a late retrofit. The Index reflects this as a strong lead on Strategy clarity and prioritisation.

Source:MIT Sloan/BCG 2024 — Strategy cluster, tech subset

Data foundations

Weighted at 17%
Median56
p25 – p75: 42 - 68

A notable strength for this sector.Cloud-native architectures and product telemetry mean tech firms usually start with structured event data and a working analytics layer. That gives Data foundations a head-start over sectors building from legacy ERP systems.

Source:MIT Sloan/BCG 2024 — Data cluster, tech subset

People & capability

Weighted at 17%
Median60
p25 – p75: 46 - 72

A notable strength for this sector.Tech firms run with the densest concentration of engineering and ML talent of any sector in the mid-market. Hiring posture, internal mobility, and ML literacy norms all push the People score well above the cross-industry median.

Source:Stanford AI Index 2024 — Talent chapter, tech subset (talent density)

Governance & ethics

Weighted at 17%
Median33
p25 – p75: 19 - 49

Source:Capgemini EU AI Act readiness survey, Q4 2024, tech subset (governance lag)

Tooling & infrastructure

Weighted at 14%
Median62
p25 – p75: 48 - 74

A notable strength for this sector.Cloud-first deployment, modern observability, and a product-engineering culture comfortable with API integration give tech firms a structural premium on Tooling. The gap is widest against asset-heavy sectors with sunk infrastructure investments.

Source:MIT Sloan/BCG 2024 — Tooling cluster, tech subset (cloud-native premium)

ROI & measurement

Weighted at 17%
Median48
p25 – p75: 34 - 62

Source:MIT Sloan/BCG 2024 — Value capture cluster, tech subset

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