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Companies and the ICT sector

The Balearic ICT sector: companies, jobs and turnover

A snapshot of the information and communication technology sector in the Balearic Islands between 2021 and 2024.

  • Period: 2021–2024
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This report uses sample data to show how the Observatory works. The figures are not official.

Key findings

  • +19% more software and IT services companies between 2021 and 2024.
  • 53% of ICT employment is in software and IT services.
  • Electronics manufacturing is the only subsector losing companies.

The ICT sector is one of the drivers of economic diversification in the Balearic Islands. This report summarises its recent evolution in terms of companies, employment and turnover.

More companies every year

ICT companies by subsector
Chart data: ICT companies by subsector
YearConsultoria i serveis TICContinguts i mitjans digitalsFabricació electrònica i informàticaProgramari i serveis informàticsTelecomunicacions
2021640390601,180210
2022672406591,251212
2023706422591,326214
2024741439581,405216

Source: Fundació BIT — sample data (not official) (Sample data) View and download the data

Where the jobs are

Software and IT services account for more than half of the people employed in the sector.

ICT employment breakdown (2024)
Chart data: ICT employment breakdown (2024)
SubsectorPeople employed
Programari i serveis informàtics9,065
Consultoria i serveis TIC3,692
Telecomunicacions2,229
Continguts i mitjans digitals1,736
Fabricació electrònica i informàtica464

Source: Fundació BIT — sample data (not official) (Sample data) View and download the data

Talent, the key to growth

The availability of people with advanced digital skills shapes the growth of the sector.

Digital skills by age and sex (2025)
Chart data: Digital skills by age and sex (2025)
Age groupDonesHomes
16-2486 %84.1 %
25-3482.5 %80.6 %
35-4476 %75.1 %
45-5466 %67.1 %
55-6452 %54.6 %
65-7434.5 %38.6 %

Source: Fundació BIT — sample data (not official) (Sample data) View and download the data

Data used in this report

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Digital talent and skills

Digital skills by age and sex (sample data)

  • Period: 2023 and 2025
  • Size: 24 rows · 4 columns
  • Source: Fundació BIT — sample data (not official)

Percentage of people with basic or above basic digital skills, 2023 and 2025.

  • Sample data

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