Swiss Software Industry Survey 2021

Abstract

COVID19 continues to affect large parts of our professional and private lives. The seventh edition of the Swiss Software Industry Survey (SSIS) takes this as an opportunity to look at the topic of resilience within the Swiss software industry. Specifically, this year’s SSIS aimed to uncover how well domestic software companies were prepared for this shock, what impact it had on their busiesses, and what lessons they have already learned. However, this SSIS Report 2021 does not focus exclusively on resilience. Being the most comprehensive study of its kind in Switzerland, the report once again provides an in-depth overview of the current state, emerging trends, and long-term developments in the Swiss software industry. This year, the SSIS was conducted for the first time under the patronage of Swico, the business association for digital Switzerland. Thanks to this patronage, the future of SSIS is secured for the coming years. Moreover, this patronage allows us to be as close as possible to the Swiss ICT industry. To this end, we would like to thank Swico for their trust in us and look forward to working with them in the years to come. As in prior years, we would also like to thank our partners sieber&partners, tranengineering, and the Institut für Wirtschaftsstudien Basel (IWSB) as critical supporters of the SSIS. On this occasion, we would also like to thank ICTswitzerland for their support in the past years. To be as close as possible to the pulse of the Swiss software industry, we organized a virtual workshop in spring with executives and representatives of the Swiss software industry to gather their feedback and suggestions for the further development of the SSIS as well as for the definition of this year’s special topic on resilience. In this regard, we would like to thank the Interest Group Software, Services, Consulting of Swico for their support. We hope you enjoy reading this year’s SSIS Report.