In 2017, companies built 60% custom apps outside the IT department.

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“Nearly 60% of all custom apps are now built outside the IT department, companies reported. Of those, 30% are built by employees with either limited or no technical development skills. And 82% of businesses reported that citizen developers will become more important over the next two years.”

Author: 451 Research and FileMaker, Inc.

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Low-Code Development

In 2017, companies built 60% custom apps outside the IT department.

In a 2019 survey from Appian, 79% of IT developers said that low-code can improve job satisfaction by reducing pressure, demands, and stress on departments.

The average software developer salary in 2020 was more than $100K a year in the US. Though no-code solutions don’t fully replace a developer functionally, they help developers focus on more difficult projects and they cost significantly less than hiring a new developer.

26% of executives believe low-code platforms are the most critical investment in automation (from 10% pre-pandemic).

By 2030, global low-code development market is expected to grow to $187 billion revenue, 31.1% CAGR.

41% of developers want more than half the apps their organizations make to be built on low-code platforms.

Most Enterprises (80%) will have policies in place for citizen developers by 2024.

By 2025, low-code or no-code system will be used to develop 70% of businesses’ application.

In 2021, 38% of organizations’ low-code development was used for data modeling and visualization.

More than 1 out of 3 no-code users are currently technical professionals who choose to use the tools anyway.

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In 2017, companies built 60% custom apps outside the IT department.