What is Resource Utilization? IT Capacity Index

#Efficiency#Resource Utilization#IT Services#Margin Spreads

The Answer

Resource Utilization measures the percentage of an IT company's active engineering workforce that is actively billed to clients on projects. It is a critical driver of software margins.

Sector Focus

IT Services

Live Examples

TCS Infosys

Why it Matters

Unutilized engineers (the 'bench') represent fixed salary overheads. Higher utilization supports stronger IT operating margins.

Sentinel Insight

“IT firms lower benchmarks during bench spikes. Track utilization trends to spot employee cost margins pressure.”

📊 How to Interpret

Utilization > 85%

Optimal Billing

Utilization 78% - 85%

Healthy / Controlled

Utilization 72% - 78%

Bench Overheads Pressure

Utilization < 72%

Severe Margin Leak

In Risk Context

IT sector specific metric in Flagium's framework.

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