IT focuses on flexible offices

Flexible offices attracted the IT sector even before the Covid-19 outbreak. Currently, the demand for IT services is growing, incl. due to the progressive automation, and the industry needs more space to work. As a result, compared to the previous year, the share of the IT sector in the so-called coworking space in Poland has increased for 63 percent of operators of such offices, and IT companies already occupy, on average, half of all flexible offices in our country - according to the CBRE report ‘IT sector in the Warsaw office market’. They are attracted primarily by the advanced and prepared IT infrastructure, high standard of offices and good location that allow them to compete for the best specialists.

“Flexible offices perfectly match the current needs of IT companies. Some of them are just entering the market and want to reduce costs as much as possible, others need to increase employment in a short time or are not sure what the state of the staff will be, even in the perspective of several months. This requires flexibility of the lease, hence the popularity of coworking spaces. Considering that the IT sector is constantly developing, we forecast that its share in the area of ​​hybrid office spaces, the so-called flex, will continue to increase. The more so because such an office has a good effect on the employer's brand, thanks to its convenient location, social and educational events, modern solutions and relaxation zones, where you can find rooms for games or meditation, bars or exercise bikes,” Katarzyna Gajewska, director in the Department Consulting and Market Research, CBRE, said.

The IT industry has a significant share in the rental of flexible offices in Poland. In just one year, its share increased by 63% of operators and already occupies half of all such space in the country. Also, the average office occupied in coworking spaces by an IT company is larger than that occupied by organizations from other sectors by approx. 39 percent.

(WBJ)