Recruitment and Retention Risks Due to IT Talent Shortages
First written in FY2020. 2 of 3 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2025.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 34 of 109 companies on the "Worse" side.
102 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「The business of the Company Group is supported by engineers with strong technical expertise and interpersonal qualities, making the recruitment, development and retention of talented personnel its most important priority. With regard to securing personnel, the growth of the IT development business has raised concerns about a shortage of IT personnel, which is expected to become difficult to address over the medium to long term. If the Company is unable to secure talented personnel as planned in its hiring activities, or if the number of engineers declines substantially due to employee departures, the performance of the Company Group may be affected.」
Continues to identify the shortage of IT personnel, failure to meet hiring plans and a decline in the number of engineers due to employee departures as business risks. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「The Company’s business is supported by engineers with strong technical expertise and interpersonal qualities, making the recruitment, development and retention of talented personnel its most important priority. With regard to securing personnel, the growth of the IT development business has raised concerns about a shortage of IT personnel, which is expected to become difficult to address over the medium to long term. It is said that there was a shortage of approximately 260,000 people as of 2019, and a shortage of 160,000 to 790,000 IT personnel is expected by 2030.」
Reiterates that securing, developing and retaining talented IT personnel is a key priority and that the shortage of IT personnel is expected to continue over the medium to long term, citing estimates of approximately 260,000 people and 160,000 to 790,000 people in 2030. - FY2020First statedAnnual report
「If the Company is unable to secure talented personnel as planned in its hiring activities, or if the number of engineers declines substantially due to employee departures, its performance may be affected.」
States that the shortage of IT personnel is expected to become difficult to address over the medium to long term, and identifies failure to meet hiring plans and a decline in the number of engineers due to employee departures as risks that may affect performance. It also cites external estimates of a shortage of approximately 260,000 people as of 2019 and 160,000 to 790,000 people by 2030.