Report 25 Jul 2025

IT Services - InSight Analysis - France

Overview of the IT Services Market in France 2025

The IT services market in France is experiencing a significant slowdown in 2025 after several years of strong post-Covid growth. This decline is mainly driven by economic challenges, such as inflation, rising energy costs, political instability, and global geopolitical tensions. Companies are cutting back on digital services spending to offset increasing software and cloud platform expenses, which remain essential.

Key Growth Segments and Trends

Despite the difficult environment, some segments of the IT services market in France continue to grow, especially software and cloud platforms (+8.2%), driven by the growing adoption of cloud solutions (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS). However, digital services providers expect a decline (-2.1%) due to fewer projects and lower team utilization rates.

The rapid adoption of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is also transforming the IT services market in France, with nearly half of IT services companies developing AI projects for their customers. Hybrid cloud adoption is gaining momentum as it offers flexibility and security, while data transformation and cybersecurity are becoming top priorities.

Strategic Recommendations

To succeed in the IT services market in France, providers should fully embrace public cloud integration, develop GenAI capabilities, and offer data services compliant with local regulations. Users should focus on modernizing legacy systems, improving data quality, exploring AI use cases, and strengthening cybersecurity measures.

This report provides clear and strategic insights into the IT services market in France in 2025, helping you adapt to a complex and competitive environment.