06/18/2026
We recently asked: What's been the biggest business impact when an important IT role goes unfilled? Here are the results:
📊 Poll results:
• 30% Project delays
• 27% Team burnout
• 22% Missed business opportunities
• 20% Increased operational costs
What stands out is how closely the top responses are grouped. While project delays ranked highest, the results show there isn't a single consequence organizations face when critical IT positions remain vacant.
Delayed initiatives put pressure on existing teams. Increased workloads contribute to burnout. Missed deadlines can translate into missed opportunities. And all of it can drive up costs through potential overtime, lost productivity and more .
Unfilled IT roles are rarely just a hiring challenge, they're a business challenge.
Which of these impacts has been most difficult for your organization to overcome?