KPMG’s annual UK IT services survey has revealed that the outsourcing of IT services within the UK, continues to remain high, however the increase has been slower than last years.

The UK IT Service Provider Performance Study covered 630 IT outsourcing contracts within the UK. Results revealed that 19 percent of businesses surveyed would increase outsourcing, down from 25 percent from figures last year.

The survey also revealed that 58 percent of financial services planned to increase IT outsourcing in the coming year.

Lee Ayling, head of KPMG’s technology shared services and outsourcing advisory, said: “Outsourcing looks set to remain a large part of IT spend in the UK”.