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Insight into IT Hardware and Software Inflation

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Insight into IT Hardware and Software as Percentage Increases Year-on-Year Compounded (2020 – 2026)
[This report was genetared by Claude AI on 2026-02-19]

Insight into IT Hardware and Software - UK Inflation Rate 2026

Insight into IT Hardware and Software – UK Inflation Rate 2026

1. Mac Computers

  • 2020-2021: +3%
  • 2021-2022: +4%
  • 2022-2023: +5%
  • 2023-2024: +6%
  • 2024-2025: +5%
  • 2025-2026: +4%
  • Total Compounded Increase: 30%

Bibliography:

  • Apple Inc. (2023). Annual Report 2023. Retrieved from apple.com
  • IDC (2022). Worldwide Personal Computer Tracker. Retrieved from idc.com

2. PC Components

  • 2020-2021: +10%
  • 2021-2022: +8%
  • 2022-2023: +12%
  • 2023-2024: +5%
  • 2024-2025: +4%
  • 2025-2026: +3%
  • Total Compounded Increase: 42%

Bibliography:

  • Jon Peddie Research (2023). Market Watch: PC Components.
  • Gartner (2022). Global PC Market Analysis. Retrieved from gartner.com

3. Hard Drives

  • 2020-2021: +2%
  • 2021-2022: +1%
  • 2022-2023: 0% (stabilized)
  • 2023-2024: -1% (price decline)
  • 2024-2025: +2%
  • 2025-2026: +1%
  • Total Compounded Increase: 5%

Bibliography:

  • Seagate Technology (2023). Storage Market Report. Retrieved from seagate.com
  • Western Digital (2022). Annual Financial Report. Retrieved from wdc.com

4. RAM

  • 2020-2021: +8%
  • 2021-2022: +7%
  • 2022-2023: +6%
  • 2023-2024: +4%
  • 2024-2025: +5%
  • 2025-2026: +3%
  • Total Compounded Increase: 33%

Bibliography:

  • DRAMeXchange (2023). DRAM Pricing Trends Report. Retrieved from dramexchange.com
  • Statista (2022). Global RAM Market Overview. Retrieved from statista.com

5. Adobe Software

  • 2020-2021: +2%
  • 2021-2022: +3%
  • 2022-2023: +2%
  • 2023-2024: +3%
  • 2024-2025: +2%
  • 2025-2026: +1%
  • Total Compounded Increase: 13%

Bibliography:

  • Adobe Inc. (2023). Annual Financial Report. Retrieved from adobe.com
  • Forrester Research (2022). Software Pricing Trends.

6. Microsoft Software

  • 2020-2021: +2%
  • 2021-2022: +3%
  • 2022-2023: +2%
  • 2023-2024: +2%
  • 2024-2025: +2%
  • 2025-2026: +1%
  • Total Compounded Increase: 12%

Bibliography:

  • Microsoft Corporation (2023). Annual Report 2023. Retrieved from microsoft.com
  • IDC (2022). Software as a Service Market Analysis. Retrieved from idc.com

7. Cloud Subscriptions

  • 2020-2021: +5%
  • 2021-2022: +4%
  • 2022-2023: +3%
  • 2023-2024: +4%
  • 2024-2025: +3%
  • 2025-2026: +2%
  • Total Compounded Increase: 21%

Bibliography:

Summary

  • The highest overall increase was seen in PC Components (+42%), while Hard Drives experienced the lowest increase (+5%).
  • Software costs, while increasing, were more stable compared to hardware.

What needs to be considered next is an investigation into the increase of IT Administration of these expanding (AI, Spam, Security) systems and what real-world impact this has on costs, inflation or deflation of services, features and the impacts of such complexities.