25+ Stats And Trends For Mobile Device Management (MDM) In 2024

Mobile Device Management (MDM) enables organizations to properly monitor, secure, and manage any mobile devices that are used by employees for work purposes.

MDM helps enforce security policies, control app installations, and protect company data, ensuring that devices comply with organizational standards and the risk of data breaches is minimized.

Expert Insights have gathered several major reports on the current IT landscape and the MDM market to provide detailed insights into this topic for cybersecurity professionals to delve into and reflect on.

General Mobile Device Management (MDM) Market Trends

The global mobile device management market size was valued at USD 5.02 billion in 2022. (Grand View Research)
The MDM market is anticipated to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 24.2% from 2023 to 2030. (Grand View Research)

Who Is Using MDM?

The largest market region for MDM is North America, and the fastest growing region for this market is Asia Pacific. (Mordor Intelligence)
The healthcare segment [for industry] holds the largest mobile device management market share, owing to high-value data and content that need security-related treatment. (Fortune Business Insights)
The cloud-based deployment segment accounted for the largest revenue share of more than 56.5% in 2022. (Grand View Research)
Smartphone accounted for the largest share of device type with 55.8% of the overall revenue in 2022. (Grand View Research)
Android was the most used operating system at 58% in 2022. (Grand View Research)
The laptops segment is anticipated to expand at a significant CAGR during the forecast period. (2023 – 2030) (Grand View Research)
The enterprise segment accounted for the largest revenue share of 70.8% in 2022. (Grand View Research)

Rippling 2024 State of the IT Leader Report

Rippling, in their 2024 State of the IT Leader Report, surveyed 400+ IT leaders, including managers and executives, from US-based companies with between 200 and 1,000 full-time employees across industries, and found that:

72% of those surveyed cited challenges with their current identity and MDM providers
59% of respondents said their teams use 7+ tools in a given month
64% [of surveyed C-suite executives] note data security and privacy as a priority, and 67% note implementing security processes and controls as a challenge

JumpCloud Q3 2024 SME IT Trends Report

In the JumpCloud Q3 2024 SME IT Trends Report, where JumpCloud surveyed 612 IT decision-makers in the U.K. and U.S. (including managers, directors, vice presidents, and executives) and where each survey respondent represented an organization with 2,500 or fewer employees across a variety of industries, they found that:

When asked about their biggest challenges, 60% of SMEs say it’s Security, followed by New Services and Application Rollouts (42%), the Cost of solutions necessary to enable remote work (41%), and Device Management (39%)
Almost half (49%) of organizations have experienced layoffs in the last six months, down from 57% in Q1 2024
Three-quarters (75%) report that vendors are increasing their licensing or subscription costs, down from 88% who reported the same in Q1 2024
Despite the upward pressure on vendor pricing, IT budgets continue their upward trend. Over three-quarters report an increase in their IT budgets (77%), and 17% report an increase of more than 20% over the last year
Half of IT teams (50%) report being more concerned about their organization’s security posture than they were six months ago, down slightly from the 56% who said the same in Q1 2024.

How To Implement A Successful MDM Strategy

More than 95% of orgs allowed the use of personal devices for work even before the pandemic. (NIST)
86% of IT managers say mobile attacks are growing more frequent. (NIST)
15% of businesses provide smartphones to all employees. The remainder have either implemented a BYOD policy (39%) or are straddling the fence by taking a hybrid approach (46%), where some employees receive phones and others don’t. (2022 Maximizing Mobile Value Study by Samsung and Oxford Economics)
By comparison, 43% of companies provide laptops to all employees, and another 31% take a hybrid approach. (2022 Maximizing Mobile Value Study by Samsung and Oxford Economics)
95% of respondents say cost was a significant factor in their decision on smartphone strategy. (2022 Maximizing Mobile Value Study by Samsung and Oxford Economics)

Choosing the right device management strategy is important for ensuring strong safeguarding of data, better productivity, and streamlined device usage.

Staying informed about MDM statistics and trends is crucial for organizations to stay on top of their employees’ work devices, remain secure, and meet the evolving needs of their clients in 2024.

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