Furthermore, the proportion of respondents using SaaS has doubled to 19 percent compared with last year, and the number expecting to implement SaaS in the next year has increased from nine percent to 13 percent. Private and public sector organisations also now have the same attitude to SaaS.

There is not the same level of agreement when it comes to offshoring, however. Public sector organisations were still more negative about it than private sector companies.

"This is interesting given the efficiency challenge we all face," the report stated.

Overall, the number of respondents who rejected offshoring decreased by 10 percent, and there has been a 10 percent rise in the number of organisations who use it.

The survey also highlighted some areas of concern.