| Type: Audience | Signal: IT spend increase | Coverage: Global | Updated: Monthly | Tools: Lusha, Claude, ChatGPT, API |
Lusha tracks estimated annual IT spend for companies globally and fires a signal when that spend increases month over month. The signal includes the estimated annual IT spend figure and the percentage change — so you can filter by spend level and growth rate.
An IT spend increase signals that the company is actively investing in technology. New infrastructure is being bought, existing contracts are expanding, and new vendor relationships are being evaluated. This is the moment to get in front of the CTO, CIO, or IT Director.
Estimated annual IT spend
Lusha’s estimated total annual IT spend for the company — covering infrastructure, software, services, and tooling
Monthly refresh
Change rate vs. prior period
Percentage increase in IT spend vs. the previous measurement — filter by growth rate to prioritize the fastest-moving accounts
Growth-rate filter
Absolute spend level
Filter by minimum IT spend to target companies at the right budget tier for your product — from growth-stage companies to enterprise
Budget-tier filter
✓ Company name, domain, industry
✓ Estimated annual IT spend
✓ Change rate % vs. prior period
✓ Signal date
✓ Employee count and revenue range
✓ CTO, CIO, and IT Director contacts available
What you’ll get back — live signal sample
Dataxxxs
IT spend increase Jan 9, 2026Estimated annual IT spend $988M — up 291% vs. prior period
Dxxxricks
IT spend increase Feb 9, 2026Estimated annual IT spend $988M — up 99% vs. prior period
Sxx
IT spend increase Jan 9, 2026Estimated annual IT spend $5.99B — up 7% vs. prior period
SexxiceNxx
IT spend increase Jan 9, 2026Estimated annual IT spend $2.98B — up 5% vs. prior period
Real signal events from the Lusha API, June 12, 2026. Decision maker contact details available on enrichment and masked here for privacy.
1
Enterprise software vendors
An IT spend increase signals that the company’s technology budget is growing. That means new contracts are being evaluated, existing ones are expanding, and the CTO or CIO has budget to spend. Reach them while the budget is live.
2
Cloud and infrastructure providers
IT spend growth often flows directly into cloud, storage, networking, and infrastructure. Target companies with the highest growth rates to find the accounts most likely to be in active procurement.
3
Security and compliance platforms
Growing IT budgets almost always include a security component. Filter by IT spend increase to identify companies expanding their security posture before they sign with a competitor.
4
IT services and consulting
Companies growing their IT spend often bring in external services firms to implement, integrate, and manage the new tooling. Use this signal to identify target accounts before implementation has started.
How to access this audience
1
In Claude or ChatGPT
With the Lusha connector enabled, ask: “Find B2B companies with an IT spend increase in the last 60 days. Give me the CTO or CIO at each company with their verified email and direct dial.”
2
Via the Lusha API
Use prospecting_company_search with signals: { names: ["itSpendIncrease"] } and your ICP filters to pull companies with an active IT spend increase signal.
3
Via Make, n8n, or Zapier
Connect the IT spend increase signal to your CRM. Every time it fires on a target account, enrich the record, find the CTO or CIO contact, and trigger your outreach sequence automatically.
