The technology consulting sector in Spain is going through a period of transformation driven by automation, artificial intelligence, and an uncertain macroeconomic environment. Sergio López, founder and CEO of Hiberus, discusses this in a recent shared analysis on LinkedIn. He presents a comparative study of the growth of leading technology consulting firms based on publicly available LinkedIn data.
Graphs illustrating the evolution of employee numbers over the past 6, 12, and 24 months reveal a complex reality yet point to clear signals: Spanish-origin consultancies are leading growth in a challenging environment.
In the short term, growth is modest, averaging only about 2%. Some major firms even show negative growth, which López attributes to factors like process automation and global macroeconomic tensions.
On an annual basis, growth stabilizes around 4%, with few companies exceeding 7%. However, over 24 months, companies like Hiberus stand out with a +38% increase, followed by Plexus Tech (+29%), Atos (+17%), Altia (+15%), Babel (+14%), and SEIDOR (+13%).
All these firms are of Spanish origin, although some have recently come under international ownership. They all share a clear focus on emerging technologies—cloud, data, automation, and artificial intelligence—and have reduced reliance on legacy contracts.
For López, the sector isn’t contracting but is entering a phase focused on greater efficiency, where sustainable growth hinges on specialization and operational agility, moving away from traditional, more globalized models. He also emphasizes that this growth reflects companies’ ability to attract and retain talent in a “hyper-competitive” market.
As expressed by the Hiberus CEO:
> “The sector has a great installed capacity but little real differentiation for the client. The same messages, structures, and value propositions are shared. Future scalability will be key, but so will the ability to build a different, relevant model with a clear purpose and genuine positioning.”
Hiberus’s case is, according to López, not coincidental. It results from a deliberate strategy that focuses on talent, company culture, technological specialization, and delivering real value to clients.
Based in Zaragoza and present in various regions of Spain and Latin America, the company has pursued steady but sustained growth supported by a structure of specialized business units and significant investment in training and talent retention.
López concludes with a clear message:
> “We will now try to lead the coming change—through intelligence, agility, differentiation, and real impact. Always putting people at the center.”
This analysis, based on Sergio López’s original LinkedIn post, not only provides an updated snapshot of the tech sector in Spain but also sparks a broader debate about the future models of consulting and the role that local companies can play alongside global giants.