IT Budget Planning Template 2025

Comprehensive budget worksheet with ROI calculations

Instructions: Fill in the shaded cells with your organization's data. Subtotals and grand totals will help you track budget allocation. Print this template or copy values to your spreadsheet software.

Organization Information

Organization Name: Fiscal Year: 2025
Department: Prepared By:
Total Employees: Date:

1. Infrastructure & Hardware

Line Item Description Qty Unit Cost Annual Cost Notes
Servers & Data Center
Physical Servers On-premise server hardware
Storage Systems SAN/NAS storage
Network Equipment Switches, routers, firewalls
Backup Systems Backup hardware/appliances
End User Devices
Laptops Employee laptops
Desktops Desktop workstations
Monitors Display monitors
Mobile Devices Phones, tablets
Infrastructure Subtotal

2. Cloud & Hosting Services

Service Provider Monthly Cost Annual Cost Contract End Notes
Cloud Infrastructure (IaaS)
Cloud Platform (PaaS)
Web Hosting
CDN Services
Disaster Recovery
Cloud Services Subtotal

3. Software & Licensing

Software Type Licenses Cost/License Annual Cost Renewal Date
Operating Systems
Office Productivity Suite
Email & Collaboration
Security Software
Database Licenses
Development Tools
Business Applications
Software Subtotal

4. Services & Support

Service Type Provider Monthly Cost Annual Cost SLA Level
Managed IT Services
Help Desk Support
Maintenance Contracts
Consulting Services
Training & Certifications
Services Subtotal

5. Security & Compliance

Item Description Annual Cost
Security Assessments Penetration testing, vulnerability scans
Compliance Audits SOC2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS audits
Security Tools SIEM, EDR, threat monitoring
Cyber Insurance Data breach insurance premium
Security Subtotal

Budget Summary

1. Infrastructure & Hardware
2. Cloud & Hosting Services
3. Software & Licensing
4. Services & Support
5. Security & Compliance
TOTAL IT BUDGET

ROI Calculations

Metric Calculation Your Value
IT Spend per Employee Total Budget ÷ Total Employees
IT as % of Revenue Total Budget ÷ Annual Revenue × 100
Cloud vs On-Prem Ratio Cloud Costs ÷ Infrastructure Costs
Security Investment % Security Costs ÷ Total Budget × 100
Industry Benchmarks (2025):
• IT Spend per Employee: $8,000 - $15,000
• IT as % of Revenue: 3% - 7%
• Cloud vs On-Prem: 60/40 to 80/20
• Security Investment: 10% - 15% of IT budget

Notes & Assumptions