Survey scope and participant demographics
The April 2024 API Platforms and Management Survey by Research HQ used qualitative and quantitative methods to gather diverse insights from technology professionals and executives. Participants ranged from technical staff to senior executives across various industries, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of API management challenges and opportunities.
Survey objectives aligned with maturity model
The API Platform Maturity Model helps organisations understand and improve their API platform maturity, guiding them from foundational capabilities to advanced integration. This model informs our insights and recommendations, emphasising best practices and open standards.
- Identify Key Goals and Challenges: Understand primary goals and challenges in digital infrastructure, focusing on efficiency, security, integration, and user experience.
- Explore API Utilisation: Investigate how APIs support operations and strategic goals, enhancing integration, flexibility, user experience, innovation, and process streamlining.
- Assess API Platform Usage: Examine current API platform usage, identifying support for organisational needs and areas for improvement.
- Examine AI and API Management Intersection: Explore AI integration in API management, covering tasks, predictive analytics, security, and performance optimisation.
- Guide Strategic Planning: Gather insights to inform future AI and API management strategies for growth and improvement.
Organisations surveyed
Participants included industry giants from technology, finance, healthcare, and media, such as JPMorgan Chase & Co., Barclays, Spotify, Dell EMC, and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. This diverse participation underscores the broad relevance of the survey's focus across multiple fields, reflecting leading corporations shaping their industries.
Distribution of survey responses across industry sectors
The most significant proportion of responses (36%) came from the Fintech sector, indicating significant engagement with API platforms. ISVs (16%) and Consumer Goods/Services (14%) also showed strong participation. Additionally, notable contributions from the Healthtech, Telco, Edtech, Insurtech, and Leisure sectors added to the diversity of perspectives on API platforms.
Analysis of respondent job titles by category
A pie chart shows the distribution of respondent job titles, highlighting the areas of expertise in the survey:
- Snr Mgmt & Directors: 32%
- Executive Leadership: 26%
- Dev & Engineering Roles: 22%
- Staff Members: 10%
- Technical Leadership: 8%
- Project and Product Mgmt: 2%
This distribution offers insights into the organisational roles most engaged in the survey, clarifying leadership and operational dynamics.
Geographical reach
The survey was dominated by respondents from the United States (80%), with notable contributions from the UK (8%) and India (6%). Canada, Australia, and Germany each accounted for 2%, indicating a primarily American demographic with some global representation.
Acknowledgment of Survey Limitations
While the survey conducted for this report involved a diverse range of participants from prominent organisations across the technology, finance, healthcare, and media sectors, it is essential to acknowledge that the sample size was limited to 50 organisations. However, while this sample size represents various industries, it may only capture some nuances and trends in the broader market.
Despite this limitation, the findings provide valuable insights into the current trends, challenges, and opportunities. The participation of industry leaders such as JPMorgan Chase & Co., Barclays, Spotify, Dell EMC, and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center adds significant credibility to the data, reflecting practices and perspectives from organisations at the forefront of their respective fields.
Therefore, while the sample size might constrain the generalisability of the results, the depth and quality of responses ensure that the insights drawn are robust and indicative of broader industry trends.