Why Time Matters
Time spent on manual endpoint management is opportunity cost for your business. Every hour your IT team spends patching, troubleshooting, and configuring endpoints is an hour they're not spending on strategic initiatives, security improvements, or innovation.
IT teams are business enablers. When freed from repetitive manual tasks, they can focus on driving the business forward through automation, security hardening, and improved employee experiences.
IDC Research Findings
Calculations are informed by IDC's January 2025 Business Value study of Automox customers.
74%
More efficient patching staff activities
65%
Faster completion of patches
49%
Faster to troubleshoot endpoint issues
65%
Fewer patching errors
96%
More patches automated
4 months
Average payback on investment
How time savings are calculated
1. Current Annual Hours
The total hours your team currently spends on endpoint management:
Current Hours = Σ (employees × 2080 hours/year × time percentage)2. Efficiency Rate by Scale
Larger organizations achieve greater efficiency gains with automation:
| Endpoints | Time Reduction |
|---|---|
| 1 - 500 | 60% |
| 501 - 1,500 | 70% |
| 1,501 - 5,000 | 80% |
| 5,001+ | 90% |
3. Experience Bonus
More experienced teams can better leverage Automox's advanced automation features:
Experience Bonus = Experience Level / 100 (e.g., Level 5 = +5%)4. Hours Saved
Hours Saved = Current Hours × (Base Rate + Experience Bonus)Work Time Assumptions
| Hours per year (FTE) | 2,080 |
| Work days per year | 260 |
| Hours per week | 40 |
| Hours per day | 8 |
Salary Reference
Used to calculate the dollar value of time saved. Based on U.S. industry averages from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
| Role | Annual Salary | Hourly Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud Operations Engineer | $147,250 | $70.79 |
| Systems Engineer | $145,500 | $69.95 |
| Systems Analyst | $126,500 | $60.82 |
| Security Engineer | $140,000 | $67.31 |
| Systems Administrator | $107,500 | $51.68 |
| Information Security Administrator | $102,000 | $49.04 |
| Configuration Administrator | $94,744 | $45.55 |
| Service Desk Administrator | $65,000 | $31.25 |
| Service Desk Technician | $55,000 | $26.44 |
Important Notes
- •These are estimates based on your inputs and industry research. Actual results may vary.
- •Time savings represent automation efficiency, not headcount reduction.
- •Salary data reflects U.S. averages. Your actual compensation may differ.
- •Implementation timeline and adoption speed affect realized savings.