Gartner: 1/4 of U.S. IT Jobs Offshored by 2010 March 26, 2004 By Sharon Gaudin Six years from now, one quarter of traditional U.S. IT jobs will be done offshore, in countries like India and China, according to new predictions from researchers at one of the top industry analyst firms. Today, an estimated 5 percent or fewer of U.S. IT jobs have been offshored, according to Diane Morello, vice president in research at Gartner, Inc. By 2010, 25 percent.