Identification of the principal IT trends is crucial for setting goals in the educational and organisational fields. For example, Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs), namely, programmes related to the IT field should establish programmes that respond to the current and future demand based on IT trends. Thus, this study aims to define the IT trends for the coming three years through a literature review. PRISMA methodology is adopted to guarantee a structured mechanism to gather, analyse and consolidate data. In addition, triangulation and saturation methods were applied to define a sufficient number of studies with a certain degree of quality. The outcomes present themes and codes that consolidate the IT trends that HEIs and organisations may use to set their strategies and goals.