Tech professionals most likely to see mental health decline due to pandemic Struggling to cope with anxiety and new ways of working are among the problems workers in the sector face, study says Share this item with your network: By Published: 19 Apr 2021 9:45 Technology professionals are among the most likely to suffer from mental health issues as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a recent study. Around 20% IT workers are finding it hard to adjust to the new ways of working, and 34% are getting anxious about work, according to the Coping after Covid from Westfield Health report. Nearly half (44%) of IT sector professionals said they had their mental health affected since the start of the pandemic, the study said.