Brian Wallins
Research Director
Brian Wallins is Research Director at SIA and responsible for leading global research of talent acquisition technology. Brian brings six years of experience in equity research of technology companies covering the enterprise software sector for Gleacher & Company (FKA Broadpoint AmTech). He has also held various finance and strategy roles at Getaround, Hire On-Demand and Calypso Technology.
Brian holds an MBA from Bentley University and passed Level I of the CFA exam.
Recent Articles
Global Talent Platform Survey: 2021
10 August 2021
- This is the first Global Talent Platform Survey published by SIA. Results are based on findings in our survey conducted from March through June 2021.
- Talent platforms facilitate direct, digitally-enabled work arrangements of independent workers, from sourcing through payment.
- Included is data... More
Selling your staffing business
3 August 2021
- Hundreds of staffing firm acquisitions take place every year. In many cases, staffing firm owners put their firm up for sale without full knowledge of the market.
- This report is intended to help sellers better understand their options. An aggregation of SIA research, this report will provide you... More
IT Staffing Gross Margin Trends
9 July 2021
- This report lists gross margins for 12 publicly traded staffing companies worldwide that do business in the IT staffing segment.
- For comparison, gross margin trends of IT services firms and digital talent platforms are covered as well.
- An analysis of bill rate, pay rate and spread trends is also... More
Temporary Staffing Platform Update
14 May 2021
- Overview of the market with a look at trends, market size, primary providers and viewpoints from staffing firms.
- Included is a suitability analysis examining market attributes most conducive to temporary staffing platforms.
- Directories of 60 independent temporary staffing platforms, 26 staffing... More
Merger & Acquisition Trends: Europe
22 April 2021
- This reports tracks publicly announced M&A transactions of staffing firms and staffing-related firms in Europe in 2020.
- Deal activity is tracked by staffing segment, region and composition of buyers, including private strategic, public, and private equity.
- In addition... More
A shot in the arm for IT staffing gross margins
4 January 2021
SIA projects the staffing industry contracted by 16% globally in 2020, following a year of 2% growth in 2019. Of course, this is a measure of staffing revenue, but what about gross margins? SIA recently published its annual Gross Margin and Bill Rate Trends – December 2020 Update report that can help... More
Largest IT Staffing Firms in the UK
8 December 2020
- We estimate that the 43 firms featured on this year’s list generated a combined £5.3 billion in revenue from staffing of IT skillsets in the UK during 2019. This represents 81% of the UK IT staffing market in 2019, by our estimates.
- The market is concentrated at the top with the 10... More
New report reaffirms consolidation trend in IT staffing
30 November 2020
Long-held patterns and accepted norms are not impervious to change. This appears to be the case with US IT staffing where there are now compelling indications of a consolidation trend taking shape.
The Gig Economy and Talent Platform Workforce
4 November 2020
- This report serves as a supplement to our 80-page The Gig Economy and Talent Platform Landscape report published September 4, 2020, which includes a list of largest talent platforms by gross spend, talent platform market segmentation and an appendix of 267 B2B talent platforms. The talent... More
A tool for maximizing efficiency in uncertain times
3 November 2020
In periods of heightened economic uncertainty, access to timely and relevant data becomes increasingly necessary for business managers.