Kevin Chen
Research Analyst
Kevin Chen is a Research Associate at Staffing Industry Analysts and covers IT staffing, talent platforms and workforce solutions mergers and acquisitions. Kevin graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a BA in Economics and minors in Data Science and Demography. Prior to joining SIA, Kevin worked in the technology sector where he provided research on financial technology startups and related emerging technologies.
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
IT staffing gross margins hold steady in 2020
3 August 2021
IT staffing gross margins have historically followed trends in the economy, with gross margins trending downward since the Great Recession in 2008. However, in 2020, IT staffing gross margins proved to be remarkably resilient despite the impact of Covid-19 on the global economy.
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
An improved tool for tracking employment trends
29 June 2021
Using SIA’s interactive Jobs Report tool, IT staffing firms can track the labor force recovery on a monthly basis by state and metropolitan area to assess markets and opportunities.
Citation – The Role of Digital Labour Platforms in Transforming the World of Work
21 June 2021
- The International Labour Organization (ILO) in their latest World Employment and Social Outlook report takes a deep look into the role of digital labour platforms in transforming the world of work.
- The report draws on survey findings from 12,000 digital labour platform workers in 100 countries,... More
Putting the tech in IT staffing
1 June 2021
With online platforms seemingly making their way into each and every industry, the IT staffing sector has been experiencing an influx of IT hiring platforms in the past decade.
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
IT staffing not only exhibits resilience in business activity, but M&A activity as well
4 May 2021
SIA recently published its annual Merger & Acquisition Trends: North America 2021 Update, which tracks the number of transactions each year, both in aggregate and by staffing segment.
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