Staffing - Professional

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

Companies looking to acquire Staffing firms

5 July 2021

  • This report allows sellers of staffing businesses to understand the requirements of prospective acquirers.
  • 24 companies looking to acquire a staffing firm have shared with SIA their preferences in terms of segment focus and geography for the target company.
  • This report provides the full insights... 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

Independent Contractors in Europe

10 February 2021

  • Identify skilled talent pools across Europe
  • Prevalence of IC usage by occupation, and by country
  • IC population breakdown by occupation, for each country

Largest Engineering Staffing Firms in the UK

17 December 2020

  • We estimate that 14 firms generated at least £40 million in UK engineering staffing revenue in 2019
  • Added together, these firms generated £2.8 billion in such revenue, accounting for 55% of the market, by our estimates
  • Revenue figures for all firms included

Engineering Growth Assessment Globally

16 December 2020

  • The worldwide market for temporary engineering staffing reached a scale of $32 billion in revenue in 2019.
  • Despite challenges arising from the health crisis there is evidence of stabilisation in current trends
  • This comprehensive 53 page report explores dynamics in engineering staffing to inform... More

Introduction to Hiring Platforms

15 December 2020

  • Hiring Platforms are an emerging business model and SIA has identified fewer than 50 companies providing these services.
  • Hiring Platforms provide automated hiring solutions via a curated database of candidates who are registered with the platform and have been interviewed, quality assured or vetted... More

Largest Staffing Firms in the Netherlands

11 December 2020

  • This report contains our estimate for the size of the Dutch staffing market, based on sales generated in 2019.
  • The largest 50 staffing firms are ranked according to revenue for the year 2019.
  • The fastest growing companies operating in the Dutch staffing market are highlighted in this report.
  • ... More

Overview of the French Staffing Market

9 November 2020

  • Revenue trends, up until Q3-2020
  • Temporary agency worker usage by skill category
  • Insights into demand by client industry and region