Recent Updates

Largest Direct Hire Staffing Firms Globally 2022

25 August 2022

  • Direct hire plays a significant role within the employment industry and acts as a potential investment opportunity for staffing companies.
  • Here we present our estimate for the size of the global direct hire market, as well as the size of the ten largest national direct hire markets.
  • This report... More

UK Staffing Company Survey 2022: Initial Findings

20 August 2022

  • Early overview of the 2022 staffing company survey results
  • To executives from 41 UK staffing firms surveyed
  • Topics include remote work, technology, compliance issues and more

Software Integration Best Practices for Staffing Companies

19 August 2022

  • The proliferation of HR tech available to staffing companies enables them to create an extensive technology ecosystem connecting them with candidates, employees, and clients
  • But, to deliver a seamless experience to all users and to make the extensive amounts of data operationally useful, attention... More

Using AI: Risks and Challenges

19 August 2022

  • AI or machine learning using algorithms relies on large amounts of data to recognize patterns within the data from which it creates a pathway for action. The potential for misuse of that data is compounded by the challenge of ensuring the dataset does not lead to bias, unfairness or discrimination... More

RPO Global Landscape Summary 2022

19 August 2022

  • The RPO market grew strongly in 2021 with demand drivers continuing in 2022
  • 20 RPO firms featured in the report which is based on a detailed survey of participants
  • Report includes M&A activity and a directory of 164 talent acquisition technologies used by providers
  • Report is a summary version... More

Unicorns in the Workforce Solutions Ecosystem

18 August 2022

  • There is much innovation happening in the Workforce Solutions Ecosystem and nowhere is that more apparent than among startups that have attracted enough investment interest to achieve unicorn status.
  • This report identifies 72 such unicorns with company profiles and an analysis by category and... More

Most Attractive Staffing Segments in the UK 2022

5 August 2022

  • SIA splits the UK staffing industry into nine major occupational segments, with this report ranking them on their merits and offering accompanying analysis.
  • We score the sectors by ten distinct factors, grouped into four categories: Market Size and Scope, Salary Trends, Current Demand, and Future... More

RPO Global Landscape 2022

29 July 2022

  • The RPO market grew strongly in 2021 with demand drivers continuing in 2022
  • 20 RPO firms featured in the report which is based on a detailed survey of participants
  • Report includes M&A activity and a directory of 164 talent acquisition technologies used by providers

Employing and Hiring Remote Talent: Risks and Challenges

25 July 2022

  • For businesses, hiring or employing remote talent to perform work from a location other than their worksite or office premises raises various risks and challenges depending on whether the individual is a direct employee, agency worker or independent contractor
  • Compliance issues include remote... More

EMEA Financial Results Q1 2022

21 July 2022

  • This report includes detailed financial results of 33 publicly traded staffing companies for Q1 2022
  • Year-over-year revenue grew by a median of 16.3%.
  • Gross margin grew slightly by a median of 1.2% compared to last year.