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
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
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
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.
IT segment shines across temporary staffing and talent platforms
29 September 2020
SIA’s latest US Staffing Industry Forecast: September 2020 Update details stabilizing trends in IT temporary staffing and sustained outperformance relative to most other staffing segments during the pandemic. Similarly, IT is proving to be among the most resilient sectors across talent platforms, or... More
New themes emerge in annual state of IT staffing report
30 June 2020
Staffing Industry Analysts recently published its IT Staffing Growth Assessment: 2020 Update. As readers will see, immense changes have spread across a broad range of subjects within the IT staffing segment since our previous update.
IT Staffing Growth Assessment: 2020 Update
24 June 2020
- The worldwide market for temporary IT staffing reached a scale of $70 billion in revenue in 2019.
- Despite challenges arising from the health crisis there is evidence of stabilization in current trends and IT staffing is proving to be among the most resilient of staffing segments.
- This comprehensive... More
Software developers: Here’s a $10.2 billion US staffing market with an attractive growth outlook
6 February 2020
Secular tailwinds abound in today’s technology, ranging from cloud computing to data analytics to mobility to groundbreaking capabilities and use cases in artificial intelligence. These forces are bringing technology into traditionally non-tech sectors like never before. In turn, these trends are driving... More