May 6, 2021

IT Staffing Report

SIA recently published its annual Merger & Acquisition Trends: North America 2021 Update. The report tracks the number of transactions each year, both in aggregate and by staffing segment. 

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. 


Disys acquires Signature Consultants; deal merges two of the largest IT staffing firms

4 May 2021

Digital Intelligence Systems LLC is acquiring Signature Consultants LLC in a deal announced April 7.


Apple to add 20,000 jobs in US over next five years

4 May 2021

Apple Inc. plans to add 20,000 jobs in the US over the next five years as part of a plan to invest more than $430 billion in the US.


Kelly Services acquires IT staffing provider Softworld for $215 million

4 May 2021

Kelly Services Inc. (NASDAQ: KELYA, KELYB) acquired Softworld Inc., an IT staffing and workforce solutions firm headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, for a base purchase price of $215.0 million.


TechServe Alliance: IT employment returning to pre-Covid levels by mid-June

4 May 2021

IT employment in the US increased by 0.39% month over month in March to a total of more than 5.3 million jobs, according to the TechServe Alliance, a trade association of the IT and engineering staffing and solutions industry.


Blockchain tech skills post fastest growth in demand: Freelancer.com’s ‘Fast 50’ list

4 May 2021

Blockchain technology skills posted the fastest growth in demand, according to Freelancer.com’s “Fast 50” report for the first quarter. 


Adecco’s tech recruitment platform Hired to absorb Vettery brand

4 May 2021

Hired has absorbed Vettery into its operations; both firms are owned by The Adecco Group. 


People: The Intersect Group, Soltech, Onward Search and more

5 May 2021

IT staffing providers announced personnel changes.