Tech-Enabled Services
Q4 2025
Staffing Services Market Update, Q4 2025
The staffing services sector is undergoing a structural evolution as employers increasingly prioritize workforce flexibility, specialized talent, and technology-enabled hiring models. Growth in the gig economy, hybrid and remote work, and data-driven recruiting has accelerated demand for project-based and fixed-fee engagements, particularly across healthcare, education, and technology end markets. Despite near-term macroeconomic headwinds and relative public market underperformance, long-term fundamentals remain intact, supported by persistent skills shortages (especially in AI, cybersecurity, and cloud) and rising adoption of automation and AI tools across staffing platforms. Global staffing services market size is projected to grow at a ~5.4% CAGR through 2032, while M&A activity remains active as strategic and financial buyers pursue scale, specialization, and technology-enabled differentiation.
Trends Driving M&A for Staffing Services
Report Summary
The staffing services sector is undergoing a structural evolution as employers increasingly prioritize workforce flexibility, specialized talent, and technology-enabled hiring models. Growth in the gig economy, hybrid and remote work, and data-driven recruiting has accelerated demand for project-based and fixed-fee engagements, particularly across healthcare, education, and technology end markets. Despite near-term macroeconomic headwinds and relative public market underperformance, long-term fundamentals remain intact, supported by persistent skills shortages—especially in AI, cybersecurity, and cloud—and rising adoption of automation and AI tools across staffing platforms. Global staffing services market size is projected to grow at a ~5.4% CAGR through 2032, while M&A activity remains active as strategic and financial buyers pursue scale, specialization, and technology-enabled differentiation.
Staffing Services M&A TRENDS
Key Highlights
- Meridian Capital Technology Investment Banking
- Staffing Services Market Update
- Staffing Services M&A Trends
- Recent Staffing Services Public Market Performance
- Staffing Services – Publicly Traded Comparables
