EORs are surging. Here is what your peers are searching for.
EOR has been the top search since December. AI engineers, developers, and creative are all growing. Plus new categories like caregiving and cyber are appearing for the first time.
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What your peers are searching for right now
Every week we look at what companies are searching on Human Cloud. Here is what the data says right now.
1. EORs are surging. EOR has been the top search on the platform since December. This month it accelerated again. The EOR market is projected to reach $5.97B this year, and 49% of companies plan to use EOR services. If you are going global and still setting up entities, you are overpaying.
2. AI means more developers. In last week's newsletter we showed how layoffs, rehiring, and more hiring are happening at the same time. Nowhere is this more evident than developers. "AI Engineers," "Developers," and "AI" all grew as searches this month.
3. Creative and marketing are fragmenting. Buyers are searching for specific skill sets, not full-service agencies. "Creative," "marketing designer," and individual solution names like "Model B" all showed up this week.
4. New categories are appearing. "Caregiving," "Independent Consultants," and "cyber" are all new. The buyer base is expanding into verticals that have not traditionally used platforms.
Tying it all together: agentic AI. Our latest podcast with Yuri Kruman goes deep on why AI is not replacing your workforce. It is the catalyst for making it flexible.
- The transformation does not end at Claude or Descript. The human layer to shape, develop, and own AI applications is essential.
- That human layer is not default full-time. It is default flexible, built around outcomes and win-win relationships.
- The infrastructure that makes it work: talent platforms to source and scope, EORs to ensure compliance.
Below are the solutions and business cases that match what your peers are researching. All on the platform, ready to shortlist.
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Market Signal
AI Recruiters: Supply is outpacing demand
AI Recruiter solutions are one of the fastest-growing categories on the supply side of Human Cloud. But buyer search demand has not kept pace. That gap matters. If you are evaluating AI recruiting tools, you have more options and more leverage than you think. The category is growing fast, and early movers will set the standard.
HC Search Trends
Here is what companies searched on Human Cloud this past week. These are real queries from real buyers exploring workforce solutions.
| EOR | Top search since Dec, +550% this week |
| Cyber | ↑ Rose this week |
| AI Engineers | ↑ Rose this week |
| Developers | ↑ Rose this week |
| Creative | ↑ Rose this week |
| Model B | +200% this month |
| AI | +100% this month |
| beecrowd | ↑ Rose this week |
| Marketing | -75% this month |
| Caregiving | ↑ Rose this week |
| IDLance | ↑ Rose this week |
| Independent Consultants | ↑ Rose this week |
Trending: EOR Solutions
EOR has been the top search since December and accelerated again this month. There is no singular winner. The solutions getting shortlisted are the ones with clear specialization and a service layer beyond compliance.
Industrial + Energy
Houston, United States
International recruitment and workforce solutions, including EOR services, managed solutions, and consulting for technology and energy sectors globally.
Owned Entities, 160+ Countries
Direct Employer of Record and HXM platform enabling companies to hire and manage international employees via owned local entities across 160+ countries.
Healthcare
EOR and back-office employment solution making compliant hiring possible across healthcare and professional services.
FoxHire + Eisenhower Health
Retail + Brand Activations
Onboard, manage, and pay your flexible workforce without all of the pain. Built for retail, brand activations, and distributed teams.
APAC
Portland, United States
Contingent workforce management and global hiring solutions, combining compliance expertise and technology across 100+ countries.
Safeguard Global + Gorilla Glue Europe
Media + Production
Freelancer management platform that simplifies scheduling, compliance, and payments for large teams in media and production sectors.
Trending: AI Engineers + Developers
"AI Engineers," "Developers," and "AI" all appeared as new or growing searches this week. Companies are looking for production-ready technical talent.
AI Engineers + Digital Teams
Build world-class digital teams in LATAM and beyond. Enterprise-ready with HC certifications.
Vetted Remote AI Talent
Flexible and vetted remote AI talent to help companies deliver the right tech talent, at the right time, fast.
ThirstySprout + ClinOne
LATAM Tech Talent
AI-powered ecosystem connecting companies with top LATAM tech talent through nearshoring, managed squads, staff augmentation, and specialized recruitment.
Startup-Ready Developers
Empowering US startups with unrivaled access to global engineering talent, seamless hiring, and improved retention.
Crowdsourced Engineering
Indianapolis, United States
Global crowdsourcing platform for developers and designers.
Trending: Creative + Marketing
"Creative," "Marketing," and "marketing designer" all appeared as trending searches this week. Companies are moving beyond bundled agency retainers toward specific skill sets.
Marketing Consultancy
An independent global marketing consultancy delivering outsized growth.
On-Demand Marketing Talent
Wripple + Quorum Software
Creative Production
Full service creative production company helping brands maximise the impact of their marketing content.
&FRIENDS + Subaru & National Geographic
Also Trending This Week
These searches are new or growing. Each one maps to solutions already on the platform.
Independent Consultants
Fractional and interim C-suite executives providing hands-on leadership for growth-stage companies across finance, technology, marketing, sales, operations, and HR.
TechCXO + SBLI of Massachusetts
Instructional Design
United States
Learning and development agency providing custom training solutions and freelance professional support.
Event Activations
El Segundo, United States
Your creative project team facilitating on-demand work between great companies and freelance talent.
The Bench + State Farm
Freelance Management + Compliance
Copenhagen, Denmark
Unified freelance management platform for global creative workforce.
Worksome + Petrol Advertising
Social Content at Scale
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