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title: "Absolute IT vs Sunstone Talent: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Absolute IT or Sunstone Talent? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Technology Recruitment Agencies set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Absolute IT vs Sunstone Talent: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Absolute IT or Sunstone Talent? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Technology Recruitment Agencies set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Absolute IT and Sunstone Talent
- **Competitive set**: Technology Recruitment Agencies
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Absolute IT Share of Search**: 24.6%
- **Sunstone Talent Share of Search**: 4.1%

## Which is more popular in search, Absolute IT or Sunstone Talent?

- In August 2026, Absolute IT had more branded searches than Sunstone Talent among technology recruitment agencies in New Zealand. Absolute IT was estimated to have 910 branded searches compared to Sunstone Talent’s 150, and held a 24.6% Share of Search versus Sunstone Talent’s 4.1%.
- Absolute IT was ahead of Sunstone Talent in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Absolute IT’s estimated Share of Search among technology recruitment agencies in New Zealand moved from 17.4% to 24.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 620 to 910.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Sunstone Talent’s estimated Share of Search among technology recruitment agencies in New Zealand moved from 6.2% to 4.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 220 to 150.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand technology recruitment agencies in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Absolute IT gained estimated Share of Search among technology recruitment agencies in New Zealand, from 22.7% to 24.6%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Sunstone Talent in New Zealand fell 31.8% over 11 measured months, from 220 to 150 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Absolute IT estimated searches | Absolute IT Share of Search | Absolute IT rank | Sunstone Talent estimated searches | Sunstone Talent Share of Search | Sunstone Talent rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 620 | 17.4% | 2 | 220 | 6.2% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 500 | 15.7% | 3 | 110 | 3.5% | 7 |
| Dec 2025 | 410 | 20.7% | 2 | 70 | 3.5% | 7 |
| Jan 2026 | 500 | 17.7% | 2 | 170 | 6% | 7 |
| Feb 2026 | 610 | 18.4% | 3 | 180 | 5.4% | 7 |
| Mar 2026 | 900 | 22% | 2 | 110 | 2.7% | 7 |
| Apr 2026 | 740 | 21.6% | 2 | 150 | 4.4% | 7 |
| May 2026 | 740 | 22% | 2 | 140 | 4.2% | 7 |
| Jun 2026 | 740 | 22.4% | 2 | 140 | 4.2% | 7 |
| Jul 2026 | 750 | 22.7% | 2 | 140 | 4.2% | 7 |
| Aug 2026 | 910 | 24.6% | 2 | 150 | 4.1% | 7 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Absolute IT’s and Sunstone Talent’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Absolute IT**: Measured on the search terms “Absolute IT”, “absolute it jobs” and “absolute it recruitment”, summed into one figure.
- **Sunstone Talent**: Measured on the search terms “Sunstone Talent” and “sunstone talent jobs”, summed into one figure.

- [Absolute IT profile](/demand/nz/brands/absolute-it)
- [Sunstone Talent profile](/demand/nz/brands/sunstone-talent)
- [All technology recruitment agencies in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/technology-recruitment-agencies): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Absolute IT or Sunstone Talent?

In August 2026, Absolute IT had more branded searches than Sunstone Talent among technology recruitment agencies in New Zealand. Absolute IT was estimated to have 910 branded searches compared to Sunstone Talent’s 150, and held a 24.6% Share of Search versus Sunstone Talent’s 4.1%.

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