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title: "Jigsaw Staffing vs Ryan + Alexander: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Jigsaw Staffing or Ryan + Alexander? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Tauranga 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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# Jigsaw Staffing vs Ryan + Alexander: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Jigsaw Staffing or Ryan + Alexander? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Tauranga 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**: Jigsaw Staffing and Ryan + Alexander
- **Competitive set**: Tauranga recruitment agencies
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Jigsaw Staffing Share of Search**: 1.1%
- **Ryan + Alexander Share of Search**: 1.3%

## Which is more popular in search, Jigsaw Staffing or Ryan + Alexander?

- In August 2026, Ryan + Alexander had more branded searches than Jigsaw Staffing among tauranga recruitment agencies in New Zealand. Ryan + Alexander was estimated to have 220 branded searches compared to Jigsaw Staffing’s 180, and held a 1.3% Share of Search versus Jigsaw Staffing’s 1.1%.
- The lead changed hands 2 times in the 11 months ending August 2026: Jigsaw Staffing took it in February 2026, Ryan + Alexander took it in August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Jigsaw Staffing’s estimated Share of Search among tauranga recruitment agencies in New Zealand moved from 0.58% to 1.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 110 to 180.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Ryan + Alexander’s estimated Share of Search among tauranga recruitment agencies in New Zealand moved from 0.58% to 1.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 110 to 220.

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

- In August 2026, Ryan + Alexander overtook Jigsaw Staffing to rank 4th among tauranga recruitment agencies in New Zealand, at 1.3%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Jigsaw Staffing in New Zealand rose 63.6% over 11 measured months, from 110 to 180 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Jigsaw Staffing estimated searches | Jigsaw Staffing Share of Search | Jigsaw Staffing rank | Ryan + Alexander estimated searches | Ryan + Alexander Share of Search | Ryan + Alexander rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 110 | 0.58% | 4 | 110 | 0.58% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 90 | 0.47% | 4 | 90 | 0.47% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 90 | 0.61% | 5 | 110 | 0.74% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 60 | 0.3% | 5 | 140 | 0.7% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 180 | 0.92% | 4 | 140 | 0.71% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 150 | 0.73% | 4 | 150 | 0.73% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 150 | 0.86% | 4 | 150 | 0.86% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 180 | 0.92% | 4 | 150 | 0.77% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 180 | 0.94% | 4 | 130 | 0.68% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 220 | 1.3% | 4 | 130 | 0.76% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 180 | 1.1% | 5 | 220 | 1.3% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Jigsaw Staffing’s and Ryan + Alexander’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.

- **Jigsaw Staffing**: Measured on the search terms “jigsaw staffing” and “jigsaw.co.nz”, summed into one figure.
- **Ryan + Alexander**: Measured on the search terms “ryan + alexander”, “ryan + alexander tauranga”, “ryan alexander recruitment”, “ryan and alexander” and “ryan+alexander”, summed into one figure.

- [Jigsaw Staffing profile](/demand/nz/brands/jigsaw-staffing)
- [Ryan + Alexander profile](/demand/nz/brands/ryan-alexander)
- [All tauranga recruitment agencies in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-tauranga-recruitment-agencies): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, Jigsaw Staffing or Ryan + Alexander?

In August 2026, Ryan + Alexander had more branded searches than Jigsaw Staffing among tauranga recruitment agencies in New Zealand. Ryan + Alexander was estimated to have 220 branded searches compared to Jigsaw Staffing’s 180, and held a 1.3% Share of Search versus Jigsaw Staffing’s 1.1%.

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