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title: "Talent ID vs Tradestaff: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Talent ID or Tradestaff? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Taupo 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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# Talent ID vs Tradestaff: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Talent ID or Tradestaff? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Taupo 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**: Talent ID and Tradestaff
- **Competitive set**: Taupo recruitment agencies
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Talent ID Share of Search**: 1.8%
- **Tradestaff Share of Search**: 97.2%

## Which is more popular in search, Talent ID or Tradestaff?

- In August 2026, Tradestaff had more branded searches than Talent ID among taupo recruitment agencies in New Zealand. Tradestaff was estimated to have 6.6K branded searches compared to Talent ID’s 120, and held a 97.2% Share of Search versus Talent ID’s 1.8%.
- Tradestaff was ahead of Talent ID in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Talent ID’s estimated Share of Search among taupo recruitment agencies in New Zealand moved from 2.6% to 1.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 150 to 120.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Tradestaff’s estimated Share of Search among taupo recruitment agencies in New Zealand moved from 95.8% to 97.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 5.5K to 6.6K.

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

- In August 2026, Talent ID overtook Taupo Employment Services to rank 2nd among taupo recruitment agencies in New Zealand, at 1.8%.
- In August 2026, Tradestaff lost estimated Share of Search among taupo recruitment agencies in New Zealand, from 97.7% to 97.2%.

## Month by month

| Month | Talent ID estimated searches | Talent ID Share of Search | Talent ID rank | Tradestaff estimated searches | Tradestaff Share of Search | Tradestaff rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 150 | 2.6% | 2 | 5.5K | 95.8% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 110 | 1.6% | 2 | 6.6K | 97.3% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 110 | 2.4% | 2 | 4.5K | 97% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 130 | 1.9% | 2 | 6.6K | 97.1% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 160 | 2.7% | 2 | 5.6K | 95.7% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 210 | 2.9% | 2 | 6.9K | 95.6% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 130 | 2.1% | 2 | 5.9K | 96.7% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 140 | 2% | 2 | 6.8K | 96.5% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 160 | 2.2% | 2 | 6.9K | 96.2% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 70 | 1% | 3 | 6.8K | 97.7% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 120 | 1.8% | 2 | 6.6K | 97.2% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Talent ID’s and Tradestaff’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.

- **Talent ID**: Measured on the search terms “talent id”, “talent id jobs”, “talent id recruitment”, “talent id rotorua” and “talentid”, summed into one figure.
- **Tradestaff**: Measured on the search terms “trade staff”, “trade staff recruitment”, “tradestaff”, “tradestaff cambridge”, “tradestaff co nz”, “tradestaff jobs”, “tradestaff near me”, “tradestaff new zealand”, “tradestaff nz”, “tradestaff payroll”, “tradestaff queenstown”, “tradestaff recruitment”, “tradestaff taupo”, “tradestaff whakatane” and “tradestaff.co.nz”, summed into one figure.

- [Talent ID profile](/demand/nz/brands/talent-id)
- [Tradestaff profile](/demand/nz/brands/tradestaff)
- [All taupo recruitment agencies in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-taupo-recruitment-agencies): The set both shares are measured inside, 3 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, Talent ID or Tradestaff?

In August 2026, Tradestaff had more branded searches than Talent ID among taupo recruitment agencies in New Zealand. Tradestaff was estimated to have 6.6K branded searches compared to Talent ID’s 120, and held a 97.2% Share of Search versus Talent ID’s 1.8%.

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