Lightcast, the global leader in labor market intelligence, has acquired Simply, a UK-based workforce analytics provider focused on aligning organizational strategy with workforce capabilities. This acquisition bolsters Lightcast's skills transformation solutions, enabling enterprises to address skills gaps, design career pathways, and boost talent retention through integrated data-driven planning across Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America.
Enterprises struggle to link business goals with employee capabilities amid rapid change. Simply's expertise in data-driven planning complements Lightcast's comprehensive intelligence, creating holistic solutions for future-proofing workforces. "To thrive in a disruptive global economy, enterprises have to be flexible, and that means moving beyond static job structures and instead creating dynamic, skills-powered models for their workforce," said Oli Meager, SVP of Professional Services at Lightcast. "Simply has been a partner of Lightcast for a long time... With their people on our team, we can help our clients go further and faster on this journey—using deep labor market insight to inform strategy, and a powerful platform to ensure skills transformation delivers lasting value."
The deal merges Simply's international client base with Lightcast's vast dataset and AI tools, enhancing Skill Collective's consulting. John Guy, CEO of Simply, noted: "We created Simply because we saw how organizations struggle to connect their strategic goals with their people's capabilities. By joining Lightcast, we can scale our operations globally and continue to help enterprises transform their workforce planning from fragmented approaches into integrated, strategic systems."
This positions Lightcast to tackle pressing labor market challenges with personalized, actionable intelligence for career development and redeployment.
Lightcast's acquisition of Simply advances data-driven workforce strategies, empowering organizations to build resilient, skills-focused teams for sustained success.
Lightcast is the global leader in labor market intelligence, empowering smarter decisions for businesses, education institutions, and governments worldwide. With the world's most comprehensive database—spanning over 3 billion job postings, 500 million career profiles, and 100+ government sources—Lightcast delivers unparalleled insight into skills, jobs, companies, professional profiles, and workforce trends across 165 countries. Our proprietary taxonomies, advanced AI, and expert guidance transform complex data into clear, actionable intelligence.
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