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Job market listings and demand cool in final quarter of 2025
Oct - Dec 2025 job market update.
16 February 2026A seasonal wind-down sees listings fall
Competition eases
Salaries trail behind inflation
| Company | Role | Region | Applications started | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitre 10 Mega | Mitre 10 Mega | Full-time/part-time | Full-time/part-time | Canterbury | Canterbury | 632 | 632 |
| On Demand Logistics Ltd | On Demand Logistics Ltd | Pickers | Pickers | Auckland | Auckland | 577 | 577 |
| Kinetic Recruitment Ltd | Kinetic Recruitment Ltd | Pick/Packers | Pick/Packers | Auckland | Auckland | 560 | 560 |
| Bed Bath and Beyond | Bed Bath and Beyond | Christmas casual retail assistant | Christmas casual retail assistant | Auckland | Auckland | 556 | 556 |
| Mitre 10 Mega | Mitre 10 Mega | Manukau casual checkout operators | Manukau casual checkout operators | Auckland | Auckland | 550 | 550 |
| Region | Average pay | YoY change | QoQ change | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | Auckland | $76,179 | $76,179 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Bay of Plenty * | Bay of Plenty * | $72,808 | $72,808 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
| Canterbury | Canterbury | $71,417 | $71,417 | -0.9% | -0.9% | -1.5% | -1.5% |
| Gisborne * | Gisborne * | $76,593 | $76,593 | 3.6% | 3.6% | 4.9% | 4.9% |
| Hawke's Bay * | Hawke's Bay * | $73,044 | $73,044 | 1.8% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| Manawatū / Whanganui * | Manawatū / Whanganui * | $71,507 | $71,507 | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.6% | 2.6% |
| Marlborough | Marlborough | $70,884 | $70,884 | 5.0% | 5.0% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
| Nelson / Tasman | Nelson / Tasman | $71,248 | $71,248 | 4.2% | 4.2% | -0.7% | -0.7% |
| Northland | Northland | $73,229 | $73,229 | 2.3% | 2.3% | -0.8% | -0.8% |
| Otago | Otago | $73,261 | $73,261 | -0.2% | -0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Southland | Southland | $71,878 | $71,878 | -1.0% | -1.0% | -3.0% | -3.0% |
| Taranaki * | Taranaki * | $71,357 | $71,357 | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1.6% | 1.6% |
| Waikato * | Waikato * | $74,073 | $74,073 | 0.9% | 0.9% | 2.6% | 2.6% |
| Wellington | Wellington | $75,168 | $75,168 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -1.1% | -1.1% |
| West Coast | West Coast | $72,258 | $72,258 | -3.7% | -3.7% | -4.5% | -4.5% |
| Industry | Average pay | YoY change | QoQ change | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting * | Accounting * | $93,618 | $93,618 | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| Agriculture-fishing & forestry * | Agriculture-fishing & forestry * | $71,934 | $71,934 | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| Architecture | Architecture | $73,793 | $73,793 | -20.3% | -20.3% | -5.3% | -5.3% |
| Automotive * | Automotive * | $78,761 | $78,761 | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1.0 % | 1.0 % |
| Banking-finance & insurance | Banking-finance & insurance | $103,038 | $103,038 | 3.0% | 3.0% | -0.5% | -0.5% |
| Construction & roading | Construction & roading | $77,584 | $77,584 | -1.9% | -1.9% | 3.0% | 3.0% |
| Customer service * | Customer service * | $63,635 | $63,635 | 5.5% | 5.5% | 3.4% | 3.4% |
| Education | Education | $73,303 | $73,303 | -0.6% | -0.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% |
| Engineering | Engineering | $90,389 | $90,389 | -1.8% | -1.8% | 1.4% | 1.4% |
| Executive & general management | Executive & general management | $119,853 | $119,853 | 1.0% | 1.0% | 15.4% | 15.4% |
| Government & council | Government & council | $86,092 | $86,092 | -1.6% | -1.6% | -0.1% | -0.1% |
| Healthcare * | Healthcare * | $78,777 | $78,777 | 1.4% | 1.4% | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| Hospitality & tourism | Hospitality & tourism | $63,242 | $63,242 | -1.5% | -1.5% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| HR & recruitment * | HR & recruitment * | $93,817 | $93,817 | 7.9% | 7.9% | 3.1% | 3.1% |
| IT | IT | $119,479 | $119,479 | 3.2% | 3.2% | -6.0% | -6.0% |
| Legal | Legal | $92,348 | $92,348 | 3.8% | 3.8% | 8.9% | 8.9% |
| Manufacturing & operations | Manufacturing & operations | $65,117 | $65,117 | 0.4% | 0.4% | -2.7% | -2.7% |
| Marketing-media & communications | Marketing-media & communications | $86,715 | $86,715 | -1.2% | -1.2% | 1.4% | 1.4% |
| Office & administration * | Office & administration * | $67,216 | $67,216 | 4.5% | 4.5% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Other | Other | $71,156 | $71,156 | 4.3% | 4.3% | 2.9% | 2.9% |
| Property * | Property * | $104,228 | $104,228 | 10.6% | 10.6% | 0.4% | 0.4% |
| Retail | Retail | $60,274 | $60,274 | 0.6% | 0.6% | -2.0% | -2.0% |
| Sales | Sales | $83,913 | $83,913 | -1.6% | -1.6% | -3.3% | -3.3% |
| Science & technology | Science & technology | $82,826 | $82,826 | 10.2% | 10.2% | 14.4% | 14.4% |
| Trades & services * | Trades & services * | $73,542 | $73,542 | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Transport & logistics * | Transport & logistics * | $68,152 | $68,152 | 2.1% | 2.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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