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GENERAL: TME: Trade Me Jobs - quarterly jobs report

MEDIA RELEASE
9 January 2015

Job market finishes 2014 on a high note

The New Zealand employment market closed a strong year with double-digit
growth in the last quarter of 2014, according to an analysis of over 56,000
roles listed on Trade Me Jobs.

The number of jobs advertised onsite lifted almost 14% year-on-year for the
October to December quarter, and each of the major population centres
finished on a high: Auckland was up 20%, Canterbury up 10% and Wellington up
almost 8%. Many other regions followed this positive trend with Bay of Plenty
up 26%, Manawatu/Wanganui up 13% and Otago growing over 10%.

Head of Trade Me Jobs Peter Osborne said double-digit growth in advertised
job numbers has become the new normal: "Looking back over the whole of 2014,
it's been a bumper year. Industrial sectors like automotive, construction,
manufacturing, operations and the trades are all surging, and we've seen a
lot more job opportunities created. With New Zealand being in good economic
health, retail jobs were also up, and these factors have collectively helped
to create a very buoyant job market."

Auckland in particular - which makes up approximately 40% of the national
jobs market - showed remarkable growth. "In the City of Sails, the theme is
very much about going full steam ahead on major development and industry
projects. We saw the number of jobs advertised in Auckland go up 20%
quarter-on-quarter throughout 2014," Mr Osborne said.

Auckland wasn't alone in recording strong levels of year-on-year growth
however, with Canterbury (+13.4%), Manawatu/Wanganui (+13.6%), Waikato
(+13.9%), Marlborough (+25.4%) and Wellington (+14.6%) all faring well.

"The underlying trend is that 2014 has been a very solid year. Many of our
advertisers have found it difficult to source talent and fill roles, and
report that the job market has expanded considerably," Mr Osborne said.

The national picture

Looking back over the last quarter, Canterbury is still largely driven by the
rebuilding efforts and we see this reflected in transport and logistics roles
up 27.2%, construction and architecture up 22.7%, and manufacturing and
operations up an impressive 49.8% on the same period last year.

Other regions also show no signs of slowing down. "Bay Of Plenty saw
significant growth in the number of jobs advertised from this time last year,
up 26.3%. Otago and Manawatu/Wanganui also experienced solid increases of
10.6% and 12.8%," Mr Osborne said.

In the sectors

Construction was a main driver of jobs growth due to infrastructure and
housing projects. "The construction and architecture sector managed a 38%
increase nationally, underpinned by a 67% increase in Auckland, and a 24%
increase in Canterbury. In Auckland, we've seen two clients open industrial
and construction recruitment branches in the city due to such high demand for
workers," he said.

Not to be outdone, transport and logistics grew 22.1% nationally,
manufacturing and operations by 17.6%, Trades and services by 15.9%, and in
the lead-up to Christmas we saw retail jobs grow 15.2% year-on-year.

Mr Osborne said the IT sector continued its "meteoric" long-term growth trend
with the number of roles advertised up a further 11.6% year-on-year. Salaries
in IT made up all five of the highest-paid roles, as employers continued to
face a continued short supply of experienced IT staff. "It's a good time to
be schooled up in technology, as IT Architect salaries top the bunch at an
average salary of $150,000, an increase of 11% on the previous year."

Looking ahead

"With Auckland and Christchurch focused on infrastructure and housing
requirements, we will likely see more growth in trade and services,
construction and architecture, and transport and logistics in 2015.

"Other parts of the country also continue to show signs of a very strong job
market and these are likely to continue for the foreseeable future. We expect
to see the double-digit growth in job advertising to continue well into
2015."

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Contact: Peter Osborne, Trade Me - 021 343308 or [email protected]

More info:  The full Trade Me Jobs employment survey results are set out
below.

Trade Me Jobs employment survey results: October-December
1. Listings growth by job: Q4/2014 vs Q4/2013

Job YoY change
vs Q4/2013 (%)
 Accounting  4.1
 Agriculture, fishing & forestry  3.7
 Automotive  20.9
 Banking-finance & insurance  - 10.2
 Construction & architecture  38.0
 Customer service  2.6
 Education  7.5
 Engineering  11.1
 Executive & general management  83.8
 Government & council  - 33.3
 Healthcare  11.3
 Hospitality & tourism 9.2
 HR & recruitment  6.9
 IT  11.6
 Legal 19.9
 Manufacturing & operations  17.6
 Marketing, media & communications  7.6
 Office & administration  6.0
 Other 22.1
 Property  35.0
 Retail  15.2
 Sales 7.0
Overall 13.6

2. Average rates of pay by job (full-time jobs only): Q4/2014

   Highest paid   Pay rate ($)

1 IT architects 150,386
2 IT project management 124,360
3 IT management 123,179
4 IT data warehousing & business intelligence 118,901
5 IT functional consultants 118,262
   Lowest paid  Pay rate ($)

1 Caregiving 37,445
2 Housekeeping 37,588
3 Reception & front desk 37,864
4 Waiting staff 38,231
5 Bar staff & baristas 38,665

3. Listings growth by region for Q4/2014 vs Q4/2013
Region YoY change vs Q4/2013 (%)
 Auckland  20.0
 Bay Of Plenty 26.3
 Canterbury  10.3
 Gisborne  24.8
 Hawke's Bay  2.9
 Manawatu / Wanganui  12.8
 Marlborough  18.0
 Nelson / Tasman  11.0
 Northland  18.0
 Otago 10.6
 Southland  20.8
 Taranaki  - 10.9
 Waikato  4.7
 Wellington  7.6
 West Coast  - 11.2
 Grand Total  13.6

4. Average rates of pay by region (full-time jobs only): Q4/2014

   Highest paid   Pay rate ($)

1 Wellington 77,772
2 Auckland City 75,020
3 Kawerau (Bay of Plenty) 68,365
4 Kaipara (Northland) 64,362
5 Waikato 62,986
    Lowest paid   Pay rate ($)

1 Mackenzie (Canterbury) 41,429
2 Rangitikei (Manawatu / Wanganui) 45,357
3 Porirua 48,036
4 Kaikoura 48,036
5 Queenstown Lakes 48,074

NB: Segments with less than 50 jobs excluded.

About Trade Me Jobs
More New Zealanders have visited Trade Me Jobs (www.trademe.co.nz/jobs) than
any other NZ job site in the 12 months to November 2014 according to Nielsen
Online.

Full details of pay by profession for full-time jobs listed between January
and June 2014 are in the Trade Me Jobs Salary Guide.

*Nielsen NetView: Monthly Unique Audience Report
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