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GENERAL: TME: Trade Me Jobs - quarterly jobs report

MEDIA RELEASE
7th April 2015

Job hunters confident in a healthy Kiwi job market

The New Zealand employment market is in excellent health and set for another
solid year of growth, according to an analysis of over 54,000 roles listed on
Trade Me Jobs in the first quarter of 2015.

Head of Trade Me Jobs, Peter Osborne, said the number of job listings across
the country increased 8.5% year-on-year, with solid growth in 12 out of 15
regions. "Last year was a cracker year for the job market so it's good to see
that trend continue in 2015. It's also wonderful to see job hunters are the
most optimistic they've been since the recession, according to Westpac
McDermott Miller's latest research."

He said there was "a definite slow-down" over the past 10 days of the
quarter, most likely caused by the end of the financial year, Easter looming
large and a dose of "Black Cap fever".

Mr Osborne said Auckland was "full steam ahead" for early 2015 following
strong growth in job listings. "We saw the number of advertised jobs in the
Super City up 16 per cent compared to the same time last year, underpinned by
listings surges in Waitakere (up 32.6%), Manukau (up 20.6%) and the central
city (up 12.8%). It's encouraging to see the engine room and biggest
contributor to the employment market thrive, and we expect this growth trend
to continue."

He said Canterbury and Wellington showed a "more muted" result this quarter.
"Job listings in Canterbury were up 6% year-on-year. Compared to last
quarter's rise of 10% it is more subdued, but the story of the rebuild
continues to drive activity."

Mr Osborne said Wellington had "dipped into negative territory", with the
number of roles listed down 6% on the same time last year. This was driven by
a drop in advertised roles available in Upper Hutt (down 28%) and Wellington
City (down 10.6%).

It was not all doom and gloom in the capital, with the region boasting the
highest average full-time salary of $76,317, ahead of Auckland City on
$73,448 and Grey on the West Coast at $59,793.

The national picture

Twelve of the 15 regions around the country showed growth in job listings,
including Bay of Plenty (up 26.8%), Marlborough (up 26%) and Otago (up
14.7%). "It's great to see positive figures on the board for most of New
Zealand," Mr Osborne said.

Taranaki and Gisborne joined Wellington's decline in listings on last year,
with listing numbers down 19% and 3% respectively.

In the sectors

Skill with a hammer and ruler remains in high demand, with roles in
construction and architecture up 33.9% on a year ago, driving overall growth
around the country. "Growth in this industry is happening at an exceptional
rate, reflecting what we saw last quarter in relation to hands-on roles," he
said. "We'd suggest tradies in the market for new opportunities keep their
eyes open too, as jobs in trades and services were up 8% on the same time
last year."

Other industries sharing the limelight included roles in education (up
26.8%), banking (up 20.9%), property (up 18.8%) and transport and logistics
(up 13%).

Mr Osborne said the rate of growth in the IT sector had braked over the
quarter, down from 17.6% year-on-year growth in the final quarter of 2014 to
2.9% growth in the quarter ended March 2015. "This hasn't affected the pay
packets on offer, though - all of our top five highest-paying roles are still
in IT."

Average pay increased 3.5% on the previous year, while the average number of
applications per listing declined by 3.1%.

Looking ahead

"Towards the back end of 2014 there was some uncertainty as to whether 2015
would start strongly, with various consumer and business confidence indices
undecided on the prospects of growth. The first three months of the year are
traditionally when we see the highest number of jobs advertised and are a
good indication of the short to medium term trend," Mr Osborne said.

-ends-

More info:

1/ To arrange an interview with Peter Osborne, please contact Jeff Hunkin at
Trade Me on 04 803 2702, or email [email protected]

2/ The full Trade Me Jobs employment survey results are set out below.

Trade Me Jobs employment survey results: Jan - Mar 2015
1. Listings growth by job: Q1/2015

Category Year-on-year % change Q1/2014 vs Q1/2015
Accounting 10.7
Agriculture-fishing & forestry -1.6
Automotive 10.3
Banking-finance & insurance 20.9
Construction & architecture 33.9
Customer service 5.1
Education 26.8
Engineering 9.0
Executive & general management 13.0
Government & council -5.7
Healthcare 10.8
Hospitality & tourism 8.6
HR & recruitment 1.9
IT 2.9
Legal 2.8
Manufacturing & operations 9.8
Marketing-media & communications -4.8
Office & administration -10.6
Other -1.3
Property 18.8
Retail 6.1
Sales -1.5
Science & technology -0.5
Trades & services 8.2
Transport & logistics 13.0
Overall          8.5

2. Average rates of pay by job (full-time jobs only): Q1/2015

   Highest paid   Pay rate ($)

1 IT architects 133,661
2 IT functional consultants 132,500
3 IT security 129,186
4 IT managers 127,729
5 IT project managers 126,962
   Lowest paid  Pay rate ($)

1 Au pairs & nannies 34,063
2 Housekeepers 35,156
3 Kitchen staff 36,483
4 Receptionists & front desk 36,563
5 Caregivers 36,564

3. Listings growth by region for Q1/2015
Region % change vs Q1/2014
Auckland  15.6
Bay of Plenty  26.8
Canterbury  5.5
Gisborne  - 2.8
Hawke's Bay  7.4
Manawatu / Wanganui  12.8
Marlborough  26
Nelson / Tasman  7.4
Northland 21.1
Otago  14.7
Southland  13.9
Taranaki  - 19.2
Waikato  3.8
Wellington  - 6.3
West Coast  3
National 8.5

4. Average rates of pay by region (full-time jobs only): Q1/2015

   Highest paid   Pay rate ($)

1 Wellington City 76,317
2 Auckland City 73,448
3 Grey (West Coast) 59,753
4
5 Waikato
Christchurch City 59,433
59,022

    Lowest paid   Pay rate ($)

1 Western Bay Of Plenty 47,313
2 Hastings 48,296
3 Kapiti Coast 48,519
4 Tasman  48,921
5 Queenstown Lakes 49,669

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 February 2015 according to Nielsen
Online.

Full details of pay by profession for full-time job listings between July and
December 2014 are in the Trade Me Jobs Salary Guide.

*Nielsen Netview: Monthly Unique Audience Report
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