ict job trends: september 2016
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Insights for September 2016 Trademe IT Job Adverts:
Down 3.6 percent on August figure of 990 Up 3.3 percent on September 2015
Seek ICT All NZ Job Adverts: Total job adverts;
Up 0.7 percent for the month Up 4 percent on September 2015 (similar to Trademe IT percentage increase) Up 46.4 percent for the year to date
Auckland is the only region to buck the downward trend for this month, up 1.5 percent (Up 11 percent on September last year – other regions are down (Wellington by 15 percent))
Techday Educators: Auckland ICT Grad School Shines Light on Kiwi Tech Skills The ICT skills shortage is being targeted by the government as a key area – Auckland is one
of three universities to receive $28 million in funding – apparently the results are ‘impressive’, but no graduate figures were included in the self-promotion article
TechRepublic: Over 70% of Global Employers now use contractors to help fill IT Skills Shortages Some 40% of US businesses now feature a hybrid workforce of permanent, contract, and
freelance employees, representing the largest such workforce globally. USA - IT News: 10 Tech Skills that will earn your more money (Fig.1)Note: Data analysis performed on Tuesday 15th September 2016
Tech Skills Increasingly in
Demand
USA Average Annual Salary (Source: Dice)
NZ Seek ICT Job Adverts
for September 2016
NZ Indicative Salary
(Hudson & Seek ICT)
1 Azure $110,707 72 $100k to $130k
2 Cloud $112,972 261 $45k to $120k
3 JIRA $111,103 37 $80k to $100k
4 Security Engineer $107,479 102 $90k to
$140k
5 Cassandra $147,811 5 Unknown
6 Salesforce $107,810 29 $120k to $160k
7 Network Admin $87,897 62 $80k to
$100k
8 Big Data $121,328 41 $90k to $120k
Table 1 Current NZ Demand for Tech Skills Growing Increasingly in Demand in the USA
Sept 2007
Jan-16 Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec 0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
1367
719 788
802 862 9181012 1050 990 952
3487
1436
1915
20651960 2027
2134 21712088 2102
Trademe IT
Seek ICT
Month & Year
No.
of Jo
bsSeek & Trademe
ICT Job Advert Trends All NZ
Peaks before
the 2007-2008 GFC
Sept 2015 (922)
Sept 2015(2023)
Source: Seek ICT (Accessed 15 September 2016)
Source: Seek ICT (Accessed 15 September 2016)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 90
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
2016201520142013201220112010
Month
No.
of J
ob A
dver
tsSeek ICT Job Advert
Monthly Trends 2010 - 2016
Source: Seek ICT (Accessed 15 September 2016)
Auckland Waikato Wellington Canterbury Total NZ
-35.0%
-30.0%
-25.0%
-20.0%
-15.0%
-10.0%
-5.0%
0.0%
5.0%
Seek ICT Job Advert TrendsChange for the Month of
September 2016
Perc
enta
ge C
hang
e
Auckland
Waikato
Wellington
Canterbury
Total NZ
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500
Seek ICT Job Advert TrendsSeptember 2016
September 20152023
Source: Seek ICT (Accessed 15 September 2016)