The building boom across Waikato is helping drive trades and services job ad growth. Electricians, building trades and labourers are in strongest demand says Seek.
Waikato job advertisements on SEEK rose 9.9% this October when compared to the same period last year.
“Advertising across the Waikato region on SEEK has grown 17.1% year on year [y/y] this October with job ad growth coming from a broad range of industries in the region,” says Seek NZ general manager Janet Faulding.
Trades and services ranked at the top of the number of new jobs with an average salary offered of $55,045, followed in second place by manufacturing, transport, and logistics with a mean wage offered of $70,069.
Healthcare and medical jobs ranked third in the Waikato ($72,790), followed by administration and office support ($48,779), while sales ranked in fifth place with an average salary offered of $71,052.
“Mining, Resources, and Energy industry has also had strong growth, up 44% y/y, but is a smaller advertising industry, so there are fewer employment opportunities on offer than other industries in the region,” says Faulding.
“Most of these advertised jobs are technical roles supporting infrastructure development, such as Fault Technician, Wireline Manager, and Glove & Barrier Line Mechanic,” Faulding continued.
Job ads on SEEK had mixed results across New Zealand’s major regions this October, which is reflective of their unique labour and economic conditions.
According to Faulding, Wellington enjoyed robust advertising growth, with job ads on SEEK up 15.4% y/y this October.
Wellington’s uplift on SEEK was driven by top advertisers Information and Communication Technology [ICT] [up 3% y/y], administration and office support [up 12% y/y], trades and services [up 61% y/y] and government and defence [up 19% y/y].
Auckland jobs on SEEK rose 11.2% y/y this October, with the greatest number of employment opportunities coming from ICT [up 5% y/y], manufacturing, transport, and logistics [up 15% y/y], accounting [up 7 per cent y/y] and trades and services [up 32% y/y].
Canterbury remained the weakest major New Zealand labour market this October, with job ads on SEEK down 3.1% y/y. Trades and services, construction and engineering were the highest advertisers for the Canterbury region this October.
