How many jobs were posted in New Zealand last month?

5,575 new job posts in October 2026, down 13% from the month before.

Is hiring in New Zealand going up or down?

New job posts in the last three completed months were up 19% compared with the three months before (18,511 vs. 15,496).

Which roles are most in demand in New Zealand?

Most job posts in the last 90 days: Manager (2,278), Engineer (1,323) and Salesperson (1,063).

Which companies are hiring the most in New Zealand?

In the last 90 days: The Warehouse Group (765), Access Community Health (367) and Summerset (364).

How common is remote work in New Zealand?

11% of job posts in New Zealand in the last 90 days offer remote or hybrid work.

What is the median advertised salary in New Zealand?

$46,000 per year (USD) across 10,134 job posts with disclosed pay in the last 12 months.

Hiring trends by country

New Zealand hiring trends

Name: New Zealand hiring trends
Creator: jobdata API

17,513 new job posts in New Zealand in the last 90 days from 1,074 hiring companies - tracked monthly from job posts sourced directly from company career sites.

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5,400

New in the last 30 days

61,172

New in the last 12 months

11%

Remote or hybrid (90 days)

$46,000

Median advertised salary

In short

How many jobs were posted in New Zealand last month?: 5,575 new job posts in October 2026, down 13% from the month before.
Is hiring in New Zealand going up or down?: New job posts in the last three completed months were up 19% compared with the three months before (18,511 vs. 15,496).
Which roles are most in demand in New Zealand?: Most job posts in the last 90 days: Manager (2,278), Engineer (1,323) and Salesperson (1,063).
Which companies are hiring the most in New Zealand?: In the last 90 days: The Warehouse Group (765), Access Community Health (367) and Summerset (364).
How common is remote work in New Zealand?: 11% of job posts in New Zealand in the last 90 days offer remote or hybrid work.
What is the median advertised salary in New Zealand?: $46,000 per year (USD) across 10,134 job posts with disclosed pay in the last 12 months.

New job posts per month

Last month down 13% vs. the month before.

4,253 Nov 25

3,299 Dec 25

4,551 Jan 26

4,867 Feb 26

5,538 Mar 26

4,261 Apr 26

4,664 May 26

5,134 Jun 26

5,698 Jul 26

6,543 Aug 26

6,393 Sep 26

5,575 Oct 26

Top roles (90 days)

Manager 2,278
Engineer 1,323
Salesperson 1,063
Specialist 1,037
Technician 756
Analyst 716
Operator 592
Coordinator 489
Representative 417
Professional 382

Companies with the most posts

The Warehouse Group 765
Access Community Health 367
Summerset 364
Auckland Council 340
Fulton Hogan 305
University of Auckland 287
GPC Asia Pacific 248
Foodstuffs South Island 242
Accor 209
Downer 208

Top industries (90 days)

Query New Zealand jobs via the API

Filter by country with country_code=NZ on every plan, and combine it with title, remote, seniority, salary or date filters. See the New Zealand backfill example for more.

Example request

curl -H "Authorization: Api-Key YOUR_API_KEY" "https://jobdataapi.com/api/jobs/?country_code=NZ&max_age=30"

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Counts cover jobs from active companies by publish date; monthly bars show completed calendar months. Updated Nov 12, 2026 · Markdown version

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