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About the IT Industry in New Zealand
IT and Communications is the fastest growing sector in New Zealand, consistently earning IT professionals double the income of the national average. New Zealand’s reputation for innovation and our growing international profile has attracted steady overseas investment, while the New Zealand ICT sector’s investment into research and development is by far the highest of all sectors.
The number of IT firms and employees has also shown significant annual growth country-wide. The highest concentration of IT firms and jobs is in Wellington, where Computer Systems Design makes up 3.5% of all Wellington firms, and 5.7% of Wellington’s employment. Auckland and Canterbury also have high numbers of firms and employment in this area.
Alongside technological advancements, we have seen small and large companies alike transition to digital platforms.
Almost everything can be done online now, from banking to booking a haircut. The economy is becoming increasingly digital, so even companies that are not in the IT industry require skilled professionals to keep their technology functioning and up to date, and to keep their customers happy. The demand for digital skills is high across the whole economy.
Demand for Skills in the IT Sector
As the economy continues to be digitised, job vacancies in computer system designs have become harder to fill than those in any other sector. In the latest MBIE report on the sector, employers cited that applicants with professional, technical, and computer skills were the hardest to recruit.
Demand for IT Services Professionals
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ICT Sales Professionals
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ICT Managers
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Computer Network Professionals
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ITC Support and Test Engineers
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Database and Systems Administrators and ICT Security Specialists
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ICT Business and Systems Analysts
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Electronic Engineers
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Multimedia Specialists and Web Developers
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Web Designers
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ICT Support Technicians
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ICT Trainers
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Software and Applications Programmers
New Zealand Visas for IT Professionals
Because of the difficulty in filling IT related job vacancies, we have also seen an increase in visa approval for individuals who have skills in these areas. In 2015/16, work visas approved for software programmers, technicians, multimedia specialists, and web developers made up 62% of the total approved for IT occupations.
Industry Snapshots
29,700 - Number of people employed in NZ’s ICT sector
24,000 - New jobs created between 2006-2016
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Release and Deployment Coordinator
City:
Auckland
Job Type:
Contract
Date:
8/02/2024
**6 Months Contract for a Release and Deployment Coordinator or Manager** About the opportunity: Our client is looking for a Release and Deployment Co-ordinator to become a part of an exciting team that is delivering projects and systems which is impactful on the lives of many New Zealanders. Yo...
Analytics Engineer
City:
Auckland
Job Type:
Permanent
Date:
29 September 2023
About the Company
A well-known business who are redefining the boundaries where they operate and challenging themselves to keep evolving in an innovative market. They are moving fast, listening to their customers, creating solutions, and taking calculated risks!
They are going through an exciting cloud data transformation to support their overall customer strategy. A passionate and tenured team here with options to work in the CBD, Mount Wellington or WFH most of the week, you have plenty of flex to support your preferred way of working.
About the Role
This is a newly created role that sits within the enterprise data team at this organisation.
Google Data Specialist
City:
Auckland
Job Type:
Permanent
Date:
26 January 2024
About the Company
As a Crown Entity this organisation work to make a meaningful difference to New Zealand’s by providing excellent support to communities and causes throughout NZ.
About the Role
T his is a newly created role that sits in the data and analytics function, providing essential data to underpin the digital strategy of this organisation. Reporting into the Digital Insights Lead you will play a key role in digital data tracking and tag management. As a result, you will need to be an expert with Google Analytics and Google Tag Manger as the business will rely on you to maximise the use of these tools and build out standards and best practice of the function.
Soft skills are essential to be successful due to the cross functional nature of the role and liaising with senior managers.
Data Engineer
City:
Wellington
Job Type:
Permanent
Date:
1 December 2023
About the Company
A financial services organisation whose community focused approach enables them to really understand their customers and put them at the heart of everything they do!
Based in Wellington with hybrid working policy and a highly competitive salary on offer.
About the Role
This is a great time to join this team as they go through there modernisation journey and build new data products. Be involved with building the data analytics architecture and optimising the data layers as they navigate to the cloud.