Wellington RegionalReport

2020

Industry Split

The public sector is the largest tech anddigital employer in Wellington, making up51% of employers in the capital in comparisonto 44% of private sector employers and 5% ofnot-for-profit and social enterpriseemployers.

Software Development tops the list of skills indemand by employers followed by BusinessAnalysis and Project Management. This is a stark contrast from last year whenAgile debuted at the top of the most indemand skills list and Data/Databaseprofessionals at number four which showsthat Wellington employers may be lesseningtheir digital requirements.

Skills in Demand

Wellington's median tech base salaryincreased by 5% which secured their positionas the highest paying region with the mediansalary being $100,000. Meanwhile, themedian contracting rate remained stable at$100/hour. The median digital base salary had a veryslight increase of 0.3% to $91,500 which alsosolidified Wellington's position as the highestpaying region for digital professionals.

Money Matters

We began compiling informationfor this report before the wide-reaching effects of the Covid-19pandemic began to impact New

Zealand.

Some predictions see NewZealand’s unemployment rate

reaching double digits, howeverthe impact on Wellington’s tech

sector is not yet clear, asorganisations move to offset thisimpact through innovation and

embracing new ways of working.

While we are faced with thesedifficult and new economic

challenges – the way we reactand move forward will definewho the future leaders in thetechnology industry will be.

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Key Findings___

Over the last four years there has been a steady rise in employers stating that theyfind it harder to source tech

and digital talent.

Currently, 44% of Wellingtonemployers say it is harder to

source tech and digitaltalent compared to a year

ago; this is a 4% increase fromlasts year's report (40%), up

13% from 2018's report (27%).

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Employer Demand Job Seeker Skills

Software Development

Business Analysis

Project Management

Networking & Infrastructure

Support/Helpdesk

Business Intelligence

Architecture

Data/Database

Digital/Cloud

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Wellington Job Market Skill Gaps

When skill sets from job seekers and theskills in demand from IT employers inWellington are cross referenced, itbecomes clear that Business Intelligence,Data/Database and Digital/Cloud skillsare the biggest pain points for employers,as demand far outstrips supply. Alternatively, Management, SystemAdministration and Service Delivery arejob seeker skills that saturate the marketwithout an equivalent demand fromemployers.

The most prevalent skills amongstWellington Job Seekers are:

Project Management

Business Analysis

Management

Software Development

Testing/QA

System Administration

Architecture

Networking & Infrastructure

Support/Helpdesk

Service Delivery

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The top ten skills in demand byIT Employers in Wellington are:

Software Development

Business Analysis

Project Management

Networking & infrastructure

Support/Helpdesk

Business Intelligence

Architecture

Data/Database

Digital/Cloud

Testing/QA

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Skills

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58%38%

4%

Permanent

Contract

Fixed Term

88%

93%

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60%want to change jobs in

the year ahead

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IT Professionals in Wellington

Employment Type

Contract or project coming to an end

(30%)

Primary deciding factors in acceptinga new job offer

Top three reasons for changing jobs

rate their workplaceas a good place towork

have flexible workingoption and/or remoteaccess

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Career development (20%)

Time for a change (14%)

Better income (28%)

Challenging work (25%)

Flexible hours/remote working (13%)

Better workplace culture (11%)

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Training and development opportunities (10%)

Median techbase salary

$100,000

Median techhourly rate

$100

Median digitalbase salary

$91,500

Median digitalhourly rate

$78

ContractPermanent

73%

51%

Type of jobs that employers will recruitfor in the next 12 months

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IT Employers in Wellington

New projects (32%)

Replacement of staff (27%)

Increased customer demand (18%)

Key reasons employers are hiring

Over a third (38%) of Wellington IT

employers say that attracting and

retaining staff is their biggest business

challenge in the year ahead.

Biggest challenges for IT employers

Top reasons for hiring contractorsas opposed to permanent staff

Budget constraints (25%) comes in

second and staying price competitive

(15%) takes up the third place.

Intern & Graduate Programmes

55%of Wellington employershave employed IT internsor graduates over the pastthree years

13%of Wellington ITprofessionals haveundertaken an internshipor graduate programme atsome point in their career

82% 13% 5%

Value in internship and graduate programmes for IT professionals

Valuable

Neutral

Not valuable

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Project work (55%)

Skill availability (21%)

Quick start (14%)

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Yes No

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Remote Working

39%of Wellington IT employers

offered remote working

Prior to the outbreak of Covid-19, the majority

(67%) of IT employers say that they offer remote

working to attract talent from across New

Zealand, while 33% say that it helps them to

retain their current staff who want to work

remotely.

Remote working as a talentattraction and retention strategy

Benefits of remote working toemployers

Happy and motivatedemployees (53%)

Employer intention of introducing remoteworking as a permanent fixture in thecoming year

7% 93%

Work-Life Balance

45% of tech and digital professionals inWellington rate their work-life balance as aboveaverage, 48% rate it as average and only 7% rateit as below average. Nationally, 43% of tech and digital professionalsrate the work-life balance as above average,48% rate it as average and 9% rate it as belowaverage. Flexible working hours and remote working alsorate as the top non-financial benefits for techsin the capital.

Aboveaverage

Average BelowAverage

45%48%

7%

Prior to Covid-19

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Ability to access talentfrom other locations (40%)

Overhead savings (7%)