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Which companies in New Zealand hire IT Program/Project Managers?
Xero, Trade Me, MYOB, Datacom, and similar employers are among the most consistent hirers for this role in New Zealand.
Market IntelligenceStable demand
IT Program / Project Manager Market Demand in New Zealand
Hiring outlook, remote working rates, and which companies are actively recruiting.
Hiring outlook
Stable
IT Program/Project Manager hiring in New Zealand is steady, anchored by Xero's and Trade Me's product organisations and the banks' ongoing digital-transformation programmes, with demand concentrated in Auckland and Wellington (the latter boosted by government digital roles). Datacom and MYOB are among the more consistent hirers, and New Zealand packages are increasingly benchmarked against Australia to retain talent.
Remote / hybrid
40%
Share of New Zealand IT Program / Project Manager roles advertising remote or hybrid working.
Pay trend
+6.0%
Year-on-year salary movement in New Zealand. Positive movement signals active market competition.
What's driving IT Program / Project Manager demand in New Zealand
Strongest in: Delivery and product teams at Xero, Trade Me, MYOB, and the major banks, plus a steady stream of government digital-transformation roles coordinated through the GCIO (Government Chief Digital Officer) and Datacom.
IT Program/Project Manager hiring in New Zealand is steady, anchored by Xero's and Trade Me's product organisations and the banks' ongoing digital-transformation programmes, with demand concentrated in Auckland and Wellington (the latter boosted by government digital roles). Datacom and MYOB are among the more consistent hirers, and New Zealand packages are increasingly benchmarked against Australia to retain talent.
Skills commanding the biggest premium right now
Salary premium over the New Zealand median for IT Program / Project Managers who list these skills.
IT programme delivery+13%
Vendor & stakeholder management+11%
Risk & dependency tracking+9%
Top employers hiring in New Zealand
Companies with consistent or active IT Program / Project Manager hiring in New Zealand.
XeroTrade MeMYOBDatacomANZ New ZealandDepartment of Internal Affairs
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IT Program / Project Manager demand questions for New Zealand
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What percentage of IT Program/Project Manager roles in New Zealand offer remote work?
Around 40% of active New Zealand listings advertise some remote or hybrid flexibility, though delivery and coordination work is largely asynchronous, and Xero and Trade Me both run distributed teams that hire across New Zealand.