2025 Employment and Salary Report

Latest salary data to inform your hiring decisions

Insights and strategies for 2025 success

Salary trends, talent attraction and retention strategies

The 2025 Employment and Salary Trends Report examines the recruitment market today, highlighting major workforce trends, shifting job seeker priorities, and the growing influence of employer value propositions.


Whether you're hiring across New Zealand, Australia, or the United Kingdom, this year’s report delivers critical data and trend analysis to help you attract and retain top talent in a more cautious market environment.

54%

Job seeker confidence index

63%

Employer hiring confidence index

3%

Projected productivity for 2025-2026

Top trends in your comprehensive market report

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Labour market trends shaping recruitment and salaries in 2025

Market insights across Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom

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2025 Employment & Salary Report

Stay ahead of your market across Australia

Take a closer look at what’s driving hiring in your industry, from shifting employer priorities to the roles most in demand. This comprehensive report reveals the key trends shaping recruitment and workforce strategy this year, providing your business with a competitive edge in today’s uncertain labour market.


  • Benchmark your company's attraction and retention strategies
  • Find out what job seekers are looking for in 2025
  • Identify emerging and current hiring and salary trends

Frequently asked questions

Below are answers to common questions you may have when beginning your search for top talent with people2people.

  • What’s included in the 2025 Employment and Salary Report?

    The 2025 Employment and Salary Report provides a comprehensive overview of labour market conditions, hiring trends, and salary benchmarks across key industries. It includes national and regional employment insights, salary ranges by role, workforce trends, employee expectations, and analysis of recruitment challenges shaping the market in 2025.


    The report also covers hiring speed, why employees change roles, benefits and flexibility trends, generational workforce insights, and global labour market influences impacting Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom

  • Which countries does the report cover (Australia, New Zealand, UK)?

    The 2025 Employment and Salary Report covers Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. Each country section includes local labour market analysis, employment trends, salary insights, and regional considerations to support informed hiring decisions across these markets.

  • How was the salary and employment data collected for this report?

    The report is based on extensive, year-round research conducted by people2people, Frog Recruitment, and Edge Recruitment. Data was gathered through surveys of 1,150 employers, 2,300 job seekers, and 10,000 employees, representing organisations responsible for over 10 million workers.


    This survey data is combined with industry expertise, market intelligence, and up-to-date tools and databases to produce accurate salary ranges and employment insights for the roles covered. 

  • Is the 2025 Employment and Salary Report free to access or download?

    Yes. The 2025 Employment and Salary Report is free to access. Businesses and professionals can get access to the report to gain practical insights into salary trends, hiring challenges, and workforce planning for 2025, hand delievehand-deliveredred by our leading recruiters.

  • How can my business use this report to make better hiring and salary decisions in 2025?

    Businesses can use the report to benchmark salaries, understand candidate expectations, and plan recruitment strategies based on real market data. The insights help employers set competitive remuneration, refine employee value propositions, anticipate hiring challenges, and align workforce planning with current and emerging labour market trends.


    The report is particularly useful for budgeting, workforce forecasting, and navigating changing conditions such as flexibility expectations, skills shortages, and hiring speed pressures.

  • What are the main salary trends in Australia for 2025?

    The 2025 Employment and Salary Report outlines several key salary and hiring trends shaping the Australian market, including shifts in salary growth, changes in hiring confidence, the continued rise of temporary and contract work, evolving employee expectations, increased focus on total reward beyond base salary, and the impact of broader economic and labour market conditions on remuneration decisions.