2025 State of Recruitment Report: ANZ and UK
Discover market trends impacting recruiters across Australia, New Zealand, and the UK in JobAdder’s 2025 State of Recruitment Report, plus access our on-demand webinar exploring the report.
What’s in the report?
In this 2025 edition, we’ve taken a close look at the trends that shaped 2024 and what they mean for recruiters moving into 2025.
Recruitment benchmarks – See how your 2024 recruitment performance compared to the rest of the market
Market trends – Explore the biggest shifts in job growth, candidate supply and recruiter productivity and what they mean for 2025
Expert analysis – Learn from industry leaders on how to navigate the evolving landscape and turn insights into action
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Key Highlights
-5.4% Job creation per agency is down across Australia compared to this time last year
80% of roles placed were temporary roles
+42% Increase on applications compared to this time last year
-9% Placements made by recruiters in Australia compared to this time last year
Contributors
Lesley Horsburgh
Lesley has had a long relationship with the global recruitment sector dating back to her capacity as Owner of Recruitment Extra magazine which was founded over 20 years ago. Lesley is well respected as having an incredible knowledge of the recruitment sector, maintaining a reputation for being at the forefront of current issues through her management of multiple publications relating to the sector and as founder of the Recruitment Excellence Awards (REA’s) in 2008. She joined APSCo in 2019 as Managing Director and has since taken the Association through a transformation that has led to significant member growth, the launch of a series of successful content channels and a growing reputation for excellence in compliance and operational information across the professional recruitment market.
Angela Cameron
Angela Cameron embodies the success that a career in recruitment can deliver. Starting as a qualified accountant, Angela transitioned into recruitment with a desire to broaden her business knowledge, joining a NYSE-listed international recruitment agency. This pivotal career shift not only sharpened her commercial acumen but also laid the foundation for her future entrepreneurial journey. From her kitchen table with a toddler by her side, Angela launched Consult Recruitment, which has since grown into one of New Zealand’s leading specialist recruitment agencies. Her latest venture, LEAD Executive, focuses on impact leadership roles, championing better outcomes and career support for senior leaders.
Jessica Kimber
Jessica is an agency owner and recruitment trainer with over 17 years recruitment experience generating $20M in fees throughout her career. Her expertise lies in helping Recruiters with Lead Generation, End-to-End Business Development, and LinkedIn Personal Branding – the essential pillars to bring in new business, and nurture existing relationships.
Martin Herbst
Martin is the CEO of JobAdder, with over 20 years experience launching and scaling tech businesses across the globe. Adept in fostering customer-centric cultures, Martin’s vision for JobAdder is to provide a recruitment platform centred on design-led usability, enhanced by e-learning and support and augmented by the transformative power of AI, thus fulfilling the company's purpose to make recruitment more efficient and joyful for everyone.