New Zealand

Feeny tracks about 426 active tech roles in New Zealand across 53 companies. These are live listings we refresh, not a stale count. The market is small, so the numbers run lower than larger countries, but what is here is current. Most of the volume sits in Auckland, with Wellington adding the rest.

Auckland is essentially the country's tech hub, and the 1 we track reflect how concentrated the scene is. Wellington adds a second center, home to companies like Xero and part of the film-effects world. Beyond those two there is not much of a third option. For a job in New Zealand tech, Auckland is the default answer.

New Zealand is small but produces outsized wins. Xero built accounting software used worldwide, Rocket Lab put the country on the map in space, and Weta became a global name in visual effects. Agritech is a genuine local specialty, given the country's farming base. The names are few but serious, and they hire across a surprising range of specialties for a market this size.

SaaS is the backbone, thanks to Xero and the software companies around it. Beyond that, the country has unusual pockets: aerospace work at Rocket Lab, visual effects at Weta, and a real agritech specialty tied to its farming economy. Those niches mean some roles here are hard to find anywhere else. General software engineering fills out the rest of the demand.

New Zealand is a small but productive scene with a global reputation that outstrips its size, and the lifestyle is a real part of the pitch. The catch is volume: with a small population, there are simply fewer roles than in Australia or Canada, so the market can feel thin if your specialty is narrow. Salaries are decent and the quality of life is high. For people who value that trade over sheer opportunity, it lands well.

The main route is the Accredited Employer Work Visa, which requires the employer to be accredited before they can hire you. Residence pathways follow from there, and New Zealand is genuinely welcoming to skilled tech migrants. The honest limit is volume: the market is small, so there are fewer roles to chase in the first place. It is open to foreigners, but you should expect a narrower set of openings than a larger country offers.