Northland job listings rose more than 20 per cent last quarter, according to Trade Me.
Total job listings were up 21.4 per cent on the same time last year in the April to June quarter and salaries were up 6.2 per cent, figures show.
Direction Recruitment manager Paula Kalkhoven said the company was busy over the second quarter and salaries were high.
Positions on offer included personal assistants, industrial workers, store managers, branch managers and jobs in administration and accounts.
Trade Me figures showed more females than males applied for Trade Me jobs with salaries below $60,000 in Northland last quarter. Females made up 58 per cent of applicants for jobs that paid less than $39,999 and 53 per cent of applications for jobs in the $40,000 to $59,000 band.