Procurement and supply professionals in Australia and New Zealand earn salaries that are far higher than average, with MCIPS offering an extra boost.
Key findings
- The average salary for a procurement professional in Australia is A$157,102.
- The average salary for a procurement professional in New Zealand is NZ$144,568.
- 72% of procurement and supply professionals have received a pay rise within the last 12 months.
- 32% of employers would prefer to recruit a candidate who either has MCIPS or is studying towards it.
- 40% expect to look for a role with a new employer in the next 12 months.
Salaries
Average salaries for procurement and supply professionals in Australia have fallen this year – down to A$157,102 from A$162,625 in 2024. This could reflect the significant slowdown in Australia’s economy in 2024, with annual GDP growth reaching its lowest level since the early 1990s.1 In New Zealand, on the other hand, the average salary has increased from NZ$130,753 last year to NZ$144,568 in 2025.
The average salary for a procurement professional in both Australia and New Zealand is significantly higher than the average full-time salary in both those countries. In Australia, the average full-time salary is A$102,742, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.2 In New Zealand, the average full-time salary is NZ$86,632.3
Overall, the average reported salary increase in Australia and New Zealand this year is 5.1%, down from 5.8% in 2024. Nearly three-quarters (72%) of respondents report having had a salary increase in the last 12 months.
As with other regions, MCIPS is a major differentiator when it comes to salaries. In Australia and New Zealand, procurement and supply professionals with MCIPS earn significantly more than those without – A$197,373 and NZ$176,733 respectively compared with A$153,544 and NZ$131,803. Furthermore, the average salaries for MCIPS in both countries have increased since last year.
Nearly a third of employers (32%) in Australia and New Zealand would prefer to recruit a candidate who either has MCIPS or is studying towards it.
Bonuses
There is a year-on-year fall in the percentage of respondents eligible for a bonus in Australia and New Zealand. This year, 36% report that they are entitled to a bonus, compared with 43% in 2024. That is the lowest percentage of any region.
The average bonus as a percentage of salary in Australia and New Zealand is 10.8%. Over four-fifths (86%) of bonuses are awarded for achieving organisational targets.
Benefits
The top three benefits received by procurement and supply professionals in Australia and New Zealand are working from home (79%), flexible working hours (71%) and support for study/career development (42%). These align with respondents’ top three priorities in terms of desired benefits.
Career mobility
Two out of five (40%) procurement and supply professionals in Australia and New Zealand expect to look for a job with a new employer in the next 12 months – up from 36% in 2024. This is in line with the global trend, since an increasing number of procurement and supply professionals in different regions are looking to move roles.
Salary is the most important factor when considering a new job, cited by 74%. The second biggest factor is the content of the work (63%), suggesting that many procurement professionals in Australia and New Zealand would like more fulfilling work.
The main reason procurement and supply professionals are likely to stay with their current employer is they want to retain the work-life balance they have now (43%), they enjoy their current job (38%) and they don’t want to risk their job security (22%).
Talent shortage
Finding candidates with the right skills is a challenge for employers in Australia and New Zealand – just as it is for employers in other parts of the world. Two-thirds (66%) of employers have struggled to find the right talent in the past 12 months, down from 79% in 2024, when the talent crisis was even greater.
Lack of available candidates is the biggest challenge facing employers (cited by 72%). Over half (59%) struggle to find candidates with the right sector skills and 55% can’t secure candidates who have the right technical skills or have had formal procurement training.
Skills
Influencing skills are viewed as the top skills needed by procurement professionals in Australia and New Zealand, cited by 44%. After that come internal stakeholder management skills (43%), followed by communication skills (42%).
Employers also value these critical interpersonal skills. Internal stakeholder management skills are the most in-demand skills for employers in Australia and New Zealand (48%), followed by communication skills (45%) and critical thinking skills/curiosity (45%).
According to respondents, communication skills (52%), integrity and trust (50%) and collaboration skills (49%) stand out as the most important skills and characteristics for procurement and supply leaders over the next 10 years.
Perceptions of procurement
As a function, procurement is becoming increasingly valued in Australia and New Zealand. Three out of five (60%) respondents agree that procurement is very much valued within their organisation, up from 56% in 2024. Furthermore, 67% agree that the perception of procurement has improved over the last 12 months (compared with 63% in 2024).
Over three-quarters of respondents in Australia and New Zealand (78%) believe a career in procurement and supply can enable positive social change.