Specialist Practice

Business Support & Corporate Services

Executive support, operations and corporate enablement.

+4.6%Median support base movement, 2025→26
+18%Premium for hybrid-experienced EAs to C-suite
2.4×Applications per role vs. 2024 (volume recovering)
Overview

We recruit the business support and corporate services professionals who keep organisations running — from executive assistants and office leadership to operations, procurement and corporate enablement roles.

Market context

Behind every effective executive and high-functioning organisation is exceptional business support. These roles demand discretion, judgement and a calm command of detail — qualities we assess for rigorously.

Talent market insights · Q2 2026

Where this market stands today

Business support has professionalised. The executive assistant and chief-of-staff space in particular has bifurcated: high-calibre EAs supporting C-suite principals — managing complex diaries, board logistics and discreet projects — command meaningful premiums, while transactional administrative roles face strong candidate supply and flatter pay.

Demand by segment

Chief of Staff / EA to C-suite Strong demand for project-capable, discreet operators.
Procurement & category management
Operations management
General / team administration Healthy candidate supply.

Hiring demand index

+43.8%
202120222023202420252026

Business support demand index — return-to-office and operational focus lifting senior roles.

Salary snapshot

What these roles pay

Base salary, AUD '000 p.a. (excl. super). For city-level and total-reward detail, download the full Business Support Salary Guide.

Chief of Staff
$160k $200k typical $280k
Executive Assistant to CEO
$120k $145k typical $180k
Executive Assistant Senior leadership
$95k $115k typical $140k
Office / Facilities Manager
$100k $125k typical $160k
Operations Manager
$130k $160k typical $200k
Procurement / Category Manager
$140k $175k typical $220k
Team Administrator
$70k $82k typical $95k
Key talent shortage

Chief-of-staff and senior EA talent able to own projects, not just diaries.

View the full Business Support Salary Guide

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