Australia s ICT Recruitment Sector Employment Market Update Q4, Beacham Group Summary

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1 Australia s ICT Sector Employment Market Update Q4, 2015 Beacham Group Summary

2 State New Zealand Partners Beacham It is recommended this presentation should be read in conjunction with the ITCRA ICT Employment Report which forms the briefing and reference material. The purpose of the report is to provide an overview of the key movements and data that affects the ICT industry in terms of business conditions, human capital needs, recruitment activities, and expectations. This document provides general information only and specific advice should be sought before decisions are made.

3 State New Zealand Partners Key National Statistics Statistic Recent Statistics (Q3, 2015) Previous Statistics (Q2, 2015) Change Employment has increased and unemployment has decreased Population 23,995,582 23,886,195 Employed 11,902,300 11,768,600 Participation Rate 65.1 % 64.9 % Unemployed 727, ,500 Unemployment Rate 5.8 % 6.2 % Underemployment Rate 8.5 % 8.5 % Overall the labour market is showing signs this quarter of settling and improving ICT Market is robust Skilled Vacancies Trend (annualized) ICT Professionals Vacancies Trend (annualized) 8.8% 1.9 % 11.9% 6.8% A large jump has been seen in the number of skilled & ICT professional vacancies

4 State New Zealand Partners Australia s Top Roles by Placement Count Popular Permanent Recruits Popular Contractor Recruits Software Developer / Engineer ICT Project Manager Systems Analyst Systems Analyst Helpdesk Officer Computer Systems Engineer / Architect ICT Project Manager Helpdesk Officer Software Developer / Engineer Technology Consultant

5 State New Zealand Partners Seek ICT Job Ads Growth Australia Dec 2014 vs Dec 2015 Job Title % Change Software Engineer % Security % Programme & Project Management % Developers / Programmers % Computer Operators % Testing & Quality Assurance +9.90% Architects +9.20% Web Development & Production +6.20% Help desk & IT Support +5.60% Database Development & Administration +4.30% Network Engineering +4.20% Telecommunications +4.10% Networks & Systems Administration +3.60% Product Management & Development +0.80% Sales Pre & Post -1.50% Business / Systems Analysts -5.10% Management -5.30% Technical Writing % Hardware Engineers % Other % Consultants % Team Leaders % Source: SEEK Australia

6 State New Zealand Partners ICT Market: Australia Permanent & Contracting Markets Market Size by State 16% Permanent Contracting 84%

7 State New Zealand Partners ICT Market: Australia Average Days to Fill The time taken to fill permanent roles increases from Q3. The time taken to fill contract roles shrinks significantly since Q3.

8 State New Zealand Partners What ICT s are looking for Qualifications Sought Experience Sought 8% 11% 24% 0 to 2 years 3 to 5 years 6 to 8 years 9 or more years 57%

9 State New Zealand Partners What ICT Talent is looking for Popular Permanent Benefits Flexible Working Hours Popular Contract Benefits Telecommuting Telecommuting Flexible Working Hours Mobile Phone Allowance Car Park Company Paid Training Employee Assistance Programs Employee Assistance Programs Gym / Health Club Memberships

10 State New Zealand Partners (DTF)

11 State New Zealand Partners ICT Market: Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Permanent Roles permanent days to fill a role Statistics Q Statistics Q % 10% Popular market for ICT workers due to Government work Proportion of roles that are permanent has decreased by 2% Contract Roles contract days to fill a contract $75.31 $ % 90% $94.95 $ Time taken to fill permanent roles is down by 9 days Average ly rates for permanent is up

12 State New Zealand Partners ICT Market: New South Wales Permanent Roles permanent Statistics Q Statistics Q % 12% Largest market in Australia at 39% of all positions filled this quarter, this is up 2% from last quarter days to fill a role Contract Roles contract days to fill a contract $69.57 $ % 88% $93.30 $90.77 Permanent roles increased 8% Time to fill roles stable for perm and decreased by 3 days for contract Average ly rates for permanents are up nearly 10% and up 2% for contractors

13 State New Zealand Partners ICT Market: Queensland Permanent Roles permanent Statistics Q Statistics Q % 14% Queensland Government s hiring continues, demonstrating its role as a key hirer this quarter nationwide days to fill a role Contract Roles contract days to fill a contract $61.12 $ % 86% $76.25 $87.57 Permanent roles dropped significantly from 14% to 8% this quarter Average days to fill continue to increase for perm, but decreased for contracts Average ly rates stable for permanent but softened for contractors

14 State New Zealand Partners ICT Market: South Australia Permanent Roles permanent Statistics Q Statistics Q % 12% Permanents returned to 16 percent of hires, suggesting an ongoing pattern of plus or minus 4% days to fill a role Contract Roles contract days to fill a contract $50.84 $ % 88% $60.67 $51.74 Average time to fill returned from 60 days to 30 days for perms, contractors increased by 5 days to 28 Average ly rates were stable for perm and increased by 17% for contractors

15 State New Zealand Partners ICT Market: Victoria Permanent Roles permanent days to fill a role Statistics Q Statistics Q % 19% Permanent roles hires remained stable this quarter Average time to place remained stable for both perm and contract this quater Contract Roles contract days to fill a contract $62.45 $ % 81% $69.02 $94.22 Average ly rates improved slightly for perm and softened for contract

16 State New Zealand Partners ICT Market: Western Australia Statistics Q Statistics Q Permanent roles decreased by 2% Permanent Roles permanent days to fill a role Contract Roles contract days to fill a contract 8% 10% $62.45 $ % 90% $69.02 $70.38 Average time to place decreased by 13 days for permanent however remained fairly stable for contract Average ly rates softened slightly for permanent remained stable for contract

17 State New Zealand Partners Key National Statistics Statistic Figures for Q Employment has increased and unemployment has decreased Population 4,648,00 Employed 2,347,000 Participation Rate 68.6% Unemployed 151,000 Unemployment Rate 6.0% Overall the labour market is showing signs this quarter of settling and improving ICT Market is robust Underemployment Rate 3.7 % Skilled Vacancies Trend (annualized) 6.9% ICT Professionals Vacancies Trend (annualized) 11.0% A large jump has been seen in the number of skilled & ICT professional vacancies

18 State New Zealand Partners New Zealand Top Occupations by Advertisement Role ICT Support & Test Engineer Software & Applications Programmer ICT Customer support officer Developer / Programmer Web Developer

19 State New Zealand Partners Seek ICT Job Ads Growth New Zealand Dev 2014 vs Dec 2015 Job Title % Change Software Engineer % Security +3.70% Programme & Project Management % Developers / Programmers % Computer Operators % Testing & Quality Assurance % Architects % Web Development & Production % Help desk & IT Support % Database Development & Administration % Network Engineering % Telecommunications -6.50% Networks & Systems Administration % Product Management & Development % Sales Pre & Post % Business / Systems Analysts % Management % Technical Writing % Hardware Engineers % Other -8.60% Consultants % Team Leaders +3.10% Source: SEEK New Zealand

20 State New Zealand Partners What ICT s are looking for Qualifications Sought Experience Sought

21 State New Zealand Partners Beacham Group is a boutique human resources and specialist recruitment consulting firm. Our team of highly trained and industry experienced consultants have a simple passion to consistently recruit exceptional talent for growing businesses. ITCRA is the professional body for the ICT contracting and recruitment sector in Australia and New Zealand. Beacham Group is an ITCRA member. ITCRA Members supply and/or manage white collar professionals on behalf of their clients for permanent and flexible roles, including contracting, across Australia and New Zealand as well as multiple international markets. SkillsMatch is a monthly reporting program of data from ITCRA Members systems that includes: position title and requirements, available positions, salaries offered, placements made and time-to-fill for ICT contract and permanent roles. The data is released to ITCRA by participating Members on a set day each month so ongoing analysis of market trends is available. With more than ten years of information available, SkillsMatch is a unique, comprehensive dataset of ICT recruitment and employment trends. Burning Glass tools and data are playing a growing role in informing conversations on workforce and education. LiveSalary leverages the collective power of employees online to produce a live, user generated and freely assessable online salary database

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