ICT Jobs Market Analysis ITCRA Insight: September 2014
The Source ITCRA is the professional body for the ICT contracting and recruitment sector in Australia and New Zealand. 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 collates real time data to a central data base and includes: position requirements, open positions, salaries offered, placements made and time-to-fill for ICT contract and permanent roles. Burning Glass tools and data are playing a growing role in informing conversations on workforce and education. By using an advanced analytic application recruiters, researchers, policy makers, educators and employers can have a real time awareness into labour market demand that highlights skills, knowledge, experience, and education in demand as well as industries and occupations.
ICT Jobs Market Analysis: September 2014 AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND
Key National Statistics Australia New Zealand Population 23,602,633 4,528,041 Participation Rate 65.0% 68.9% Participation Rate Move 0.1% 0.3% General Vacancy Trend 0.9% 0.4% ICT Vacancies 13,576 1,320 Australia is showing some slight improvement in the market as New Zealand settles back from a period of growth. The New Zealand Government is focussing on supporting the domestic ICT industry, yet the ICT jobs market in New Zealand remains comparatively smaller than Australia for the moment.
ICT Jobs Market Analysis: September 2014 WHAT EMPLOYERS WANT
Top Five Advertised Roles Australia New Zealand Java Software Developer 2.4% Systems Engineer 2.7% Solutions Architect 2.1% Solutions Architect 1.9%.Net Developer 1.8% Software Development Engineer 1.6% Systems Engineer 1.5% Java Software Engineer 1.3% Network Engineer 1.4%.Net Developer 1.1%
Desirable Education Levels 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Australia New Zealand High School Certificate I-IV Diploma/Associate Diploma Bachelors/Honours Degree Specialist Degree Postgraduate
Desirable Experience Levels 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Australia 1-3 years 4-7 years > 7 years New Zealand
Top Five Desirable Technical Skills Australia New Zealand SQL SQL JavaScript Microsoft C# Java.Net Programming.Net Programming SAP SQL Server Java
Top Five Desirable Soft Skills Australia Communication Writing Problem Solving Microsoft Windows Planning New Zealand Communication Problem Solving Training Planning Writing
Top Five Hiring Sectors Australia Professional, Scientific and Technical Services Public Administration and Safety Financial and Insurance Services New Zealand 9.5% Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 4.2% Public Administration and Safety 2.9% Financial and Insurance Services Mining 1.9% Administrative and Support Services Manufacturing 1.5% Healthcare and Social Assistance 15.5% 9.6% 5.5% 3.9% 3.1%
Top Five Employers Australia New Zealand Government of WA 1.9% New Zealand Post 3.3% Ads Care 1.8% Statistics New Zealand 3.0% Government of Queensland 1.6% ASB Bank 3.0% ANZ Banking Group 1.4% Kiwibank 2.8% PriceWaterhouseCoopers 1.4% Vodafone 2.5%
Australian Jobs by State NSW Victoria Queensland Western Australia ACT South Australia Northern Territory Tasmania
New Zealand Jobs by City Auckland Wellington Christchurch Other
ICT Jobs Market Analysis: September 2014 WHAT ITCRA RECRUITERS ACHIEVED
Top Five Roles Placed Business Analysts Project Managers Analyst Programmers Engineers Helpdesk All other roles
Where Recruiters Placed NSW ACT Victoria Western Australia Queensland South Australia
How Long to Place? Days to place NSW Western Australia Victoria Queensland South Australia ACT 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Key Average Hourly Rates Role Business Analyst Helpdesk Analyst Programmer Engineer Application Architect Rate $176/hour $29/hour $67/hour $73/hour $50/hour
ICT Jobs Market Analysis: September 2014 DISCUSSION
The ICT Jobs Market in September This is the first report which utilises information on the ICT jobs market from both a before and after perspective, analysing both what employers advertised for, and the roles that were secured by recruiters Technical roles supported by soft skills, tertiary education and recent experience are the major drivers of the jobs market Both Australia and New Zealand have professional, scientific and technical services as major hirers, with Australia and New Zealand diverging between production and services industries as major hirers Sydney and Auckland remain the major hiring locations Most positions are filled within ten days but can be up to an average of 35 days in ACT
References To ask a question of the Jobs Market Analysis team email carmel@itcra.com To engage with SkillsMatch as a participant or a subscriber email carmel@itcra.com To engage with LabourInsight ANZ with Burning Glass email dmiskulin@burning-glass.com