• This presentation should be read in conjunction with the ITCRA ICT Employment Trends 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.
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Statistic Recent Statistics (Q2, 2015)
Previous Statistics (Q1, 2015)
Change
Population 23,816,229 23,773,311
Employed 11,768,600 11,679,400
Participation Rate 64.8 % 64.8 %
Unemployed 756,100 764,500
Unemployment Rate 6.0 % 6.1 %
Underutilisation Rate 8.5 % 14.9 %
Skilled Vacancies Trend (annualized)
2.2 % 6.9 %
ICT Professionals Vacancies Trend (annualized)
11.1% 14.6%
• The Australian labour market continues to settle
• Most states and territories are doing well, but Western Australia continues to struggle
• ICT vacancies continues to do better than average but specific roles do better than others.
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Key National Statistics
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Australia’s Top Roles by Placement CountPopular Permanent Recruits
Business Analyst
.NET Developer
Front End Developer
Analyst Programmer
Project Manager
Popular Contractor Recruits
Business Analyst
Project Manager
Service Desk / Desktop Support
SAP Roles
Test Analyst
Permanent & Contracting Markets Market Size by State
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ICT Recruitment Market: Australia
Average Days to Fill• Time to fill permanent roles remains
steady
• Time to fill contract roles shrinks significantly to 32 days
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ICT Recruitment Market: Australia
Qualifications Sought Experience Sought
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What ICT Employers are looking for
• Flexible Working Hours
• Mobile Phone / Allowance
• Telecommuting
• Car Park
• Company Paid Training
• Flexible Working Hours
• Telecommuting
• Car Park
• Mobile Phone / Allowance
• Overtime
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What ICT Talent is looking forPopular Permanent Benefits Popular Contract Benefits
Statistics Q2 2015 Statistics Q1 2015
Permanent Roles% of roles are permanent
8% 8%
Average number of days to fill a role
68 86
Average rate per hour
$75.98 $63.62
Contract Roles
% of roles are contract
92% 92%
Average number of days to fill a contract
45 49
Average rate per hour
$105.61 $99.71
• Led by the Australian Government
• Popular market for ICT workers due to Government work
• Proportion of roles that are permanent are stable & time to fill is down
• Average hourly rates have improved this quarter
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ICT Recruitment Market: Australian Capital Territory (ACT)
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ICT Recruitment Market: New South WalesStatistics Q2 2015 Statistics Q1 2015
Permanent Roles% of roles are permanent
10% 7%
Average number of days to fill a role
56 62
Average rate per hour
$62.89 $62.31
Contract Roles
% of roles are contract
90% 93%
Average number of days to fill a contract
29 45
Average rate per hour
$97.88 $120.99
• Largest market in Australia at 37% of all positions filled this quarter
• Permanent roles increased from 7% to 10% percent this quarter
• Time to fill roles decreased substantially this quarter
• Average hour rates for permanents are stabled but softened for contractors
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ICT Recruitment Market: QueenslandStatistics Q2 2015 Statistics Q1 2015
Permanent Roles% of roles are permanent
12% 9%
Average number of days to fill a role
44 50
Average rate per hour
$56.91 $50.16
Contract Roles
% of roles are contract
88% 91%
Average number of days to fill a contract
25 29
Average rate per hour
$75.14 $89.00
• Queensland Government has been hiring recently
• Permanent roles increased from 9% to 12%, doubling from 6% six months ago
• Average days to fill continue to shrink
• Average hourly rates stable for permanent but softened for contractors
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ICT Recruitment Market: South AustraliaStatistics Q2 2015 Statistics Q1 2015
Permanent Roles% of roles are permanent
13% 9%
Average number of days to fill a role
38 82
Average rate per hour
$55.49 $44.35
Contract Roles
% of roles are contract
87% 91%
Average number of days to fill a contract
26 24
Average rate per hour
$56.70 $53.86
• Permanents have grown almost 50% from 9% to 13% of hires, reversing the shift last quarter
• Average time to place slashed to 38 days for permanents & remained fairly stable for contractors
• Average hourly rates up around one quarter for permanents & fairly stable for contractors
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ICT Recruitment Market: VictoriaStatistics Q2 2015 Statistics Q1 2015
Permanent Roles% of roles are permanent
16% 11%
Average number of days to fill a role
75 59
Average rate per hour
$72.17 $67.84
Contract Roles
% of roles are contract
84% 89%
Average number of days to fill a contract
34 42
Average rate per hour
$98.36 $112.10
• Permanent roles back to 16% of all hires, reversing the shift last quater
• Average time to place increased for permanent roles but shrank for contract roles
• Average hourly rates increased slightly for permanents but softened for contractors
ICT Recruitment Market: Western Australia
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Statistics Q2 2015 Statistics Q1 2015
Permanent Roles% of roles are permanent
7% 11%
Average number of days to fill a role
78 64
Average rate per hour
$69.47 $63.22
Contract Roles
% of roles are contract
93% 89%
Average number of days to fill a contract
22 29
Average rate per hour
$84.29 $78.50
• The only market this quarter that increased its shift to contractors rather than permanents
• Permanent roles decreased from 11% to 7% share this quarter
• Average time to place increased for permanent roles and decreased for contractors
• Average hourly rates have improved slightly for both permanent and contractors
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