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Australia’s ICT Recruitment Sector Employment Market Update

Q4, 2015Beacham Group Summary

•It is recommended 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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http://www.itcra.com/documents/item/2279

StatisticRecent Statistics (Q3, 2015)

Previous Statistics (Q2, 2015)

Change

Population 23,995,582 23,886,195

Employed 11,902,300 11,768,600

Participation Rate 65.1 % 64.9 %

Unemployed 727,500 772,500

Unemployment Rate 5.8 % 6.2 %

Underemployment Rate 8.5 % 8.5 %

Skilled Vacancies Trend (annualized)

8.8% 1.9 %

ICT Professionals Vacancies Trend (annualized)

11.9% 6.8%

• Employment has increased and unemployment has decreased

• Overall the labour market is showing signs this quarter of settling and improving

• ICT Market is robust

• A large jump has been seen in the number of skilled & ICT professional vacancies

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Key National Statistics

Australia’s Top Roles by Placement Count

Popular Permanent Recruits

Software Developer / Engineer

Systems Analyst

Helpdesk Officer

Computer Systems Engineer / Architect

ICT Project Manager

Popular Contractor Recruits

ICT Project Manager

Systems Analyst

Helpdesk Officer

Software Developer / Engineer

Technology Consultant

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Seek ICT Job Ads Growth Australia – Dec 2014 vs Dec 2015

Job Title % ChangeSoftware Engineer +64.50%

Security +20.40%

Programme & Project Management +12.50%

Developers / Programmers +11.30%

Computer Operators +10.50%

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 -10.30%

Hardware Engineers -12.60%

Other -12.70%

Consultants -17.60%

Team Leaders -25.50%

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Source: SEEK Australia

Permanent & Contracting Markets Market Size by State

ICT Recruitment Market: Australia

16%

84%

Permanent

Contracting

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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.

ICT Recruitment Market: Australia

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24%

57%

11%

8%

0 to 2 years

3 to 5 years

6 to 8 years

9 or more years

• Flexible Working Hours

• Telecommuting

• Mobile Phone Allowance

• Company Paid Training

• Employee Assistance Programs

• Telecommuting

• Flexible Working Hours

• Car Park

• Employee Assistance Programs

• Gym / Health Club Memberships

What ICT Talent is looking for

Popular Permanent Benefits Popular Contract Benefits

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Statistics Q4 2015 Statistics Q3 2015

Permanent Roles

% of roles are permanent

8% 10%

Average number of days to fill a role

42 51

Average rate per hour

$75.31 $63.47

Contract Roles

% of roles are contract

92% 90%

Average number of days to fill a contract

45 48


$94.95 $104.60

• Popular market for ICT workers due to Government work

• Proportion of roles that are permanent has decreased by 2%

• Time taken to fill permanent roles is down by 9 days

• Average hourly rates for permanent is up

ICT Recruitment Market: Australian Capital Territory (ACT)

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Permanent Roles


20% 12%


46 46


$69.57 $63.49

Contract Roles


80% 88%


26 29


$93.30 $90.77

ICT Recruitment Market: New South Wales

• Largest market in Australia at 39% of all positions filled this quarter, this is up 2% from last quarter

• Permanent roles increased 8%

• Time to fill roles stable for perm and decreased by 3 days for contract

• Average hourly rates for permanents are up nearly 10% and up 2% for contractors

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Permanent Roles


8% 14%


53 40


$61.12 $55.27

Contract Roles


92% 86%


28 32


$76.25 $87.57

ICT Recruitment Market: Queensland

• Queensland Government’s hiring continues, demonstrating its role as a key hirer this quarter nationwide

• Permanent roles dropped significantly from 14% to 8% this quarter

• Average days to fill continue to increase for perm, but decreased for contracts

• Average hourly rates stable for permanent but softened for contractors

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Permanent Roles


16% 12%


30 60


$50.84 $51.26

Contract Roles


84% 88%


28 23


$60.67 $51.74

ICT Recruitment Market: South Australia

• Permanents returned to 16 percent of hires, suggesting an ongoing pattern of plus or minus 4%

• Average time to fill returned from 60 days to 30 days for perms, contractors increased by 5 days to 28

• Average hourly rates were stable for perm and increased by 17% for contractors

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Permanent Roles


8% 19%


56 43


$62.45 $64.34

Contract Roles


92% 81%


21 36


$69.02 $94.22

ICT Recruitment Market: Victoria

• Permanent roles hires remained stable this quarter

• Average time to place remained stable for both perm and contract this quater

• Average hourly rates improved slightly for perm and softened for contract

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Permanent Roles


8% 10%


56 69


$62.45 $65.15

Contract Roles


92% 90%


21 23


$69.02 $70.38

ICT Recruitment Market: Western Australia

• Permanent roles decreased by 2%

• Average time to place decreased by 13 days for permanent however remained fairly stable for contract

• Average hourly rates softened slightly for permanent remained stable for contract

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Statistic Figures for Q4 2015

Population 4,648,00

Employed 2,347,000

Participation Rate 68.6%

Unemployed 151,000

Unemployment Rate 6.0%

Underemployment Rate 3.7 %

Skilled Vacancies Trend (annualized) 6.9%

ICT Professionals Vacancies Trend (annualized)

11.0%

• Employment has increased and unemployment has decreased

• Overall the labour market is showing signs this quarter of settling and improving

• ICT Market is robust

• A large jump has been seen in the number of skilled & ICT professional vacancies

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Key National Statistics

New Zealand Top Occupations by Advertisement

Role

ICT Support & Test Engineer

Software & Applications Programmer

ICT Customer support officer

Developer / Programmer

Web Developer

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Seek ICT Job Ads Growth New Zealand – Dev 2014 vs Dec 2015

Job Title % ChangeSoftware Engineer -49.30%

Security +3.70%

Programme & Project Management -35.00%

Developers / Programmers -30.40%

Computer Operators -50.00%

Testing & Quality Assurance -35.00%

Architects -37.90%

Web Development & Production -46.40%

Help desk & IT Support -29.90%

Database Development & Administration -38.60%

Network Engineering -55.20%

Telecommunications -6.50%

Networks & Systems Administration -10.70%

Product Management & Development -63.40%

Sales – Pre & Post -41.90%

Business / Systems Analysts -11.30%

Management -15.20%

Technical Writing -46.20%

Hardware Engineers +20.00%

Other -8.60%

Consultants -29.60%

Team Leaders +3.10%

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Source: SEEK New Zealand

Qualifications Sought Experience Sought

What ICT Employers are looking for

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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.

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.

Burning Glass’ tools and data are playing a growing role in informing conversations on workforce and education.

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