Australia’s ICT Recruitment Sector Employment Market

Update Q4, 2014

Beacham Group Client Summary

ITCRA CEO Notes

•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 Australian 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 employment decisions are made.

Key National StatisticsAustralian Statistics and Movements

Population 23,694,714

Employed 11,679,400

Participation Rate 64.8 %

Unemployed 759,200

Unemployment Rate 6.1 %

Underutilisation Rate 15.0 %

Skilled Vacancies Trend (annualized)

10.0 %

ICT Professionals Vacancies Trend (annualized)

8.7 %

• In general, the Australian workforce is improving but there is an increase in both unemployment, and underutilisation of current workers• Skilled vacancies are up, but skilled

vacancies for ICT professionals are lower than the average

Australia’s Top Roles by Placement Count

Popular Permanent RecruitsAnalyst ProgrammerBusiness AnalystProject ManagerHelp DeskNetwork DesignerConsultantDesktop SupportIT Manager

Popular Contractor RecruitsProject ManagerBusiness AnalystConsultantAnalyst ProgrammerHelp DeskDesktop/PC SupportTesterNetwork Engineer

ICT Recruitment Market: Australia

Permanent & Contracting Markets Market Size by State

ICT Recruitment Market: Australia

Average Days to Fill • Contracting is the main way that ICT professionals work• NSW is the main market, with ACT and

Victoria as major secondary markets• Permanent ICT applicants command

lower rates but take longer to secure

What ICT Employers are Looking ForQualifications Sought Experience Sought

What ICT Talent is Looking For

Popular Permanent Benefits• Mobile Phone/Allowance• Flexible Working Hours• Telecommuting• Car Park• Company Paid Training

Popular Contract Benefits• Telecommuting• Flexible Working Hours• Car Park• Overtime Payments• Mobile Phone/Allowance

ICT Recruitment Market: Australian Capital Territory (ACT)

Permanent Roles16% of roles are permanentAverage of 45 days to fill a role$67.85 per hour on averageContract Roles84% of roles are contractAverage of 83 days to fill a contract$103.71 per hour on average

• Led by the Australian Government• Popular market for ICT workers due to

large amount of federal Government work

ICT Recruitment Market: New South Wales

Permanent Roles13% of roles are permanentAverage of 28 days to fill a role$64.32 per hour on averageContract Roles87% of roles are contractAverage of 39 days to fill a contract$124.15 per hour on average

• Largest market in Australia• Mid range in terms of time to fill roles

and required investment in human capital

ICT Recruitment Market: Queensland

Permanent Roles6% of roles are permanentAverage of 25 days to fill a role$57.17 per hour on averageContract Roles94% of roles are contractAverage of 37 days to fill a contract$82.11 per hour on average

• Queensland Government has been hiring recently• Highly concentrated on contract roles

ICT Recruitment Market: South Australia

Permanent Roles15% of roles are permanentAverage of 20 days to fill a role$51.58 per hour on averageContract Roles85% of roles are contractAverage of 68 days to fill a contract$66.10 per hour on average

• Smallest market for ICT human capital in Australia• Lowest average investment in both

permanent and contract human capital• Equal-lowest (with WA) days-to-fill for

permanent roles, but highest time required to fill contract roles

ICT Recruitment Market: Victoria

Permanent Roles17% of roles are permanentAverage of 33 days to fill a role$73.29 per hour on averageContract Roles83% of roles are contractAverage of 44 days to fill a contract$162.89 per hour on average

• Second-largest market for ICT talent with NSW as the largest• Highest proportion of Permanent ICT

talent in Australia• Highest level of average investment to

secure both contract and permanent ICT talent

ICT Recruitment Market: Western Australia

Permanent Roles5% of roles are permanentAverage of 20 days to fill a role$64.95 per hour on averageContract Roles95% of roles are contractAverage of 34 days to fill a contract$121.24 per hour on average

• Most concentrated ratio of contract roles in Australia• Lowest time required to fill contracts,

and equal lowest time (with SA) to fill permanent roles• Average investment in securing

human capital is competitive with NSW, Australia’s largest market for ICT

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.

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