Good news again for IT pros in the latest Peoplebank quarterly salary survey: demand is continuing to rise. Here’s what key roles pay and where the demand is growing in each state capital.
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In the table below, we’ve listed the median salaries for selected roles advertised during the last quarter from the report. These are base salaries without commission, superannuation or other benefits. As ever, since these are roles being recruited for, the figures are more likely to represent the higher end of the market. Many of the figures are unchanged since last quarter.
| Role | NSW | ACT | VIC | QLD | WA | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Analyst | $100,000 | $95,000 | $110,000 | $95,000 | $100,000 | $80,000 |
| CIO/IT Director | $250,000 | $170,000 | $240,000 | $152,000 | $180,000 | $150,000 |
| DBA – Oracle | $110,000 | $85,000 | $110,000 | $91,000 | $80,000 | $80,000 |
| DBA – SQL Server | $120,000 | $80,000 | $110,000 | $91,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Desktop/PC Support | $65,000 | $45,000 | $65,000 | $67,000 | $60,000 | $70,000 |
| Developer – .NET | $100,000 | $85,000 | $80,000 | $90,000 | $90,000 | $75,000 |
| Developer – Android | $85,000 | $85,000 | $110,000 | $90,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Developer – iOS | $85,000 | $85,000 | $110,000 | $90,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Developer – Sharepoint | $100,000 | $100,000 | $110,000 | $110,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Deveveloper – Java | $90,000 | $85,000 | $85,000 | $90,000 | $85,000 | $85,000 |
| Enterprise Architect | $150,000 | $120,000 | $150,000 | $120,000 | $180,000 | $100,000 |
| Help Desk Manager | $100,000 | $85,000 | $80,000 | $90,000 | $75,000 | $95,000 |
| Helpdesk Support | $60,000 | $55,000 | $50,000 | $62,000 | $48,000 | $60,000 |
| Infrastructure Architect | $130,000 | $95,000 | $140,000 | $115,000 | $110,000 | $110,000 |
| IT Manager | $120,000 | $95,000 | $120,000 | $100,000 | $120,000 | $120,000 |
| Project Manager – Applications | $115,000 | $115,000 | $115,000 | $115,000 | $120,000 | $110,000 |
| Project Manager – Infrastructure | $115,000 | $115,000 | $115,000 | $115,000 | $120,000 | $110,000 |
| Security Engineer | $110,000 | $95,000 | $110,000 | $90,000 | $90,000 | $100,000 |
| Solutions Architect | $130,000 | $115,000 | $140,000 | $110,000 | $150,000 | $100,000 |
| Technical Writer | $90,000 | $80,000 | $100,000 | $75,000 | $65,000 | $60,000 |
| Test Manager | $120,000 | $85,000 | $140,000 | $100,000 | $90,000 | $100,000 |
| Wintel Server Engineer | $95,000 | $95,000 | $90,000 | $90,000 | $90,000 | $90,000 |
These are the areas in demand in each state (Peoplebank doesn’t cover Tasmania or the Northern Territory):
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NSW
- SAP professionals
- Business analysts
- Infrastructure project managers
- Mobile developers
- Network engineers
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Victoria
- Business analysts
- Project managers
- Developers
- Security engineers
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Western Australia
- Project managers
- Business analysts
- Solutions architects
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ACT
- SAP experts
- Business analysts
- Project managers
- Testers
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Queensland
- Business analysts
- Project managers
- Help desk
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South Australia
- Service desk
- Business analysts
- Developers
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Comments
2 responses to “IT Demand Is Still Rising, But You Might Have To Move”
Can you link to your source?
I think you’ll find this is the source:
http://www.peoplebank.com.au/resources/pdf/knowledge/si/Peoplebank-ICT-Salary-Employment-Index-Winter-2014.pdf
Interesting, looks like I should move to WA for my next architecture job!
I’d take those figures with a grain of salt. I know Network Engineers with 20 years experience getting less than the ‘Low’
IT sucks
It can be a beautiful day outside, and you’re not going to have any of it!
Instead you’ve got an 8hr date with a lcd monitor
I’m getting out of IT before I kill myself
Why do these things never have Network Engineers?
I earn 5k under the ‘low’ for my job. I don’t think stats coming from an IT recruitment agency are worth anything. The ABS would be a better source, but that would involve actual research, not cutting and pasting. Who has time to actually write articles these days?