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IT salaries in Australia jumped 10% in May, as a shortfall in local technology skills continues to put upward pressure on pay rates, according to a new report. Areas and skills most in demand include project management,application development and J2SE.
The IT sector continues to experience strong
activity levels with the first half of 2007 characterised by demand for
candidates outstripping supply in a number of key markets, according to
the Ambition Technology Recruitment Market Trends and Salaries Report
for Winter 2007, released today by ASX-listed IT recruiter Ambition
Technology.
“The demand for Analysts, Project Managers, Application Developers, ERP
Consultants, and Storage and Security professionals continues
unabated,” said Andy Cross, Managing Director, Ambition Technology.
“There has been particular demand for professionals with software
development skills generally, and J2SE experience in particular.”
Mr Cross said that while IT contracting had not returned to the heady
days pre-Y2K, the demand for short-term contractors remained strong and
hourly rates had risen accordingly.
“In the permanent space, companies are fighting to both attract and
retain top talent,” he said. “While there has been improvement in
retention strategies, attraction is still an issue, partly due to the
demand for specific skills sets with those candidates demonstrating the
desired suite of communication, technical, analytical and problem
solving skills snapped up quickly.”
Commenting on the senior technology management space, Andy Cross said
that activity at the top end had stabilised with little movement in CIO
salaries following a period of heightened activity in the latter part
of 2006.
“Effectively there are two markets at senior technology levels,” he
said. “Senior IT manager salaries are in the $180K to $250K range,
while the CIO range is broader between $180K up to $500K for an
ASX-listed Top 300.”
The Ambition Report also highlighted the trend that there is still no
end in sight to the skills shortage. Andy Cross emphasised the need
for educators from secondary school levels upwards to work with
government and industry to consider strategies that would attract
candidates to the IT industry.
“What’s needed is an accounting industry-style campaign, such as that
run by the CPAs, to show successful profiles of IT industry candidates
and inform people about the great opportunities for career develop the
IT industry offers.”
Looking ahead, Cross said that the next six month would see salary
levels steady and a continuing focus on attraction strategies.
“We’re seeing companies looking to source candidates from other
disciplines and reskill and retrain them in IT roles,” he
said.
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