More Than Money Salary Guide | Canberra Hiring Market Insights

Market Overview

Over the last 12 months, the market has slowed down, with fewer roles on offer than what we saw during COVID times. We expect that over the next 12 months, it will be much the same, with many employers experiencing budget pressures which they anticipate will continue into the new financial year.

In Canberra, the market has been volatile due to the change in government, crackdown on consultancies, and the Defence Strategic Reform. It is no longer a candidate-favoured market and there is a lot of competition for roles being released. We’re seeing market rates stabilise and expect to see these decrease slightly over the next 12 months to meet employer budgets. We’re also seeing a strong push to build on APS capability with permanent employees,and a strong push from businesses to have employees and contractors return to the office more permanently.

Rob Ning

Canberra Managing Director

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Candidate needs

Candidates are still favoring roles that have work from home benefits and flexibility, but we are finding that people will go into the office without complaints, especially in a highly secured environment.
Candidates are still seeking relatively high rates but are more flexible due to the tough market.
Candidates are more open to permanent opportunities than ever before.

Business needs

Due to budget pressures, employers are seeking flexibility on rates.
They are in search of candidates who are open to permanent work.
Businesses are seeking security-cleared candidates and are still quite open to interstate work, depending on how secured the environment is.
They are searching for local, quality candidates.

The year ahead

Looking to the next 12 months, we don’t expect to see massive changes to what we are currently experiencing in the market. Budgets will continue to be tight and there will continue to be a push to increase APS capability with permanent employees over contractors or consultants. Cyber and Data continue to be the most in demand skillsets, and we expect this to continue over the course of the year.

Canberra

Talent Insights

Tech Talent

13k technology professionals with an average tenure of 1.7 years

(source: LinkedIn Talent Insights)

Gender Identity

% Female

% Male

*This information has been retrieved from sources with gender binary data. We acknowledge those who do not fit within this framework and understand there are more gender identities beyond the binary.

(source: LinkedIn Talent Insights)

Top Employers

Defence Australia
ACT Government
Australian Government
The Australian National University
Services Australia

(source: LinkedIn Talent Insights)

Top Skills

Microsoft Azure
Microsoft Power BI
Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
Analytical Skills
R (Programming Language)

Living in

Canberra

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With a large number of educational options available, Canberra offers the community hundreds of programs through a number of private and public education systems as well as higher education options, including a technical institute, delivering world-class education which is highly regarded and offers something for everyone.