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These regional insights are updated quarterly, if you need help navigating the hiring landscape over the next three months please reach out to our team.
AI continues to dominate strategic conversations across industries, with its footprint growing rapidly in hiring practices and organisational capability building. This quarter, we’ve seen a new wave of AI-driven candidate qualification tools hit the market from ATS plugins and virtual interview agents to screening chatbots. Some companies have now made AI screening a default requirement for all entry-level hires. What was once experimental is now standard operating procedure.
On the hiring front, integration specialists remain in high demand as organisations grapple with the challenge of linking new AI and automation technologies to legacy systems. Cybersecurity recruitment is also surging, particularly in roles focused on SIEM, cyber automation, and threat analysis.
There’s renewed demand for business analysts and change managers, which is often an early signal that large-scale transformation projects are on the horizon. Project delivery and PMO talent are also expected to follow. Meanwhile, new roles like AI Compliance Analyst and AI Lead are beginning to emerge, signalling the formalisation of internal AI strategies.
A key development this quarter is the rapid rise of Victoria’s GreenTech sector. Driven by ambitious government targets, startup momentum, and university-industry partnerships, the sector has evolved beyond clean energy into a thriving ecosystem of climate-smart technologies.
Victoria’s renewable energy goal (95% by 2035) is fuelling demand for:
Green AI, climate tech, and energy analytics roles are accelerating, creating new opportunities for software engineers, data analysts, and product leaders who bring a sustainability mindset to their work.
From a business readiness standpoint, Australia's small-to-mid-tier sector is still catching up. As of December 2024, the Department of Industry, Science and Research reports:
While caution remains, there are signs of growing curiosity. Many mid-sized businesses are testing targeted use cases often in areas like marketing, document handling, or cyber risk, while CIOs focus on upskilling teams and improving understanding of existing AI tools. The emphasis is shifting from panic to practical progress.
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Melbourne is a mecca for people who want to live in a vibrant city with access to the best food, wine, art and culture. The rapid growth of the technology industry, supported by the fact Melbourne is home to more than half of Australia’s top 20 tech companies means that the city is attracting some of the world’s best tech talent.
Melbourne has been named one of the most liveable cities in the world by the Economist Intelligence Unit due to the city’s dynamic business environment, education opportunities, quality of life and globally connected multicultural communities. The costs of living are on par with Sydney with housing slightly less, but as you will see in this guide, the salaries are relative to the costs.
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