Country Profile: I.T Professionals

Average Annual Salary Package

$70,000 - $90,000+ AUD (Depends on your area of specialisation, higher averages for managerial roles)

Demand Locations

New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia

Occupation Registration

Registration is not required, but the Australian Computer Society operates in a similar manner to the British Computer Society offer professional development recommended courses and a great network to contact professionals alike.

Migration Options

General Skilled Migration

Work Permits

Working Holiday Visa

Overview

With some of the biggest names in the IT pumping large amounts of investment into Australia’s IT Industry, IT professionals have never had a better chance to kick start their career in this blossoming country. Even seasoned IT professionals are finding that the grass is greener on the other side and Australia’s need for IT professional’s growing with intensity.

Areas of high demand include the following specialisations: CISSP, C++/C#/C*, Data Warehousing, Java, J2EE, Linux, .Net technologies, Network Security/Firewall/Internet Security, Oracle, PeopleSoft, SAP, SIEBEL, Solaris and UNIX.

For many IT professionals, weather you have a bachelors, diploma or relevant professional experience only, there will most definitely be a migration route that suits you and your family.

If you are looking to live and work in Australia for a short period, working holiday visa’s and work permits are poplar routes, allowing you to sample life in Australia without the commitment of permanent migration.

If you are looking for a new start and wish to make Australia your home, the General Skilled Migration Programme is probably the route for you, which provides the most flexible and sought after visas for highly skilled professionals.

Not sure about your options? Just give one of our friendly agents a call for a no-nonsense free migration assessment. Our agents will listen to your migration needs and wants to review the best migration route for you and your family.