SkillsMatch is an ITCRA Supported Solution Information Technology Contract and Recruitment Association Ltd SkillsMatch ICT Contractor Movements Snapshot July to November 2012 Produced by ITCRA

ABOUT SKILLSMATCH ITCRA SkillsMatch Report on ICT Contractor Movements July to November 2012 SkillsMatch is an ITCRA Supported Solution Information Technology Contract and Recruitment Association Ltd

SkillsMatch ICT Contractor Movement Snapshot Executive Summary Who is ITCRA? ITCRA (Information Technology Contract & Recruitment Association Ltd) established in 1999, is the pre-eminent professional body for ICT recruitment and contract organisations, their professionally accredited ICT consultants, and suppliers across Australia and New Zealand. The Association’s vision is to set the direction for the sector, and influence standards and best practice through knowledge, education, benchmarking, business practice and advocacy. This is underpinned by a comprehensive Code of Conduct as well a Business and Professional Toolkits and a unique dataset, SkillsMatch, to support the research program. What is SkillsMatch? ITCRA collects, from a number of its Member companies, data relating to clients’ position requirements and to the successful candidates. Our companies provide real-time data on open positions, salaries offered, placements made and time-to-fill, to a central database. From there we can bring together various data fields in meaningful, up to date reports. The database is refreshed every day. The data shows ‘real jobs”. It does not rely on surveys or on counting advertisements and it stays up to date with emerging ICT roles. What is the SkillsMatch ICT Contractor Movement Snapshot? This SkillsMatch ICT Contractor Movement Snapshot delivers a snapshot of ICT roles that were placed by a sample of our Membership. The placements were made from June- November 2012 and were analysed for the number of hires, and whether each hire was a permanent or contract position. It covers contractor movements in: Location Duration Mobility For more information Contact Carmel Barker at ITCRA or call on SkillsMatch Copyright notice Copyright is claimed by ITCRA Ltd and is available to Members and subscribed (authorised) clients. Use of data by Members and subscribed (authorised) clients is permitted provided the source of data is cited and special permission is given by ITCRA where data is used in a public forum. SkillsMatch is an ITCRA Supported Solution Information Technology Contract and Recruitment Association Ltd T: W: E:

OVERVIEW ITCRA SkillsMatch Report on ICT Contractor Movements July to November 2012 SkillsMatch is an ITCRA Supported Solution Information Technology Contract and Recruitment Association Ltd

Overview Hiring continues in key ICT business areas Contracts appear to be favoured for specific projects, with permanent employment in core business processes ACT continues to be the most favourable market for ICT work There is some movement of ICT contractors between states SkillsMatch is an ITCRA Supported Solution Information Technology Contract and Recruitment Association Ltd

TOP FIVE ROLES ITCRA SkillsMatch Report on ICT Contractor Movements July to November 2012 SkillsMatch is an ITCRA Supported Solution Information Technology Contract and Recruitment Association Ltd

Roles by Hires ICT roles for the period 1 July 2012 to 30 November 2012 were added by ICT recruiters into the SkillsMatch system These roles were analysed for the number of hires, and whether each hire was a permanent or contract position These roles are presented in terms of the most hires per role and the proportion of those hires that were contract positions SkillsMatch is an ITCRA Supported Solution Information Technology Contract and Recruitment Association Ltd

Top Five Roles by Hires Top Ten Roles by Gross Number of HiresTotal HiresPercentage Contracts Desktop/Network Support38787 % Business Intelligence Consultant33389 % Project Manager30780 % Analyst Programmer25972 % Business Analyst13170 % NB: The top roles by proportion that were contractors were all 100% contracts and less than ten hires. SkillsMatch is an ITCRA Supported Solution Information Technology Contract and Recruitment Association Ltd

Bottom Five Roles by Contracts Bottom Five Roles by Contractor ProportionTotal HiresPercentage Contracts Team Leader1527 % Engineer4933 % CIO/IT Director2935 % IT Manager2035 % Security Consultant2536 % NB: Only roles where at least 10 hires were made are included in the above. SkillsMatch is an ITCRA Supported Solution Information Technology Contract and Recruitment Association Ltd

Top Five Roles by Duration Contract roles were separated from permanent roles The contract terms were analysed in terms of short-term (under 12 months), medium-term (12 to 24 months), and long-term (over 24 months) The roles with the highest proportion of long- term roles, along with the total contracts entered into are presented SkillsMatch is an ITCRA Supported Solution Information Technology Contract and Recruitment Association Ltd

Top Five Roles by Duration Roles with a High Proportion as Contracts of Over Two Years Total Contracts Proportion CIO/IT Director605 % Security Consultant454 % Technical Writer254 % Quality Assurance Manager2203 % Account Manager773 % SkillsMatch is an ITCRA Supported Solution Information Technology Contract and Recruitment Association Ltd

Duration by Location The proportion of contracts that were both medium-term (12 to 24 months) and long- term (over 24 months) were analysed for their location and proportion of total contracts issued ACT was found to have contracts of 12 or more months in highest proportion, followed by Victoria SkillsMatch is an ITCRA Supported Solution Information Technology Contract and Recruitment Association Ltd

Duration by Location SkillsMatch is an ITCRA Supported Solution Information Technology Contract and Recruitment Association Ltd Graph indicates states with the highest proportion of contracts that were both medium-term (12 to 24 months) and long-term (over 24 months)

Contractor Mobility Contracts were analysed for the location of the contract and the state of residency of the secured contractor Where contractors were secured from across state borders, this is considered mobility for this report Contractor mobility is presented as a percentage of contracts filled with cross-border contractors The highest proportion of contractors from across borders was for ACT, followed by NSW SkillsMatch is an ITCRA Supported Solution Information Technology Contract and Recruitment Association Ltd

Contractor Mobility SkillsMatch is an ITCRA Supported Solution Information Technology Contract and Recruitment Association Ltd Contractor mobility is presented as a percentage of contracts filled with cross- border contractors

CONCLUDING REMARKS ITCRA SkillsMatch Report on ICT Contractor Movements July to November 2012 SkillsMatch is an ITCRA Supported Solution Information Technology Contract and Recruitment Association Ltd

Concluding Remarks Considering the analysis of SkillsMatch, the conclusion that is reached is: Australian Government work in the ACT is the most stable ICT work currently available The highest volume of positions in ICT is project-based and is on contract The lowest volume of positions in ICT is business core and is permanent or long-term contract ACT, New South Wales and Victoria have the strongest and most attractive ICT markets for contractors SkillsMatch is an ITCRA Supported Solution Information Technology Contract and Recruitment Association Ltd

Major Contributors ITCRA would like to thanks our major contributors to SkillsMatch: SkillsMatch is an ITCRA Supported Solution Information Technology Contract and Recruitment Association Ltd T: W: E: The SkillsMatch Contractor Movement Snapshot is supported by ITCRA Gold Partner Jobswire