Australia’s ICT Recruitment Sector Employment Market Update

Q2, 2015Beacham Group Summary

• This presentation should be read in conjunction with the ITCRA ICT Employment Trends Report which forms the briefing and reference material.

• The purpose of the report is to provide an overview of the key movements and data that affects the ICT industry in terms of business conditions, human capital needs, recruitment activities, and expectations.

• This document provides general information only and specific advice should be sought before decisions are made.

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Statistic Recent Statistics (Q2, 2015)

Previous Statistics (Q1, 2015)

Change

Population 23,816,229 23,773,311

Employed 11,768,600 11,679,400

Participation Rate 64.8 % 64.8 %

Unemployed 756,100 764,500

Unemployment Rate 6.0 % 6.1 %

Underutilisation Rate 8.5 % 14.9 %

Skilled Vacancies Trend (annualized)

2.2 % 6.9 %

ICT Professionals Vacancies Trend (annualized)

11.1% 14.6%

• The Australian labour market continues to settle

• Most states and territories are doing well, but Western Australia continues to struggle

• ICT vacancies continues to do better than average but specific roles do better than others.

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Key National Statistics

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Australia’s Top Roles by Placement CountPopular Permanent Recruits

Business Analyst

.NET Developer

Front End Developer

Analyst Programmer

Project Manager

Popular Contractor Recruits

Business Analyst

Project Manager

Service Desk / Desktop Support

SAP Roles

Test Analyst

Permanent & Contracting Markets Market Size by State

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ICT Recruitment Market: Australia

Average Days to Fill• Time to fill permanent roles remains

steady

• Time to fill contract roles shrinks significantly to 32 days

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ICT Recruitment Market: Australia

Qualifications Sought Experience Sought

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What ICT Employers are looking for

• Flexible Working Hours

• Mobile Phone / Allowance

• Telecommuting

• Car Park

• Company Paid Training

• Flexible Working Hours

• Telecommuting

• Car Park

• Mobile Phone / Allowance

• Overtime

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What ICT Talent is looking forPopular Permanent Benefits Popular Contract Benefits

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Statistics Q2 2015 Statistics Q1 2015

Permanent Roles% of roles are permanent

8% 8%

Average number of days to fill a role

68 86

Average rate per hour

$75.98 $63.62

Contract Roles

% of roles are contract

92% 92%

Average number of days to fill a contract

45 49

Average rate per hour

$105.61 $99.71

• Led by the Australian Government

• Popular market for ICT workers due to Government work

• Proportion of roles that are permanent are stable & time to fill is down

• Average hourly rates have improved this quarter

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ICT Recruitment Market: Australian Capital Territory (ACT)

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ICT Recruitment Market: New South WalesStatistics Q2 2015 Statistics Q1 2015

Permanent Roles% of roles are permanent

10% 7%

Average number of days to fill a role

56 62

Average rate per hour

$62.89 $62.31

Contract Roles

% of roles are contract

90% 93%

Average number of days to fill a contract

29 45

Average rate per hour

$97.88 $120.99

• Largest market in Australia at 37% of all positions filled this quarter

• Permanent roles increased from 7% to 10% percent this quarter

• Time to fill roles decreased substantially this quarter

• Average hour rates for permanents are stabled but softened for contractors

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ICT Recruitment Market: QueenslandStatistics Q2 2015 Statistics Q1 2015

Permanent Roles% of roles are permanent

12% 9%

Average number of days to fill a role

44 50

Average rate per hour

$56.91 $50.16

Contract Roles

% of roles are contract

88% 91%

Average number of days to fill a contract

25 29

Average rate per hour

$75.14 $89.00

• Queensland Government has been hiring recently

• Permanent roles increased from 9% to 12%, doubling from 6% six months ago

• Average days to fill continue to shrink

• Average hourly rates stable for permanent but softened for contractors

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ICT Recruitment Market: South AustraliaStatistics Q2 2015 Statistics Q1 2015

Permanent Roles% of roles are permanent

13% 9%

Average number of days to fill a role

38 82

Average rate per hour

$55.49 $44.35

Contract Roles

% of roles are contract

87% 91%

Average number of days to fill a contract

26 24

Average rate per hour

$56.70 $53.86

• Permanents have grown almost 50% from 9% to 13% of hires, reversing the shift last quarter

• Average time to place slashed to 38 days for permanents & remained fairly stable for contractors

• Average hourly rates up around one quarter for permanents & fairly stable for contractors

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ICT Recruitment Market: VictoriaStatistics Q2 2015 Statistics Q1 2015

Permanent Roles% of roles are permanent

16% 11%

Average number of days to fill a role

75 59

Average rate per hour

$72.17 $67.84

Contract Roles

% of roles are contract

84% 89%

Average number of days to fill a contract

34 42

Average rate per hour

$98.36 $112.10

• Permanent roles back to 16% of all hires, reversing the shift last quater

• Average time to place increased for permanent roles but shrank for contract roles

• Average hourly rates increased slightly for permanents but softened for contractors

ICT Recruitment Market: Western Australia

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Statistics Q2 2015 Statistics Q1 2015

Permanent Roles% of roles are permanent

7% 11%

Average number of days to fill a role

78 64

Average rate per hour

$69.47 $63.22

Contract Roles

% of roles are contract

93% 89%

Average number of days to fill a contract

22 29

Average rate per hour

$84.29 $78.50

• The only market this quarter that increased its shift to contractors rather than permanents

• Permanent roles decreased from 11% to 7% share this quarter

• Average time to place increased for permanent roles and decreased for contractors

• Average hourly rates have improved slightly for both permanent and contractors

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ITCRA is the professional body for the ICT contracting and recruitment sector in Australia and New Zealand. Beacham Group is an ITCRA member.ITCRA Members supply and/or manage white collar professionals on behalf of their clients for permanent and flexible roles, including contracting, across Australia and New Zealand as well as multiple international markets.

SkillsMatch is a monthly reporting program of data from ITCRA Members systems that includes: position title and requirements, available positions, salaries offered, placements made and time-to-fill for ICT contract and permanent roles. The data is released to ITCRA by participating Members on a set day each month so ongoing analysis of market trends is available. With more than ten years of information available, SkillsMatch is a unique, comprehensive dataset of ICT recruitment and employment trends.

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