Appeared in: The Australian
Author: David Crosling
Date: August 31, 2010

THE IT employment sector is enjoying a “honeymoon” period with realistic rates making business inclined to hire, a new survey shows.

Peoplebank Australia’s quarterly salary survey, released today, finds it is a good climate for businesses to hire, with salaries remaining steady in the past three months.

Peoplebank chief executive officer Peter Acheson said IT hiring continued to accelerate, with the two major states of NSW and Victoria predicted to be in a “candidate-tight” market by Christmas.

We are currently observing strong demand for a range of IT&T skills, as businesses across Australia, along with the major banks and WA’s mining sector undertake transformational projects designed to help them gain ground in the recovering global marketplace.

The recent significant growth in IT&T jobs available – such as a rise of 200% in the past 12 months in Victoria and 30% in both New South Wales and Queensland – have been sustained
in most states since our last Index in April 2010.

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Appeared in: The Australian Financial Review
Author: Paul Smith
Date: 30th of August 2010

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During the past quarter, salaries and rates have increased by an average of 5%, with a number of roles experiencing spectacular rises of up to a third. Increased demand means further pay rises are expected for resource-sector employees in WA through the rest of 2010.

Both the Mining and Oil & Gas sectors have seen increased demand for engineers and construction, contract and procurement managers, as well as sharp rises in payscales – by as much as 30% for some contract roles. It should be noted that many of the roles that are experiencing dramatic pay increases were subject to rate cuts of around 10% during the downturn of 2008 – 2009.