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ICT Managers nec

IT, Data & Science

Shortage Now

No shortage

JSA currently reports no national or state/territory shortage signal for this occupation.

Snapshot

Median salary

Not available

People employed

9,300

Estimated workforce

Shortage signal

No shortage (national)

Categories identify where a shortage occurs; they are not a severity score.

Visa pathways

CSOL listed (verify visa)

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What you actually do

This occupation group covers ICT Managers not elsewhere classified.

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Skills & main tasks

Occupation-specific skills are being verified against an authoritative source.

Where people work

State / territory distribution

NSW
39.3%
VIC
30.2%
QLD
12.8%
WA
6.4%
ACT
5.1%
SA
4.7%
TAS
0.9%
NT
0.6%

Highest education

Share of workers

Bachelor degree38.2%
Postgraduate21.7%
Advanced diploma / diploma15.2%
Year 1211.4%
Certificate III / IV7.2%
Year 111.2%
Year 10 and below1.2%

Education & work pattern

Part-time

6%

Female rate

23%

Median age

44

2030 & 2035 employment outlook

to 2030

+15%

13,487 projected jobs

to 2035

+25%

22,879 projected jobs

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Credentials & Pathway

OSCA skill level 1

A classification attribute describing the occupation; it is not a personal eligibility or qualification decision.

Official VET pathways

Advanced Diploma of Information Technology

Occupation ready

Certificate IV in Information Technology

Progression pathway

Diploma of Information Technology

Progression pathway

Real jobs right now

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Current vacancy signal

QLD · May 2026

99

ACT · May 2026

24

VIC · May 2026

134

NT · May 2026

6

SA · May 2026

38

NSW · May 2026

172

Where could this career take you?

Compare state-level shortage signals, salary context, study options and visa information for ICT Managers nec.

Regional demand

Largest employment base

#1 Melbourne - Inner

5,808 estimated employed

  1. 1

    Melbourne - Inner

    5,808 employed

    VIC

    +11.95%

    year on year

  2. 2

    Melbourne - West

    4,826 employed

    VIC

    -2.15%

    year on year

  3. 3

    Australian Capital Territory

    4,344 employed

    ACT

    +31.88%

    year on year

  4. 4

    Melbourne - South East

    4,285 employed

    VIC

    +13.45%

    year on year

  5. 5

    Melbourne - Inner South

    4,056 employed

    VIC

    +12.6%

    year on year

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Possible next career moves

Ranked by current shortage signal and projected employment growth.

2020–2021

Workers in this occupation

35,055

Moved in from another occupation

4,710

Moved to another occupation

2,770

Recommendation score: shortage = 2 points, no shortage = 1 point, plus 1 point for each 10% of projected growth to 2035.

  1. 1
    Cloud Engineer

    105 observed moves

    Shortage +22035 +27% · +3CSOL listed

    5

    points

  2. 2
    ICT Project Manager

    215 observed moves

    No shortage +12035 +25% · +3CSOL listed

    4

    points

  3. 3
    ICT Business Analyst

    110 observed moves

    No shortage +12035 +26% · +3CSOL listed

    4

    points

  4. 4
    Corporate General Manager

    100 observed moves

    No shortage +12035 +14% · +2CSOL listed

    3

    points

  5. 5
    Program or Project Administrator

    90 observed moves

    No shortage +12035 +17% · +2CSOL listed

    3

    points

Data status

Classification
OSCA 113299
Last updated
2026-07-16
Sources
Jobs and Skills Australia OSL · Jobs and Skills Australia DOM · ABS OSCA · Department of Home Affairs Core Skills Occupation List matched via ABS OSCA 2024 v1.0 correspondence Table 2

Labour-market data coverage

  • Shortage signal and drivers: JSA Occupation Shortage List (ANZSCO unit group where applicable).
  • Work profile, state distribution and education: JSA Occupation Profiles (ANZSCO mapped).
  • Regional employment: JSA NERO, June 2026.
  • Career-move observations: JSA DOM, last available 2020–21. Observed Australian worker transitions are not personalised recommendations; many contractors and sole traders are excluded, as are transitions below 10 workers.
  • Vacancy signal: JSA Internet Vacancy Index, 3-month average (ANZSCO unit group).
  • Employment outlook: JSA employment projections (ANZSCO unit group).
  • Training pathways: JSA Training Occupation Pathways.

Data confidence: official-profile-and-csol.