The most recent information from SEEK reveals that there have been 12.6 per cent extra new job adverts on their website within the final monetary yr (July 2016 – July 2017).
This mirrors information launched in July by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), that confirmed unemployment charges had fallen (for the third consecutive month) to five.5 per cent.
Which industries are rising?
There was excellent news throughout based on SEEK’s Chief Business Officer Kendra Banks, who said that “all however three industries loved optimistic promoting development”.
“The Mining, Assets & Vitality trade continued to have the best job advert development of all industries on SEEK, up 73 per cent in [the 12 months leading to] July,” mentioned Ms Banks.
This was adopted by Authorities & Defence with 30 per cent annual development and Trades and Providers with 28 per cent annual development.
The one industries that noticed destructive development had been Name Centre & Buyer Service, Insurance coverage & Superannuation and Promoting, Arts & Media.
Who provided probably the most job alternatives?
| Rank (most job alternatives) |
Classification | % Progress July 17 v July 16 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Info & Communication Expertise (ICT) | 5 |
| 2 | Trades & Providers | 28 |
| 3 | Healthcare & Medical | 13 |
| 4 | Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics | 19 |
“It’s no shock that the ICT trade provided probably the most job alternatives on SEEK this July. ICT has been the highest promoting trade on SEEK for some time now,” mentioned Ms Banks.
“Australia is without doubt one of the most digitally linked nations on this planet, and companies are more and more counting on expertise and software program options to assist their operations.
“Consequently, ICT professionals are in excessive demand to create and handle these new applied sciences,” concluded Ms Banks.
What roles are hottest?
SEEK additionally discovered that there was an rising distinction within the price of development between Full Time and Non-full-time job promoting, with Non-fill-time jobs rising at a quicker price.
“This development has been ongoing since late 2010,” based on Ms Banks.
“Nonetheless, our newest SEEK information has revealed that Full Time jobs had been probably the most marketed position sort on SEEK over the previous monetary yr.”
There may be nonetheless robust demand for candidates within the following industries:
- Healthcare & Medical
- Authorities & Defence
- Training & Coaching
- Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics
- Consulting & Technique
- CEO & Common Administration
- Actual Property and Property
- Trades & Providers
The place can you discover work?
Optimistic job advert development occurred throughout all states and territories for the final monetary yr.
Excellent news for techies, New South Wales’s promoting tempo rose 7.3 per cent, and Victoria by 14.1 per cent, within the final monetary yr. Ads for ICT trade roles had been the best rating in each states.
Mining-dominated states additionally noticed a “restoration”, with adverts on SEEK up 16.8 per cent in Western Australia and 20.2 per cent in Queensland.
| State | % Progress July 17 v July 16 |
|---|---|
| Tasmania | 22 |
| Queensland | 20.2 |
| Northern Territory | 19.8 |
| Western Australia | 16.8 |
| Victoria | 14.1 |
| New South Wales | 7.3 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 4.8 |
