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PROFESSIONALS AUSTRALIA / AUSTRALIAN COMPUTER SOCIETY ICT REMUNERATION SURVEY SUMMARY REPORT 2015

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2015 ICT salaries snapshotThe 2015 Professionals Australia / Australian Computer Society Remuneration Survey Report shows that average salary growth was 2.9 per cent over the twelve months to June 2015 (see Graph 1).

Average salary growth for ICT professionals outpaced the Consumer Price Index (CPI), a national measure of economic growth (see Graph 2).

The report further showed that ICT professionals’ average salary growth was above the national average of 2.3 per cent based on the Australian Wage Price Index (WPI). ICT professionals employed in the private sector reported an average increase in salaries of 3.4 per cent, a rise from the 2.6 per cent increase reported a year earlier.

Public sector employees reported salaries growing an average of 2.1 per cent, down slightly from the 2.3 per cent average growth reported in the 2013 survey. A gap in wage growth between the public and private sector appears to be widening. Education sector employees reported an average increase of 3.3 per cent, compared to average increases of 3.7 per cent reported in the previous survey.

Despite a general cooling of the Australian economy over the last 12 months, with increases in the CPI down on 12 months prior and movements in the WPI staying the same, ICT remains a thriving segment of the Australian economy.

The average salary of ICT professionals continues to rise in real terms, growing faster than the cost of living; a trend likely to continue as Australia transitions away from the resources boom to a knowledge based economy and embraces its position as a leading provider of information technology services.

Graph 1 - Average Annual % Increase in ICT Professional Salaries, 2000 - 2015

Graph 2 - Average % Increase in Salary by Sector

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CPI (June '15)

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3.4% 3.3%2.9%

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Graph 3 - Average Annual % Increase in ICT Professional Salaries, 2000 - 2015

Salary increase by industryICT respondents employed in the business services industry enjoyed the highest average annual salary increases at 6.41%. They were followed by education, at 4.64%, which we also found to have the greatest annual increase in last year’s survey. The computer services industry had the lowest average increase in salaries at 1.44%.

Graph 4 - Average Annual Salary Movements by Responsibility LevelSalary increase by award levelThe Professional Employees Award 2010 defines five tiers of responsibility for professionals, where level 1 represents those early in their career. These levels roughly correspond to level 3 through 7 of the internationally recognised SFIA classification structure. Those above these classification structures typically comprise the upper management of an organisation.

On average, salary increases were greatest for early career ICT professionals while typically quite low for those who sit above the Award. Employees defined as highly skilled also experienced strong average gains of 3.71% at level 4, and 3.36% at level 5.

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JOB FUNCTION TYPICAL TOTAL PACKAGE VALUE ($)*

GENERAL MANAGER $160,000 - $310,500

CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER $158,775 - $257,325

ICT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER $152,438 - $211,775

ICT ACCOUNT MANAGER $144,580 - $197,684

TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENGINEER $120,450 - $197,083

ICT ARCHITECT $143,400 - $184,500

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT $73,260 - $181,300

ICT PROJECT MANAGER $113,466 - $179,688

ICT SALES REPRESENTATIVE $109,500 - $179,325

ICT MANAGER $122,280 - $177,330

ICT CONSULTANT $97,665 - $168,975

COMPUTER NETWORK/ SYSTEMS ENGINEER $77,214 - $147,450

ACADEMIC $111,143 - $143,212

SOFTWARE ENGINEER $95,700 - $140,060

ICT BUSINESS ANALYST $91,633 - $130,741

SYSTEMS ANALYST $99,386 - $130,725

DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR $115,500 - 130,231

ICT SECURITY SPECIALIST $91,586 - $127,385

ANALYST PROGRAMMER $83,220 - $127,227

ICT SYSTEMS TEST ENGINEER $83,517 - $121,000

ICT QUALITY ASSURANCE ENGINEER $78,840 - $117,320

SOFTWARE & APPLICATIONS PROGRAMMER $70,887 - $113,950

DEVELOPER PROGRAMMER $65,700 - $113,880

TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK ENGINEER $78,945 - $113,880

SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR $75,750 - $110,213

NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR $78,745 - $108,600

ICT SUPPORT ENGINEER $52,983 - $104,958

ICT CUSTOMER SUPPORT OFFICER $58,856 - $102,485

ICT SUPPORT/TEST ENGINEER $61,225 - $101,200

ICT SUPPORT TECHNICIAN $58,460 - $87,210

WEB DEVELOPER $42,487 - $71,510

OTHER JOB FUNCTIONS IN IT $100,120 - $168,502

Table 1 - Total package by job function

*includes superannuation, bonuses and commissions, the value of a motor vehicle where supplied and other employer provided payments and benefits.

Salaries by job functionUnsurprisingly, Chief Information Officer and General Management roles continue to be the most lucrative ICT positions with 50% of General Managers surveyed reporting Total Packages between $160,000 and $310,000 per year.

Total package is defined as comprising the sum of the value of base salary, bonuses, superannuation and the value of fringe benefits such as motor vehicles.

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JOB FUNCTION TYPICAL TOTAL PACKAGE VALUE ($)*

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BASE SALARY TOTAL PACKAGE

LOWER QUARTILE MEDIAN UPPER

QUARTILE MEAN LOWER QUARTILE MEDIAN UPPER

QUARTILE MEAN

SFIA 3 / AWARD LEVEL 1 $53,820 $65,000 $85,000 $74,207 $59,484 $73,645 $94,041 $83,914

SFIA 4 / AWARD LEVEL 2 $70,000 $90,000 $110,000 $91,775 $78,745 $101,943 $129,085 $105,855

SFIA 5 / AWARD LEVEL 3 $89,000 $108,000 $128,000 $109,256 $99,668 $121,000 $148,000 $124,957

SFIA 6 / AWARD LEVEL 4 $102,500 $126,750 $156,500 $133,777 $119,108 $146,075 $184,030 $157,001

SFIA 7 / AWARDS LEVEL 5 $110,000 $140,000 $181,000 $152,657 $134,173 $167,250 $221,095 $184,206

ABOVE SFIA 7 / ABOVE AWARD $130,000 $160,000 $205,000 $169,831 $143,000 $185,435 $245,100 $205,556

Table 2 - Full-time Base Salary and Total Package by Responsibility Level

Future expectationsDespite wage and salary growth in Australia remaining low over the last twelve months, ICT professionals have achieved respectable growth in wages. With the nation increasingly relying on its technology and service based industries for growth it is expected average growth in ICT salaries will continue to match or exceed increases across the broader workforce.

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The 2015 Professionals Australia / Australian Computer Society Remuneration Survey Report is published annually by Professionals Australia (formerly the Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists & Managers, Australia; APESMA). The report details earnings across a wide range of factors such as experience, industry, job function and qualification based on responses from over 2,100 ICT professionals.

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