IT Jobs in Australia

General Skilled Migration – IT Jobs

One of the main routes of securing an IT job in Australia is with General Skilled Migration (GSM) program. The applicants must demonstrate their skills in a way that they reach the requirement of the GSM Skilled Occupation List (SOL). The main skills that are in demand are as follows,

• Systems analyst
• Analyst programmer
• Developer programmer
• Software engineer

The migrants should have their IT skills certified by the relevant assessing body, Australian Computer Society. Migration Occupations in Demand (MODL) list is not used to offer more points to the migrants whose experience and skills have met current needs in the labour market.

IT Jobs with the help of State-sponsored Employment

The GSM applicants can be nominated for IT jobs through State Migration Plans by a Territory or State Government under the schedule of the SOL. Below are some of these in the nominated list.

• Software engineers and testers
• Software and applications programmers
• Computer network and systems engineers

IT job in Sydney, the NSW Government selection criteria

• Academic qualification
• Work experience
• Specialization
• Language skills

IT jobs through Employer-sponsored Employment

Australian and overseas companies can sponsor, and employees in the IT sector to come and work in Australia on a temporary or permanent basis. Applicants have to fill the job that is in an occupation which is covered under Employer Nomination Scheme Occupation List (ENSOL) as with the SOL for GSM and provide the relevant proof of skills.