Welcome to our latest Salary Guide! The technology industry in Victoria is currently presenting a number of challenges for employers looking for the right talent and incredible opportunities for highly experienced candidates and contractors. A skills shortage in key areas of demand is making finding the right talent more difficult than ever before - that s if you don t have the right processes and attraction strategies in place. We are finding, discerning talent, in increasingly high demand areas, are attracted to companies that have a strong reputation, are working on the latest tech stacks and more interesting project opportunities designed to build candidates expertise and portfolios. Sourcing and retaining the right talent The current candidate-driven market is increasing competition for both salary rates and opportunities. While salary rates are incredibly important and shouldn t be neglected in sourcing strategies, we are finding more and more it s the companies who offer the right portfolio opportunities, professional development pathways and exciting projects who have the upper hand in this market. Companies should also consider the tech stack they are offering potential employees. Organisations that are running on older technologies will not attract the top contractors who want to keep their skills relevant. We are seeing many contractors decline an opportunity based on the company s tech stack. The core focus for the industry s top candidates is to remain as in demand and relevant as possible and working on old tech stacks or less innovative projects won t assist their career. Therefore, they re likely to look elsewhere for the challenges that suit them. Removing all roadblocks be ready to have offers out on the same day as the interview In such a fast-moving marketplace larger companies are missing out on top talent due to their slower processes. While smaller businesses can move from interview to offer within a day, larger enterprises are still lagging behind and missing out on the best talent. Removing red tape and enabling speed of decision-making will put larger businesses on the same footing to snap up forward-thinking talent quickly.
Industry changes While, for many roles, there has been minimal change in demand over the past 12 months, the key jumps in salary rates have included Software Development and DevOps roles. Salary rates for more senior roles increased slightly across the board, as well as some mid-level roles. The biggest increase in salary rates has been seen in Data, Cloud, Software Development and Agile Coaching roles, which is consistent with the demand in the market for those job types at the moment. Creative processes The industry is being driven by three hot areas customer transformation, new ways of working and digital transformation. We are also finding more and more, organisations are looking for creative ways to fill their skills gap. Large organisations are implementing technology architecture training across their workforce, including Cloud certification, supporting their technology transformation and looking ahead to meet future skill gaps. Jacqui Wightman Davidson Technology General Manager (VIC)
NSW TECHNOLOGY & DIGITAL SALARY GUIDE PERMANENT Permanent Technology & Digital Salary Guide
VIC TECHNOLOGY & DIGITAL SALARY GUIDE PERMANENT Executive Management Technology Role Small-Medium Enterprise Chief Information Officer $260,000 Medium-Large Enterprise ASX 200 $330,000 $650,000 Chief Digital Officer Chief Technology Officer Chief Security Officer Head of Delivery Head of Strategy & Architecture Head of Infrastructure Head of Projects Head of Operations IT Manager Chief Data Officer Chief Data Scientist $200,000 $300,000 $500,000 $220,000 $320,000 $450,000 $240,000 $280,000 $450,000 $180,000 $250,000 $400,000 $220,000 $320,000 $450,000 $200,000 $260,000 $360,000 $220,000 $260,000 $360,000 $200,000 $260,000 $350,000 $160,000 $220,000 $290,000 $220,000 $350,000 $500,000 $180,000 $250,000 $350,000 Software Development Android Developer $65,000 $90-110,000 $130-140,000 ios Developer $70,000 $120,000 $140-160,000 Back-end Developers (Full-Stack,.NET/Java/Open-Source/CMS $70,000 $110,000 $130-140,000 Front End (UI Developer) $80,000 $100-110,000 $130-140,000 PHP Developer $70,000 $90,000 $120-130,000 Python Developer $70,000 $110,000 $120-130,000 Ruby on Rails Developer $70,000 $110,000 $130-140,000 Software Development Manager - $150,000 $200-250,000 Solutions Architect $110,000 $150,000 $200-220,000 Tech Lead - $140,000 $160-190,000 Salaries include superannuation davidsonwp.com 4
VIC TECHNOLOGY & DIGITAL SALARY GUIDE PERMANENT Digital Design & Digital Product Customer Experience (CX) $100,000 $130-140,000 $150-160,000 Digital Product Manager/Owner $90,000 $130-150,000 $180-200,000 Digital/Web Producer $90,000 $110,000 $130,000 Graphic Designer $70,000 $80-90,000 $110,000 Interactive Designer $90,000 $110,000 $140,000 Responsive Web Designer $70,000 $80-90,000 $110,000 User Experience (UX)/Designers $90-100,000 $120,000 $150-170,000 User Experience (UX)/Researcher $90-100,000 $120,000 $150-170,000 Visual/UI Designer $90,000 $110,000 $140,000 Digital Marketing, Content, Conversion; Sales, Adoption Digital Adoption/Conversion/Optimisation $100,000 $130,000 $160,000 Digital Analyst/Analytics $100,000 $120,000 $145,000 Digital Copywriter $80,000 $100,000 $110,000 Digital Marketing Manager $95,000 $120,000 $160,000 Digital Media Manager/Digital Engagement/Growth Hacker $110,000 $130,000 $150,000 Digital Strategist $100,000 $130,000 $170,000 E-Commerce Manager $110,000 $140,000 $180,000 Head of Digital - - $220,000 Online Editor $80,000 $100,000 $110,000 Search Engine Marketing $100,000 $130,000 $160,000 Social Media Manager $85,000 $110,000 $130,000 SEO Specialist $100,000 $130,000 $160,000 Digital/Web Content Manager/Web Master $85,000 $110,000 $130,000 EDM $100,000 $130,000 $160,000 Salaries include superannuation davidsonwp.com 5
VIC TECHNOLOGY & DIGITAL SALARY GUIDE PERMANENT Digital Agile Services Digital Business Analyst $90,000 $120,000 $150,000 Digital Capability Manager $90,000 $120,000 $150-200,000 Digital Delivery Manager $90,000 $120,000 $150-200,000 Digital Iteration Manager $100,000 $140-160,000 $180-200,000 Digital Project Manager / Delivery Lead $110,000 $140-150,000 $160-180,000 Digital Program Manager - $160,000 $200,000 Digital Project Director - $180,000 $220,000 Agile Coach - $130,000 $170-200,000 Scrum Master $110,000 $130,000 $180-200,000 Change Management Change Manager $110,000 $160,000 $210,000 Change Analyst $85,000 $120,000 $125,000 Communications Consultant $75,000 $110,000 $125,000 Project Management & Business Analyst Business Analyst $90,000 $120,000 $140,000 Systems Analyst $95,000 $120,000 $140,000 Lead BA/Manager $120,000 $150,000 $180,000 Project Administrator $70,000 $90,000 $120,000 Project Coordinator $80,000 $100,000 $130,000 Project Manager $110,000 $140,000 $180,000 Program Manager - $170,000 $200-220,000 Project Director - $200,000 $230-250,000 PMO Manager $110,000 $170,000 $200,000 Salaries include superannuation davidsonwp.com 6
VIC TECHNOLOGY & DIGITAL SALARY GUIDE PERMANENT Architect Positions Architect - Domain: Middleware - $130,000 $160-220,000 Architect - Domain: Security - $160,000 $200-240,000 Architect - Domain: Network - $130,000 $150-220,000 Architect - Domain: Virtualisation - $130,000 $150-200,000 Architect - Network: Middleware - $130,000 $140-180,000 Architect - Storage & Servers - $140,000 $160-200,000 Architect - Network - $140,000 $150-200,000 Architect - SAP - $170,000 $200,000 Architect - Oracle - $160,000 $180,000 Architect - Cloud (AWS/Azure) $120,000 $160,000 $200,000 Information Architect $80,000 $110,000 $130,000 Architect - Solution $120,000 $140,000 $160-180,000 Architect - Enterprise - $190,000 $220-240,000 System Support & Administration Applications Support $70,000 $90,000 $110-130,000 Helpdesk Manager $100,000 $120,000 $150,000 Helpdesk Level 1 Support $60,000 $70,000 $80,000 Helpdesk Level 2 Support $70,000 $85,000 $95,000 Systems Administrator $75,000 $90,000 $120,000 Team Leader $90,000 $110,000 $130,000 Service Delivery Manager $100,000 $140,000 $180,000 Salaries include superannuation davidsonwp.com 7
VIC TECHNOLOGY & DIGITAL SALARY GUIDE PERMANENT Network Management Data/Voice Engineer $110,000 $140,000 $160,000 Network Designer $100,000 $130,000 $150,000 Storage Consultant $90,000 $120,000 $160,000 Network Administrator $100,000 $115,000 $150,000 Network Engineer $100,000 $130,000 $150,000 Security Security Engineer $115,000 $140,000 $160,000 Security Consultant $130,000 $160,000 $200,000 Information Security $115,000 $130,000 $150,000 Application Security $130,000 $160,000 $180,000 Cyber Services $115,000 $130,000 $150,000 Data Management BI Developer $90,000 $120,000 $140,000 Data Analyst $75,000 $100,000 $115,000 Database Developer $70,000 $95,000 $140,000 BI Analyst $80,000 $100,000 $130,000 Information Architect $80,000 $110,000 $130,000 Data Engineer $80,000 $95,000 $130,000 BI Architect $130,000 $160,000 $180,000 Data Scientist $90,000 $125,000 $150,000 Salaries include superannuation davidsonwp.com 8
VIC TECHNOLOGY & DIGITAL SALARY GUIDE PERMANENT Cloud & DevOps DevOps Engineer (Full Stack Dev Background) $100,000 $150,000 $180,000 DevOps Engineer (Systems Background) $90,000 $140,000 $170,000 Cloud/Platform Engineer (AWS / Azure) $110,000 $150,000 $200,000 ERP Positions Oracle Functional Consultant $75,000 $110,000 $140,000 PeopleSoft Functional Consultant $70,000 $110,000 $140,000 SAP Functional Consultant $80,000 $125,000 $150,000 ERP Integration Lead $120,000 $130,000 $140,000 Testing & QA Test Analyst $60,000 $90,000 $130,000 Test Lead $80,000 $100,000 $140,000 Test Manager $100,000 $140,000 $170,000 Automation Tester $80,000 $110,000 $145,000 Salaries include superannuation davidsonwp.com 9
VIC TECHNOLOGY & DIGITAL SALARY GUIDE PERMANENT Contract Technology & Digital Salary Guide Salaries include superannuation davidsonwp.com 10
VIC TECHNOLOGY & DIGITAL SALARY GUIDE CONTRACT Software Development Android Developer $400 - $500 $500 - $700 $750 - $1,000 ios Developer $400 - $500 $500 - $700 $750 - $1,000 Back-end Developers (Full-Stack,.NET/Java/Open-Source/CMS) $400 - $500 $500 - $650 $700 - $900 Front End (UI Developer) $400 - $500 $500 - $650 $700 - $900 PHP Developer $350 - $400 $400 - $500 $550 - $750 Python Developer $400 - $500 $500 - $650 $700 - $900 Ruby on Rails Developer $400 - $500 $500 - $800 $800 - $1,000 Software Development Manager - - $800 - $1,200 Tech Lead - $700 - $900 $900 - $1,100 Digital Design and Digital Product Digital Product Manager $550 $720 $850 - $1000 Digital/Web Producer $400 $520 $700 Graphic Designer $350 $500 $550 Interactive Designer $480 $640 $880 Responsive Web Designer $480 $560 $800 User Experience (UX)/Designers $600 $700 $1,000 User Experience (UX)/Researcher $600 $700 $1,000 Visual/UI Designer $480 $640 $880 Digital Agile Services Digital Business Analyst $550 - $650 $700 - $850 $850 - $1000 Digital Delivery Manager $800 $1,000 $1,200 Rates listed are the daily rate to the contractor inclusive of superannuation. davidsonwp.com 11
VIC TECHNOLOGY & DIGITAL SALARY GUIDE CONTRACT Digital Iteration Manager $750 $800 $1,000 Digital Project Manager $800 $900 - $1000 $1,100 Digital Program Manager/Project Director - $950 $1200 - $1500 Agile Coach - $1,000 $1200 - $1500 Scrum Master $750 $900 $1,200 Delivery Lead $800 $1,000 $1,200 Change Management Change Manager $800 $900 $1,200 Change Analyst $600 $750 $850 Communications Consultant $600 $700 $800 Project Management & Business Analyst Business Analyst $600 $750 - $800 $850 - $1000 Systems Analyst $650 $750 $850 Project Administrator $450 $550 $650 Project Coordinator $550 $650 $750 - $850 Master Scheduler - $900 $1,100 PMO Manager - $900 $1,200 Program Manager - $1,000 $1,200 Project Director - $1,000 $1200 - $1500 Project Manager $750 $850 - $900 $1000 - $1100 LEAD BA/Manager - $1,000 $1,200 Rates listed are the daily rate to the contractor inclusive of superannuation. davidsonwp.com 12
VIC TECHNOLOGY & DIGITAL SALARY GUIDE CONTRACT Architect Positions Architect - Domain: Middleware $900 $1,100 $1,300 Architect - Domain: Security $1,000 $1,400 $1,600 Architect - Domain: Network $900 $1,200 $1,500 Architect - Domain: Virtualisation $900 $1,200 $1,500 Architect - Network: Middleware $900 $1,100 $1,400 Architect - Storage & Servers $1,000 $1,200 $1,500 Architect - Network $950 $1,200 $1,300 Architect - SAP $1,000 $1,200 $1,400 Architect - Oracle $900 $1,100 $1,300 Architect - Solution $900 $1,400 $1,500 Architect - Enterprise $1,100 $1,400 $1,900 Architect - Cloud (AWS / Azure) $900 $1,100 $1,500 Architect - Information $700 $900 $1,100 System Support & Administration Applications Support $550 $700 $850 Helpdesk Manager $600 $700 $800 Helpdesk Level 1 Support $330 $430 $550 Helpdesk Level 2 Support $430 $530 $680 Systems Administrator $550 $750 $850 Team Leader $650 $750 $900 Service Delivery Manager $700 $900 $1,100 Rates listed are the daily rate to the contractor inclusive of superannuation. davidsonwp.com 13
VIC TECHNOLOGY & DIGITAL SALARY GUIDE CONTRACT Cloud & DevOps DevOps Engineer (Full Stack Dev Background) $700 $950 $1,200 DevOps Engineer (Systems Background) $600 $800 $1,100 Cloud/Platform Engineer (AWS / Azure) $750 $1,000 $1,300 Network Management Data/Voice Engineer $750 $900 $1,100 Network Designer $800 $950 $1,200 Storage Consultant $750 $1,200 $1,500 Network Administrator $600 $800 $1,000 Network Engineer $700 $900 $1,200 Security Security Engineer $800 $1,000 $1,200 Security Consultant $850 $1,150 $1,400 Information Security - $800 $1,400 Application Security - $1,000 $1,600 Cyber Services $600 $900 $1,200 Data Management BI Developer $650 $800 $900 Data Analyst $600 $680 $800 Database Developer $550 $700 $930 BI Analyst $580 $700 $900 Rates listed are the daily rate to the contractor inclusive of superannuation. davidsonwp.com 14
VIC TECHNOLOGY & DIGITAL SALARY GUIDE CONTRACT Information Architect $700 $900 $1,100 Data Engineer $650 $750 $850 BI Architect $850 $950 $1,100 Data Scientist $800 $900 $1,100 ERP Positions Oracle Funtional Consultant $550 $750 $900 PeopleSoft Functional Consultant $700 $900 $1,000 SAP Functional Consultant $600 $750 $850 ERP Integration Lead - $900 $1,100 Testing & QA Test Analyst $350 $500 $900 Test Lead $550 $650 $950 Test Manager $600 $800 $1,000 Automation Tester $500 $650 $950 Rates listed are the daily rate to the contractor inclusive of superannuation. davidsonwp.com 15