Australia has received net migration inflows of around 20,000 ICT workers per year (DAE, 2017a) 16 Data from LinkedIn reveals that ICT workers moving to Australia are employed in a range of sectors across the economy, including traditional technology and communications industries as well as industries with broader digital skill needs such as financial services, marketing and construction.
Top 20 industries in which ICT workers moving to Australia were employed, 2017
Rank Occupation
- Information technology and services
- Computer software
- Financial services
- Marketing and Advertising
- Telecommunications
- Construction
- Management consulting
- Banking
- Internet
- Retail
Source: LinkedIn customized report (2018)
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