Web developers, database administrators and business analysts are now among the jobs on the Commission’s official skills shortage list, which informs Australia’s skills migration and development policy.

The updated list also includes network engineering, administration, and analyst roles, in addition to quality assurance and testing and programming tasks.

Most IT related jobs in Australia and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) now either have recognized national shortages or are expected to see strong future demand from cybersecurity professionals and software engineers who are especially in demand.

Chris Vein, CEO of ACS, said it is important to recognize that IT jobs are the foundation of a developed economy.

“The jobs on this list are not just in tech companies, but in all businesses and communities,” he said.

“IT is essential to industries such as agriculture, resources and tourism, and it is critical that all parts of Australia have enough technology workers to keep their local economy going.

“One of the fastest ways to address our skills shortage is to leverage our national strengths, in particular Australia’s well-educated, flexible and diverse workforce, by upskilling workers and expanding the industry’s diversity. increase.”

Local tech giant Atlassian embarked on a literal recruiting campaign this week to find tech talent for its Australian workforce.

IT jobs added to the National Skills Shortage List in 2022 (with ANZSCO code):

• IT Business Analyst (261111)
• Systems Analyst (261112)
• Web Developer (261212)
• Analyst Programmer (261311)
• Database Administrator (262111)
• Computer Network and Systems Engineer (263111)
• Network Administrator (263112)
• Network Analyst (263113)
• Engineer ICT Quality Assurance (263211)
• Test Engineer ICT Systems (263213)

Project manager was the only IT ANSZCO coded job found to have a shortage last year but not in 2022.

All in all, the Skills Commission added 129 more professions to this year’s shortfall list, something Skills Secretary Brendan O’Connor said showed there was a need across the economy to improve the country’s talent pipeline.

“Registered nurses, the tech industry, machine operators, baggage handlers, dentists — wherever you look in the economy and the job market, we’re seeing acute skills shortages,” he told a news conference on Thursday.

“We must therefore ensure that when we invest in education and training, we do so in view of existing and future skills shortages.”

O’Connor said the government needs to be “much more sensitive” to the way the economy and the workforce are changing, adding that it “must give the right advice to vocational training and higher education” to ensure people be trained for the jobs of tomorrow.

The government’s first mandate when parliament began meeting in July was to create a new body for tackling the skills crisis.

Jobs and Skills Australia will replace the National Skills Commission and will be tasked with keeping the government informed about the labor market and forecasting future needs.

The government is relying on vocational training to address the skills shortage and plans to create 450,000 free TAFE places.

But O’Connor added that skilled migration is just as important for tackling workforce shortages – although acknowledging it’s not a panacea, saying that skilled migration “is part of the solution, but it’s not the only part, it’s part of the solution.” is not a binary choice”.

At the Skills Summit, the government announced an increase in the migration ceiling to 195,000 per year, of which 142,400 are skilled workers.