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Australia pays its way for IT managers

A global salary survey has placed Australia in the top 10 of the world's highest-paying countries for IT managers, but some within the industry are not convinced. Read more »

ERP specialists most wanted in Australia

The IT job market in Australia is experiencing a boom due to increased spending on technology infrastructure, with opportunities greatest for SAP, Oracle and Peoplesoft specialists looking for engagements in New South Wales (NSW), Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). Read more »

Aust ICT salaries enjoy growth: Survey

Australia's information and communications technology (ICT) employees enjoyed an average real salary increase of 1.4 percent from August 2003-August 2004, the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) said today. Read more »

IT salaries stable: Survey

Remuneration packages for technology professionals have remained steady over the last 12 months despite a shortfall in certain specialised IT areas, a new study has shown. Read more »

Malcolm flays Aust patent authorities

An expensive and ineffective patent regime is hampering the work of Australia's software community, a leading IT lawyer claimed yesterday. Read more »

Choosing Australia's best tech employer

ZDNet Australia has embarked on its second annual search for the country's best employer of IT talent. To kick-start proceedings, we've taken a look at the fundamentals of staff retention. Read more »

Strike vote fuels IBM Australia debate

A potential impending strike action at one of IBM Australia's Sydney facilities has sparked debate about whether it was still worth striving to work at one of the largest and most prestigious technology firms in Australia and the world. Read more »

Aussie IT jobs market still buoyant

There is still plenty of local work for skilled IT staff despite a global financial crisis, according to one of Australia's largest technology staff recruiters, but not much room to move in terms of higher salaries. Read more »

Tech wages booming in Qld and WA

IT wages continue to rise by an average of three to six percent a year, according to the 2007 Hays Information Technology Salary survey -- with IT workers in Queensland and Western Australia starting to command wages as high as their counterparts in Sydney and Melbourne. Read more »

Fed government pays up for computer science grads

If you graduated in computer science last year and wanted a better-than-average starting salary, the federal government was the place to go, according to a new survey. Read more »

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Games development: a real career choice?

The recent spotlight on poor working conditions in the games industry has an all too familiar ring to it for local games developers. Read more »

Developer Spotlight: Damian Conway

Builder AU recently caught up with the Australian Perl guru to talk about Perl 6, his reasons for choosing Perl, PHP, and the upcoming Open Source Developers Conference in Melbourne. Read more »

Aussie IT unions rise from the dead

Australia's creaky technology unions have finally awoken from their long slumber and have started to throw their weight around. Read more »

ICT skills shortage still a myth

The Information Technology Contract and Recruitment Association believes Australia needs to hire more foreigners to fill the shortage in ICT skills. But there's no solid evidence to back up its claim. Read more »

Designing for distant shores, part 2

In our final part in our series on selling software overseas, Angus Kidman identifies the business issues you'll need to address. Read more »

The ACS fires ... but shoots blanks?

The Australian Computer Society plans to meet government officials to highlight the urgent need for immigration reform but its proposal lacks substantive data and this could only hurt the society. Read more »

Tech jobs in 2004

Programming jobs are like kids and sweets -- there's never enough to go around. For software developers and other IT professionals, what does lie ahead in the new year? Read more »

What are you worth?

What are the skills you need to keep in demand? We asked employers, recruitment agencies and training companies what skills will be in demand for 2006 and beyond. Read more »

Developer skills outlook 2007: What's hot for employers?

What skills will developers need to remain in a job in 2007? In the first of a two-part series, Angus Kidman speaks to employers and industry watchers to identify the key technologies and soft skills that are currently in demand. Read more »

Certification: What's in a name?

The technology industry is awash with certifications at the individual and organisational level, but are these qualifications worth the paper they're printed on? We investigate. Read more »

Blog (3)

Don't bother with the counter offer

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- While Australia is currently in a tight labour market should you really bother with a counter offer when an employee already has one foot out the door? Read more »

Web survey confirms the obvious

Nick Gibson [blogs:byteclub] -- Web Design blog A List Apart has published the results of their first annual survey of web professionals, and the results should surprise absolutely nobody. I'll take this opportunity to break down the results (Warning: statistics ahead). Read more »

Take off your suit pants and jacket -- It's Web 2.0

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- With the shortage of talented IT staff on hand the smell of dot-com culture has made a comeback. Welcome to Web 2.0 work culture , the future of yesterday. Read more »

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    -- posted by Renai LeMay

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