Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Sector workforce & training profile

(updated October 2019)

The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector is an important contributor to the Tasmanian economy. It is also an enabler of business and service delivery; as well as a disruptor of traditional markets and sectors, capable of playing a transformative role across Tasmania’s ongoing economic and social development.

Future skills in ICT are forecast to be of significant importance to all economies and, in a knowledge driven economy, are key to maintaining national and international competitiveness. Technological disruption is changing all industry sectors and high-level ICT skills are needed by both traditional workers and industry specialist ICT workers.

The development of the ICT workforce in Tasmania will encompass workers in dedicated ICT businesses and those integrated into other priority industries. In order to better understand the role of the Tasmanian ICT sector as a driver of a constantly changing digital environment, the State Government has funded the completion of a Workforce Development Plan – to be delivered by the end of 2019.

Sector Overview

Over half of the ICT roles in Tasmania sit outside of what would be considered a ‘traditional’ ICT organisation. It is projected that much of the growth in ICT demand and opportunity within the Tasmanian labour market will be across other priority industry areas, including: aged services, primary production, advanced manufacturing disability services, energy and infrastructure.

Note: All the following information is for Tasmania unless otherwise specified. All information will be updated with further Tasmania specific data as primary research results become available.

Sector Statistics for Information, media and communications

(note: all information is for Tasmania unless otherwise specified)

Contribution to the economy (2017/18)[1]	3.9%
Number of jobs (2017/18)[2]	3,933
Median weekly earnings (in main job) [3] (Australia)	$1,304

Make up of sector by number of employees[4]	Non-employing	1-19	20-199	200+
Make up of sector by number of employees[4]	74%	32.9%	3.9%	0.0%

_{[1] National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) (opens a new window) ©2018. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (opens a new window), the population experts. https://economy.id.com.au/tasmania/value-add-by-industry?Indkey=23010&IndkeyNieir=23900}

_{[2] National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) (opens a new window) ©2018. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (opens a new window), the population experts. https://economy.id.com.au/tasmania/employment-by-industry?IndkeyNieir=23200&Indkey=23010}

_{[3] Australian Bureau of Statistics: 6333.0 - Characteristics of Employment, Australia, Table 3.1, August 2018}

_{[4] Australian Bureau of Statistics: 8165.0 - Counts of Australian Businesses, including Entries and Exits, June 2014 to June 2018}

Job Roles

5-10 most common job roles in Information, media and telecommunications[5]:

		Key information
Media Professionals	372
Managers	335
Call or Contact Centre Information Clerks	288
Electronics and Telecommunications Trades Workers	206
Sales Assistants and Salespersons	126

Growth job roles 2011-2016[6]:

Contract, Program and Project Administrators	+47
ICT and Telecommunications Technicians	+25
Electronics and Telecommunications Trades Workers	+23
Miscellaneous Clerical and Administrative Workers	+16
Sales, Marketing and Public Relations Professionals	+14

_{[5] Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016.}

_{[6] Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2016.}

Education and Training

Most common VET qualifications completed (2018)[7]:

Certificate I	Information, Digital Media and Technology	140
Certificate III	Information, Digital Media and Technology	105
Certificate II	Information, Digital Media and Technology	90
Certificate IV	Information Technology	20
Certificate IV	Computer Systems Technology	20
Certificate IV	Certificate IV	10
Diploma	Information Technology Networking	10