Welcome to our latest Salary Guide!

The New South Wales technology sector is in an incredible time of change and evolution and, while the

industry is currently presenting its challenges, it is also possibly the most exciting time to be alive if you work

in – or are interested in – technology.

There is so much going on in the sector with developments and advances happening more quickly than we

have seen before. However, the competition for talented, qualified and experienced technology staff is tighter

than ever and it can be frustrating for companies wanting to find talented staff in this field, unless they have a

clear plan for sourcing and hiring.

Finding (and keeping) exceptional talent

A key challenge for the NSW sector is finding skilled software engineers across the gamut of specialisations,

including front-end technologies, particularly front developers. It is very much a candidate-driven market and

that means it can be difficult to find exceptional talent and, once you do, competition to keep them is fierce.

Companies must be smart in their processes to attract staff who are the right cultural fit and incentivise them

to stay engaged and motivated. Wages are no longer the biggest factor weighing in candidates’ decisions

about whether to accept a job. Flexible working conditions and hours, interesting and meaningful work and

feeling challenged are often more important to many in the tech field.

Visa changes lead to skills shortage

Uncertainty around changes to employment Visa programs has further decreased the talent pool for a rapidly

expanding market in NSW. We must remember that due to tighter Visa constraints and the high cost of living

associated with Sydney compared with a number of other international hubs, NSW may not be the preferred

location for skilled software engineers. It would be reasonable to assume that as Australian employers

continue to have reduced access to skilled staff from an international pool of talent, we will continue to face

skills shortages for some time. Companies will try and fill gaps with more training of existing staff and

utilising more contract resources, but this will not have a major impact as a long-term solution.

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Overall demand

We have seen a sharp increase in salaries for JavaScript and front-end developers from those offered four to

five years ago. IT security and cloud automation job families continue to provide a buoyant market for

jobseekers with multiple opportunities available to them. There is also very strong demand for project

managers and business analysts alongside data scientists as organisations look to bore into data to

understand the metropolis they operate in.

Please feel free to contact me directly if you would like to discuss the Salary Guide.

Regards,

Spencer Stirrat

Davidson Technology NSW General Manager

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Permanent Technology & Digital Salary Guide

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Executive Management – Technology

Role Small-Medium Enterprise

Medium-Large Enterprise

ASX 200

Chief Information Officer $260,000 $300,000 $650,000

Chief Digital Officer $180,000 $300,000 $500,000

Chief Technology Officer $220,000 $320,000 $450,000

Chief Security Officer $240,000 $280,000 $450,000

Head of Delivery $180,000 $250,000 $400,000

Head of Strategy & Architecture $220,000 $320,000 $450-500,000

Head of Infrastructure $200,000 $260,000 $360,000

Head of Projects $230,000 $280,000 $380,000

Head of Operations $200,000 $270,000 $380,000

IT Manager $150,000 $200,000 $280,000

Chief Data Officer $220,000 $350,000 $500,000

Chief Data Scientist $180,000 $250,000 $350,000

Software Development

Role Junior Intermediate Senior

Android Developer $80,000 $90-110,000 $140-160,000

Back-end Developers (Full-Stack, .NET/Java/Open-Source/CMS)

$80,000 $110,000 $140,000

Front End (UI Developer) $80,000 $100-110,000 $140-150,000

iOS Developer $70,000 $120,000 $140-160,000

Information Architect $120,000 $140,000 $160,000

Perl Developer $70,000 $110,000 $120,000

PHP Developer $75,000 $90,000 $130,000

Python Developer $70,000 $110,000 $130,000

Ruby on Rails Developer $70,000 $110,000 $140-160,000

Software Development Manager - $150,000 $200,000

Solutions Architect $120,000 $150,000 $200,000

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Tech Lead - $140,000 $160,000

Digital Design & Digital Product

Role Junior Intermediate Senior

Art Director $75,000 $95,000 $130,000

Creative Director $75,000 $95,000 $130,000

Customer Experience (CX) $90,000 $130,000 $150,000

Digital Product Manager/Owner $90,000 $130,000 $160,000

Digital/Web Producer $70,000 $100,000 $130,000

Digital Program Manager $120,000 $160,000 $200,000

Digital Project Director $120,000 $160,000 $200,000

Digital Photographer Producer/Retoucher $60,000 $80,000 $100,000

Graphic Designer $50,000 $70,000 $90,000

Interactive Designer $80,000 $110,000 $140,000

Responsive Web Designer $65,000 $85,000 $110,000

User Experience (UX)/Designers $80,000 $120,000 $150,000

User Experience (UX)/Researcher $80,000 $120,000 $150,000

Visual/UI Designer $80,000 $110,000 $130,000

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Digital – Marketing, Content, Conversion; Sales, Adoption

Role Junior Intermediate Senior

Digital Adoption/Conversion/Optimisation $100,000 $130,000 $160,000

Digital Analyst/Analytics $100,000 $120,000 $145,000

Digital Copywriter $60,000 $80,000 $100,000

Digital Content Manager $85,000 $110,000 $130,000

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

Digital Sales $80,000 $110,000 $130,000

E-Commerce Manager $110,000 $140,000 $180,000

Head of Digital - - $220,000

Online Editor $65,000 $80,000 $95,000

Search Engine Marketing $65,000 $85,000 $100,000

Social Media Manager $65,000 $85,000 $100,000

SEO Specialist $80,000 $110,000 $130,000

Web Content Manager/Web Master $65,000 $75,000 $85,000

EDM $90,000 $110,000 $140,000

Digital Agile Services

Role Junior Intermediate Senior

Digital Business Analyst $90,000 $120,000 $150,000

Digital Change Manager $90,000 $110,000 $160,000

Digital Capability Manager $90,000 $130,000 $170,000

Digital Delivery Manager $90,000 $120,000 $200,000

Digital Iteration Manager $80,000 $140,000 $180,000

Digital Project Manager $100,000 $140,000 $180,000

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Agile Coach $90,000 $130,000 $170,000

Scrum Master $90,000 $130,000 $170,000

Change Management

Role Junior Intermediate Senior

Change Manager $110,000 $160,000 $210,000

Change Analyst $75,000 $110,000 $125,000

Project Management & Business Analyst

Role Junior Intermediate Senior

Business Analyst $90,000 $120,000 $140,000

PMO Manager $110,000 $170,000 $200,000

Program Manager $130,000 $170,000 $210,000

Project Administrator $65,000 $80,000 $120,000

Project Coordinator $75,000 $95,000 $130,000

Project Director $150,000 $200,000 $250,000

Project Manager $110,000 $140,000 $170,000

Systems Analyst $95,000 $120,000 $140,000

Lead BA/Manager $120,000 $150,000 $180,000

Scrum Master $90,000 $130,000 $170,000

Architect Positions

Role Junior Intermediate Senior

Architect - Domain: Middleware - $130,000 $160-200,000

Architect - Domain: Security - $160,000 $200-240,000

Architect - Domain: Network - $130,000 $150-190,000

Architect - Domain: Virtualisation - $130,000 $150-180,000

Architect - Network: Middleware - $130,000 $140-160,000

Architect - Storage & Servers - $140,000 $150-200,000

Architect - Network - $140,000 $150-200,000

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Architect - SAP - $150,000 $180,000

Architect - Oracle $110,000 $130,000 $170,000

Architect - Solution $120,000 $140,000 $160,000

Architect - Enterprise $150,000 $190,000 $230,000

System Support & Administration

Role Junior Intermediate Senior

Applications Support $70,000 $90,000 $110,000

Helpdesk Manager $100,000 $120,000 $150,000

Helpdesk Level 1 Support $60,000 $70,000 $80,000

Helpdesk Level 2 Support $70,000 $80,000 $95,000

Systems Administrator $90,000 $110,000 $140,000

Team Leader $90,000 $110,000 $140,000

Service Delivery Manager $100,000 $140,000 $180,000

Network Management

Role Junior Intermediate Senior

Data/Voice Engineer $110,000 $140,000 $160,000

Network Designer $100,000 $130,000 $150,000

Security Consultant $130,000 $180,000 $240,000

Storage Consultant $90,000 $120,000 $160,000

Telco Engineer $90,000 $110,000 $140,000

Network Administrator $100,000 $115,000 $150,000

Network Engineer $100,000 $130,000 $150,000

Security Engineer $115,000 $145,000 $180,000

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Data Management

Role Junior Intermediate Senior

BI Developer $90,000 $120,000 $140,000

Data Analyst $75,000 $100,000 $130,000

Data Modeller $80,000 $95,000 $130,000

Database Developer $70,000 $95,000 $140,000

Database Analyst $80,000 $100,000 $130,000

DWH Designer $95,000 $115,000 $145,000

ETL Developer $80,000 $95,000 $140,000

BI Architect $130,000 $160,000 $180,000

Data Scientist $90,000 $125,000 $160,000

Cloud & DevOps

Role Junior Intermediate Senior

DevOps Engineer $100,000 $150,000 $210,000

Cloud/Platform Engineer $120,000 $160,000 $220,000

ERP Positions

Role Junior Intermediate Senior

Oracle Functional Consultant $75,000 $110,000 $140,000

Oracle Technical $70,000 $105,000 $140,000

PeopleSoft Functional Consultant $70,000 $110,000 $140,000

PeopleSoft Technical $70,000 $110,000 $140,000

SAP ABAP $80,000 $115,000 $130,000

SAP Basis Administrator $80,000 $115,000 $140,000

SAP Functional Consultant $80,000 $125,000 $150,000

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SAP Migration Lead $120,000 $130,000 $150,000

Testing & QA

Role Junior Intermediate Senior

Test Analyst $60,000 $90,000 $130,000

Test Lead $80,000 $100,000 $140,000

Test Manager $100,000 $140,000 $170,000

Technology Sales **

Role Junior Intermediate Senior

Sales Management $100,000 $150,000 $200-250,000

Business Development $85,000 $130,000 $160-200,000

Account Management $60,000 $80-100,000 $150-180,000

Channel Management $60,000 $100-130,000 $140-160,000

Pre Sales Technical Sales $90,000 $120,000 $160,000

Inside Sales $55,000 $65,000 $75,000

**all are base salaries not inc. commissions. Commissions are normally 30-40% on top

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Contract Technology & Digital Salary Guide

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Software Development

Role Junior Intermediate Senior

Android Developer $400 - $500 $500 - $700 $700 - $1,000

Back-end Developers (Full-Stack, .NET/Java/Open-Source/CMS

$350 - $450 $450 - $600 $650 - $800

Front End (UI Developer) $350 - $450 $550 - $650 $750 - $1000

iOS Developer $400 - $500 $500 - $700 $700 - $1,000

Perl Developer $350 - $400 $400 - $450 $650 - $750

PHP Developer $350 - $400 $500 - $650 $650 - $750

Python Developer $350 - $400 $400 - $500 $650 - $750

Ruby on Rails Developer $400 - $500 $500 - $650 $700 - $900

Software Development Manager - - $800 - $1,200

Tech Lead - $700 - $900 $900 - $1,000

Digital Design and Digital Product

Role Junior Intermediate Senior

Art Director $520 $750 $950

Creative Director $520 $750 $950

Digital Product Manager $550 $720 $850

Digital/Web Producer $400 $520 $650

Digital Program Manager/Project Director $800 $950 $1,200

Graphic Designer $280 $320 $400

Interactive Designer $480 $640 $880

Responsive Web Designer $480 $560 $800

User Experience (UX)/Designers $550 $700 $1,000

User Experience (UX)/Researcher $550 $700 $800

Visual/UI Designer $400 $650 $800

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Digital Agile Services

Role Junior Intermediate Senior

Digital Business Analyst $550 $700 $900

Digital Change Manager $800 $900 $1,200

Digital Delivery Manager $800 $1,000 $1,200

Digital Iteration Manager $700 $900 $1,100

Digital Project Manager $800 $1,000 $1,200

Agile Coach $800 $1,000 $1,200

Scrum Master $700 $900 $1,200

Change Management

Role Junior Intermediate Senior

Change Manager $800 $900 $1,200

Change Analyst $600 $700 $850

Project Management & Business Analyst

Role Junior Intermediate Senior

Business Analyst $550 $750 $850

Systems Analyst $650 $750 $850

Project Administrator $400 $550 $650

Project Coordinator $450 $650 $750

Master Scheduler $750 $900 $1,100

PMO Manager $700 $850 $1,200

Program Manager $900 $1,000 $1,400

Project Director $1,000 $1,200 $1,500

Project Manager $750 $850 $1,100

ERP Project Manager $800 $900 $1,100

LEAD BA/Manager $800 $1,000 $1,200

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Scrum Master/ Iteration Manager $700 $800 $1,000

Architect Positions

Role Junior Intermediate Senior

Architect - Domain: Middleware $900 $1,100 $1,300

Architect - Domain: Security $900 $1,400 $1,700

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 $900 $1,100 $1,300

Architect - Oracle $900 $1,100 $1,300

Architect - Solution $900 $1,400 $1,500

Architect - Enterprise $1,100 $1,400 $1,900

System Support & Administration

Role Junior Intermediate Senior

Applications Support $550 $700 $850

Helpdesk Manager $600 $700 $800

Helpdesk Level 1 Support $330 $430 $500

Helpdesk Level 2 Support $430 $530 $680

Systems Administrator $550 $750 $850

Team Leader $650 $750 $900

Service Delivery Manager $700 $800 $1,100

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Cloud & DevOps

Role Junior Intermediate Senior

DevOps Engineer $700 $950 $1,400

Cloud/Platform Engineer $850 $1,100 $1,500

Network Management

Role Junior Intermediate Senior

Data/Voice Engineer $750 $900 $1,100

Network Designer $800 $950 $1,200

Security Consultant $850 $1,150 $1,600

Storage Consultant $750 $1,200 $1,500

Telco Engineer $700 $900 $1,100

Network Administrator $600 $800 $1,000

Network Engineer $700 $900 $1,200

Security Engineer $800 $1,000 $1,200

Data Management

Role Junior Intermediate Senior

BI Developer $650 $800 $900

Data Analyst $600 $680 $850

Data Modeller $600 $750 $880

Database Developer $550 $700 $900

Database Analyst $580 $700 $900

DWH Designer $630 $900 $950

ETL Developer $650 $750 $850

BI Architect $850 $950 $1,100

Data Scientist $800 $900 $1,100

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ERP Positions

Role Junior Intermediate Senior

Oracle Functional Consultant $550 $850 $1,000

Oracle Technical $550 $850 $950

PeopleSoft Functional Consultant $700 $900 $1,000

PeopleSoft Technical $700 $900 $1,000

SAP ABAP $500 $700 $900

SAP Basis Administrator $500 $700 $900

SAP Functional Consultant $600 $800 $950

SAP Migration Lead - $900 $1,100

Testing & QA

Role Junior Intermediate Senior

Test Analyst $350 $500 $900

Test Lead $550 $650 $950

Test Manager $600 $850 $1,100