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Remember that it's end of financial year at this time in Australia. We have just left Australia but I worked in IT and managed and recruited software developers and the market is what it is... That being said I'd suggest you network, network and network again. LinkedIn isn't used as much as in the US for example but it's still far more reliable than Seek as that seems mainly to be used for CV harvesting nowadays. I'd also agree with the person above who said only apply to roles directly with the employer. Best of luck!

Keep on trying. Whilst I am not in infrastructure myself we do obviously have it. Maybe it's worth to look at some minor roles just to get the "local experience" that is key here but also keep in mind that as davlap said, you might get the "you're too overqualified" for this... Full disclosure: Me and my husband are leaving Australia and going to London next month. Both of us work in IT and whilst we have been lucky enough to have had OK jobs here we just don't see the same opportunities here as elsewhere. We've both found jobs in London already. Anyway - 6 weeks isn't that long. As long as you have funds to support you. You only need that one job and it'll all fall into place! Fingers crossed!

It is my personal opinion that the IT market is crap at the moment - at least in Sydney where I work. I am sure someone will come along and say it is all great and loads of jobs but in my opinion that's not the case. I manage a team of 20+ developers for a bank and we are finalizing budgets for next year. For us it looks like we will get rid of people instead of hiring and that is the general feel I get from the market. Again, my personal view, I could be wrong. What kind of skills do you have? I know in Sydney at least Java is doing OK whilst the market for C# and the likes is very saturated.

End of financial year is fast approaching (End of June) so the market is quiet now. It should pick up in July/Aug. What kind of role are you looking for?

Depends - is that 140k including benefits? If you're on 80k in London try to aim as close to 160k and over as possible.

I think you could do better than that... I'd go for 120-125k as a start. I do manage a team of developers in Sydney at a bank but currently (due to budget cuts) we only take on contractors on 3 month contracts or I'd be interested in you as well.

What city will you be working in and how many years of experience do you have?

There are plenty on unemployed IT graduates in Australia. I'd strongly advise her to get some experience before arriving or be prepared to look at jobs in other sectors but even those are hard to come by at the moment.

I just don't see where these 16% ICT jobs will pop up. I am terminating contracts for 10 developers next week and have been told that we need to try and cut at least 30% from next years budget by the end of May but IT Developers and Engineers are still on the SOL...

I didn't say it was an irrelevant technology, did I? However from an employers perspective there are more than enough .NET developers in the market. I could easily get someone for 220-250/day.

No, these are mid-level roles and one or two senior ones. I look for all of my team members to have at least a Bachelor and some current certifications, not too many because that indicates you haven't done anything but certifications. The market is saturated with qualified people that already have the local experience and the directive from above is to hire CHEAP. So that's unfortunately what I am working on....... I know that IT roles are still on the SOL and CSOL but the market for employees isn't great at the moment, not in Sydney anyway. Choose your location carefully and make a budget before arriving as there might be some time before you get a role that pays OK.

Hm. Stick to Java. Stay clear of infrastructure and .NET and you will find a job. Whether or not you the salary will be what you expect is a whole other ballgame. As a pointer - I am getting rid of .NET developers and I pay around 325-400 for my Java developers on contracts. For perm I rarely pay over 75k at the moment. It is an employers market in Sydney.

What do you specialise in? As previous posters have said the IT market is very slow at the moment. I am terminating some of my developers contracts end of this month and so are the infrastructure teams at my place (banking). When I moved over in 2013 I did get a job whilst offshore but I have very unique experience and I was extremely lucky.

You are absolutely not alone..... Those of us feeling the same just tend to stay away from this forum because as soon you say something that could potentially be "Anti-Australian" the thought police come running and give you a mental diagnosis because You Are the Problem, Not Australia! Everything is fabulous here..... I see that you have already met some of them.... Enjoy! They do make me laugh a couple of times as week...

Our reason is: Better jobs, better career prospects and so much more to do! The other week our little 3-year old even pleaded "No more beach mama" so I am confident with our decision. Although it's worth pointing out that we're only moving to the UK to recharge our batteries and then we're off on a 2 year adventure in Japan.