Australia’s travel & tourism industry registered a 12.1% drop in IT hiring activity in September 2022 when compared with the previous month, according to GlobalData’s Job Analytics database.

The industry’s overall hiring increased by 2.26% in September 2022 when compared with August 2022.

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Out of the travel & tourism industry’s total hiring activity, IT jobs claimed a 2.54% share in September 2022, recording a decrease of 0.68% over the last three-month average share.

Top five job classifications in Australia’s travel & tourism industry’s IT recruitment activity in September 2022

Out of the total job titles, the top five roles commanded a 100% share in the overall IT recruitment activity of Australia’s travel & tourism industry in September 2022.

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1) Software and Web Developers, Programmers, and Testers recorded a share of 38.64% in September 2022, registering an 88.89% growth over the previous month.

2) Database and Network Administrators and Architects claimed a 29.55% share, an increase of 44.44% over the previous month.

3) Computer and Information Analysts held a share of 13.64%, registering a 33.33% decline from August 2022.

4) Miscellaneous Computer Occupations captured a share of 11.36%, down 28.57% over the previous month.

Top five travel & tourism companies in Australia’s IT recruitment activity in September 2022

The top five companies, in terms of number of jobs as tracked by GlobalData, have accounted for a combined average growth of 42.31% share in the overall IT recruitment activity of Australia’s travel & tourism industry during September 2022 over August 2022.

Flight Centre Travel Group posted 16 IT jobs in September 2022 and registered a rise of 128.57% over the previous month, followed by Virgin Australia Holdings with 9 jobs and a 35.71% drop. Queensland Rail with 8 IT jobs and Uber Technologies with 2 jobs, recorded a 166.67% growth and a 100% growth, respectively, while Travel + Leisure recorded an increase of 100% with 2 job postings during September 2022.

Junior Level job postings dominate in September 2022

Junior Level jobs held a share of 72.73%, up by 10.34% from August 2022. Entry Level positions with a 15.91% share, registered an increase of 40% compared with the previous month.

In the third place was Mid Level job ads with an 11.36% share, down 28.57% over August 2022.