The latest edition of the Peoplebank Intermedium Federal Labour Hire Index can be downloaded by clicking here

The third Peoplebank Intermedium Federal ICT Labour Hire Index shows the continuation over 2009 and into 2010 of a long-term downward trend in the Government’s reliance on ICT contractors. Peoplebank observes that, responding to this contraction, ICT contractors are relocating to the booming Sydney and Melbourne markets – with consequences including that the first signs of a looming skills shortage are emerging.

The Labour Hire Index, which measures the average cost of an average unit of labour hire paid by the Federal Government to ICT contractors stood at 1,175 points in December 2009. This was just 15 points below the December 2008 level, but a fall of almost 50 percent against the Index peak of 2,251 points in August 2006.

Our latest IT&T Salary Indexes for April 2010 have just been released!

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Peoplebank’s salary data for Q1 2010 reveals that significant salary increases (the first sign of increased competition among employers for IT skills) are evident in Perth, while spot increases support mounting anecdotal evidence of a shrinking talent pool along Australia’s east coast - including NSW, VIC, the ACT and QLD.

Peoplebank’s surveys - of salaries paid in more than 50 IT job categories in Australia’s six largest capital cities during the first three months of 2010 – shows that more than 40 percent of job categories in Perth have enjoyed salary or contract rate rises in the past three months.

The forecast for South Australia’s IT sector is strong growth over the medium to long term, as the economy recovers from the effects of last year’s downturn, and on the back of proposed resources and defence industry expansion over the next five years.

The early signs of this growth have become evident in SA over the last three months, with dramatic month-on-month increases in the number of IT roles available.