Information media and telecommunications skills and workforce snapshot
Workforce overview
Victoria’s 16th largest employing industry:
- 56,000 people employed
- 1.5% of the Victorian workforce.
Top employing jobs in the industry:
- Information and communication technology (ICT) managers
- Film, television, radio and stage directors.
Workforce profile
- Workforce is predominately male and culturally diverse
- A higher proportion of the workforce is aged 25 to 49 (66% compared to 57% statewide)
- More workers have a higher-education qualification (57% compared to 41% statewide).
Projections
Future workforce projections:
- 2,900 new workers expected by 2028
- By 2028, 2,200 new workers are expected to enter the telecommunication services sub-sector, followed by 690 within the internet publishing and broadcasting sub-sector.
Top growing jobs in the industry are:
- Telecommunications engineering professionals, +270 workers by 2028
- ICT managers, +240 workers by 2028.
Regional outlook
Regions expecting the highest share of new workers:
- Melbourne: Inner metropolitan Melbourne and Western metropolitan Melbourne
- Regional: Barwon and Central Highlands.
Skills demand
Most of the top growing jobs in the industry have high skill level requirements:
- These jobs also attract higher annual median earnings and have higher retention rates.
Most in-demand industry specific skills:
- Cloud solutions
- Telecommunications.
Skills supply
Popular vocational education and training courses:
- Certificate III in Music
- Certificate II in Electrotechnology.
Popular university study areas:
- Business and management
- Information technology.
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