Skills requirements within the industry are varied, with project management and administrative support and clerical tasks being the most in-demand.
Industry-specific skill demand
The most in-demand skills are project management and administrative support and clerical tasks. Communication, initiative and leadership, and personal attributes (e.g., the right attitude or mindset) are also important, with over 80 per cent of job advertisements within the industry mentioning one or more of these skills.
Most mentioned industry-specific skills in 2024 as a share of job advertisements
Industry-specific skill | Share of job ads |
|---|---|
Project management | 44.7% |
Administrative support | 20.6% |
Community and social work | 9.4% |
Procurement | 8.9% |
Business leadership | 7.5% |
Urban and regional | 7.3% |
First aid | 6.8% |
Cybersecurity | 5.6% |
Document management | 5.5% |
Environment and resource | 5.3% |
Growing skills mentions within industry
Skills increasingly being mentioned in job advertisements within the public administration and safety industry include business analysis and teaching.
Note: these exclude industry-specific skills already identified as being in high demand.
Growing skills as a percentage point difference in job advertisement mentions from 2019 to 2024
Industry-specific skill | Percentage of job ad mentions in 2019 | Percentage of job ad mentions in 2024 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
Business analysis | 6.7% | 10.7% | 4.0% |
Teaching | 2.4% | 6.3% | 3.9% |
Policy analysis, research and development | 7.1% | 10.2% | 3.1% |
Process improvement and optimisation | 5.1% | 8.0% | 2.9% |
Inventory and warehousing | 0.4% | 3.0% | 2.6% |
Office management | 2.1% | 4.7% | 2.6% |
Safety and security | 1.1% | 3.7% | 2.6% |
Public relations | 1.1% | 3.6% | 2.5% |
Business operations | 6.7% | 9.0% | 2.3% |
Business management | 4.6% | 6.8% | 2.2% |
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