- Non-technical skills include communication, problem solving and innovative thinking.
- The share of job advertisements requiring non-technical skills has been trending up since 2020. Around 73% of job advertisements require applicants to have at least one of the 3 non-technical skills shown on the right, with communication, and initiative and leadership skills most in demand.
Share of Victorian jobs advertisements requesting non-technical skills, 2015 to 2024
- Demand for specific digital skills, such as AI skills, data analysis, computer science and cybersecurity, has grown strongly across many industries. For example, the share of job advertisements requiring specific digital skills between 2019 and 2024 in:
- health care and social assistance has grown from 22% to 27% due to increased use of patient management systems
- construction increased from 34% to 44% as the use of project management and technical design software continues to grow
- manufacturing increased from 47% to 54% driven by strong demand for skills related to advanced manufacturing, such as data analysis, automation and systems engineering.
Share of job advertisements requesting specific digital skills, by industry, 2019 to 2024
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