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ANZSCO 261399Updated 2026-01-29
Software and Applications ProgrammersNEC
National shortage level: Low
Snapshot
Median pay: AUD 136k
Weekly earnings: AUD 2610
Salary range: AUD 122k-AUD 149k
Job ads trend: Not listed
Time to hire: Varies
Visa pathways: Check eligibility
State distribution
40.9%
NSW
36.2%
VIC
11.3%
QLD
Education mix
53.5%
bachelor degree
24%
Post graduate
7.2%
year 12
Role overview
This occupation group covers Other Software and Applications Programmers not elsewhere classified. Occupations in this group include jobs like Software Tester.
What you do
- • Tests, debugs, diagnoses and corrects errors and faults in an applications programming language within established testing protocols, guidelines and quality standards to ensure programs and applications perform to specification.
Core skills
Credentials & pathway
- Recommended level: bachelor degree (53.5%)
Recent job ads
No ads listed yet.
Tasks
- • Tests, debugs, diagnoses and corrects errors and faults in an applications programming language within established testing protocols, guidelines and quality standards to ensure programs and applications perform to specification.
Earnings
Weekly median: AUD 2610
Annual median: AUD 136k
Range: AUD 122k-AUD 149k