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Australian job market data
Monthly reports on what Australian job ads ask for, from OfferUnderway's job catalogue.
Latest report · September 2026
Read the September 2026 report →What kinds of roles
| Category | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operations | 13,088 | 22% |
| Software | 7,324 | 12% |
| Sales and marketing | 6,500 | 11% |
| Finance | 6,036 | 10% |
| Engineering | 5,547 | 9.4% |
| Customer support | 4,740 | 8.1% |
| Healthcare | 2,476 | 4.2% |
| Data and AI | 2,201 | 3.7% |
| Education | 1,328 | 2.3% |
| Trades and logistics | 1,192 | 2.0% |
| Product | 995 | 1.7% |
| HR and recruiting | 902 | 1.5% |
| Legal and compliance | 859 | 1.5% |
| Design | 654 | 1.1% |
| Science and research | 591 | 1.0% |
| Other | 4,339 | 7.4% |
Where the jobs are
| Category | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 11,306 | 19% |
| Melbourne | 8,597 | 15% |
| Brisbane | 4,640 | 7.9% |
| Perth | 3,720 | 6.3% |
| Adelaide | 2,140 | 3.6% |
| Canberra | 1,779 | 3.0% |
| Darwin | 312 | 0.5% |
| Hobart | 294 | 0.5% |
| Other | 25,984 | 44% |
Report archive
- September 202658,772 active ads
About these figures
OfferUnderway aggregates Australian job ads from tracked employer career sites and job boards. Each ad is counted once, and small counts are suppressed. The catalogue is not a census of every Australian job ad; read the method and limitations before comparing figures.
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