Skills by role family · Q3 2026
Most requested skills for education jobs in Australia
Measured from 1,431 tracked Australian job ads in this family.
Most requested skills
- 01Curriculum development402 ads, 28%
- 02Classroom management391 ads, 27%
- 03Professional learning378 ads, 26%
- 04Literacy instruction369 ads, 26%
- 05Numeracy instruction366 ads, 26%
- 06Curriculum planning321 ads, 22%
- 07Student assessment313 ads, 22%
- 08Teacher mentoring309 ads, 22%
- 09Classroom teaching292 ads, 20%
- 10High-impact teaching strategies230 ads, 16%
- 11Teacher coaching213 ads, 15%
- 12Student teacher supervision190 ads, 13%
- 13Teaching175 ads, 12%
- 14Stakeholder engagement158 ads, 11%
- 15Differentiated instruction143 ads, 10.0%
- 16Professional reflection132 ads, 9.2%
- 17Teacher training132 ads, 9.2%
- 18Data analysis123 ads, 8.6%
- 19Educational data analysis121 ads, 8.5%
- 20Student feedback121 ads, 8.5%
- 21Data-informed instruction120 ads, 8.4%
- 22Parent communication120 ads, 8.4%
- 23Student supervision118 ads, 8.3%
- 24Lesson planning114 ads, 8.0%
- 25Communication113 ads, 7.9%
| Skill | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Curriculum development | 402 | 28% |
| Classroom management | 391 | 27% |
| Professional learning | 378 | 26% |
| Literacy instruction | 369 | 26% |
| Numeracy instruction | 366 | 26% |
| Curriculum planning | 321 | 22% |
| Student assessment | 313 | 22% |
| Teacher mentoring | 309 | 22% |
| Classroom teaching | 292 | 20% |
| High-impact teaching strategies | 230 | 16% |
| Teacher coaching | 213 | 15% |
| Student teacher supervision | 190 | 13% |
| Teaching | 175 | 12% |
| Stakeholder engagement | 158 | 11% |
| Differentiated instruction | 143 | 10.0% |
| Professional reflection | 132 | 9.2% |
| Teacher training | 132 | 9.2% |
| Data analysis | 123 | 8.6% |
| Educational data analysis | 121 | 8.5% |
| Student feedback | 121 | 8.5% |
| Data-informed instruction | 120 | 8.4% |
| Parent communication | 120 | 8.4% |
| Student supervision | 118 | 8.3% |
| Lesson planning | 114 | 8.0% |
| Communication | 113 | 7.9% |
Certifications and registrations
| Category | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|
| provisional or full registration approved by the Victorian Institute of Teaching | 366 | 26% |
| literacy and numeracy test for initial teacher education (LANTITE) requirements | 193 | 13% |
| literacy and numeracy test for initial teacher education (LANTITE) | 150 | 10% |
| Victorian Institute of Teaching registration | 88 | 6.2% |
| Working with Children Check | 75 | 5.2% |
| LANTITE | 73 | 5.1% |
Experience asked for
Stated in 7.7% of this family’s ads · n = 110 stated values · Q3 2026
Work rights in these ads
n = 1,431 ads. Cells below the publication threshold are omitted.
| Requirement | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Citizenship required | Not published | — |
| Permanent residency required | Not published | — |
| Security clearance required | Not published | — |
| Sponsorship offered | Not published | — |
| Sponsorship possible | Not published | — |
Read the Australian job application glossary for the terms.
Work arrangement
| Arrangement | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Onsite | 158 | 11% |
| Hybrid | 70 | 4.9% |
| Remote | 59 | 4.1% |
| Flexible | 44 | 3.1% |
| Not stated | 1,100 | 77% |
How to use this on your resume
Open a role example to see these ideas in Offer Underway’s Modern resume template. Its mint highlights show matching terms from that role’s job-ad data. In your own application, use the actual employer’s ad and evidence from your experience.
- Mirror the exact skill names you can support with evidence.
- Put the top skills you can demonstrate in your Skills section and in experience bullets.
- Do not list skills you cannot evidence.
- Check a specific ad with the Australian job ad checker.
The ATS resume keywords guide shows how to choose wording without claiming experience you do not have.
Method and limitations
How this data is collected. OfferUnderway tracks job ads from Australian employer career sites and job boards. Each ad is counted once, even if it appears on several sites. Fields such as role family, skills, work arrangement and work-rights requirements are extracted from the ad text by an AI model and checked against the ad; some extraction errors are possible.
What it covers. Ads with an Australian location that were live at any point between 1 July 2026 and 30 September 2026. It is not every job ad in Australia: coverage depends on the sources OfferUnderway tracks, and some industries are better covered than others.
Thresholds. A breakdown is shown only when it is based on at least 30 ads; a skill is listed only when it appears in at least 15 ads and 3% of the relevant group.
Snapshot. Generated 17 October 2026. Figures are not revised after publication; corrections are noted on this page.
Questions about these skills
Which skills appear most often in education job ads?
Across 1,431 Australian education job ads tracked by OfferUnderway in Q3 2026, the most requested skills were Curriculum development (28%), Classroom management (27%), Professional learning (26%), Literacy instruction (26%), Numeracy instruction (26%). These figures describe the tracked catalogue, not every job ad in Australia.
Are these skills mandatory for every role?
Frequency is not proof that a skill is mandatory for a particular job. Read the employer’s ad and distinguish requirements from preferences. Only include skills you can support with your own experience.
How many ads is this based on?
This family includes 1,431 active Australian job ads tracked by OfferUnderway in Q3 2026. Families need at least 200 ads; small cells and infrequent skills are suppressed.
Build a resume for a real education job
Use the frequency list as a starting point, then tailor your resume to the employer’s actual requirements and your own experience.