Skills by role family · Q3 2026
Most requested skills for engineering jobs in Australia
Measured from 5,911 tracked Australian job ads in this family.
Most requested skills
- 01Stakeholder management1,011 ads, 17%
- 02Project management904 ads, 15%
- 03Technical documentation824 ads, 14%
- 04Continuous improvement751 ads, 13%
- 05Electrical engineering709 ads, 12%
- 06Risk management645 ads, 11%
- 07Commissioning643 ads, 11%
- 08Stakeholder engagement552 ads, 9.3%
- 09Technical leadership548 ads, 9.3%
- 10Quality assurance538 ads, 9.1%
- 11Project delivery514 ads, 8.7%
- 12Client relationship management501 ads, 8.5%
- 13Mechanical Engineering486 ads, 8.2%
- 14Regulatory compliance486 ads, 8.2%
- 15Mentoring447 ads, 7.6%
- 16Civil Engineering418 ads, 7.1%
- 17Engineering design408 ads, 6.9%
- 18Root cause analysis402 ads, 6.8%
- 19Australian Standards395 ads, 6.7%
- 20Preventive maintenance383 ads, 6.5%
- 21AutoCAD382 ads, 6.5%
- 22Business development369 ads, 6.2%
- 23Quality management352 ads, 5.9%
- 24Systems Engineering351 ads, 5.9%
- 25Microsoft Office350 ads, 5.9%
| Skill | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Stakeholder management | 1,011 | 17% |
| Project management | 904 | 15% |
| Technical documentation | 824 | 14% |
| Continuous improvement | 751 | 13% |
| Electrical engineering | 709 | 12% |
| Risk management | 645 | 11% |
| Commissioning | 643 | 11% |
| Stakeholder engagement | 552 | 9.3% |
| Technical leadership | 548 | 9.3% |
| Quality assurance | 538 | 9.1% |
| Project delivery | 514 | 8.7% |
| Client relationship management | 501 | 8.5% |
| Mechanical Engineering | 486 | 8.2% |
| Regulatory compliance | 486 | 8.2% |
| Mentoring | 447 | 7.6% |
| Civil Engineering | 418 | 7.1% |
| Engineering design | 408 | 6.9% |
| Root cause analysis | 402 | 6.8% |
| Australian Standards | 395 | 6.7% |
| Preventive maintenance | 383 | 6.5% |
| AutoCAD | 382 | 6.5% |
| Business development | 369 | 6.2% |
| Quality management | 352 | 5.9% |
| Systems Engineering | 351 | 5.9% |
| Microsoft Office | 350 | 5.9% |
Experience asked for
Stated in 40% of this family’s ads · n = 2,378 stated values · Q3 2026
Work rights in these ads
n = 5,911 ads. Cells below the publication threshold are omitted.
| Requirement | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Citizenship required | 364 | 6.2% |
| Permanent residency required | 75 | 1.3% |
| Security clearance required | 467 | 7.9% |
| Sponsorship offered | Not published | — |
| Sponsorship possible | Not published | — |
Read the Australian job application glossary for the terms.
Work arrangement
| Arrangement | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Onsite | 837 | 14% |
| Hybrid | 765 | 13% |
| Remote | 721 | 12% |
| Flexible | 269 | 4.5% |
| Not stated | 3,319 | 56% |
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 engineering job ads?
Across 5,911 Australian engineering job ads tracked by OfferUnderway in Q3 2026, the most requested skills were Stakeholder management (17%), Project management (15%), Technical documentation (14%), Continuous improvement (13%), Electrical engineering (12%). 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 5,911 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 engineering job
Use the frequency list as a starting point, then tailor your resume to the employer’s actual requirements and your own experience.