Skills by role family · Q3 2026
Most requested skills for legal and compliance jobs in Australia
Measured from 972 tracked Australian job ads in this family.
Most requested skills
- 01Regulatory compliance318 ads, 33%
- 02Stakeholder management262 ads, 27%
- 03Risk management253 ads, 26%
- 04Stakeholder engagement189 ads, 19%
- 05Risk assessment157 ads, 16%
- 06Compliance Management108 ads, 11%
- 07Continuous improvement101 ads, 10%
- 08Governance87 ads, 8.9%
- 09Process improvement83 ads, 8.5%
- 10Project management81 ads, 8.3%
- 11Regulatory reporting80 ads, 8.2%
- 12Compliance monitoring78 ads, 8.0%
- 13Legal advice78 ads, 8.0%
- 14Records management72 ads, 7.4%
- 15Written communication71 ads, 7.3%
- 16Assurance67 ads, 6.9%
- 17Report writing67 ads, 6.9%
- 18Data analysis66 ads, 6.8%
- 19communication65 ads, 6.7%
- 20Microsoft Office63 ads, 6.5%
- 21Quality assurance62 ads, 6.4%
- 22Compliance reporting60 ads, 6.2%
- 23Policy development60 ads, 6.2%
- 24Team leadership58 ads, 6.0%
- 25Compliance54 ads, 5.6%
| Skill | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Regulatory compliance | 318 | 33% |
| Stakeholder management | 262 | 27% |
| Risk management | 253 | 26% |
| Stakeholder engagement | 189 | 19% |
| Risk assessment | 157 | 16% |
| Compliance Management | 108 | 11% |
| Continuous improvement | 101 | 10% |
| Governance | 87 | 8.9% |
| Process improvement | 83 | 8.5% |
| Project management | 81 | 8.3% |
| Regulatory reporting | 80 | 8.2% |
| Compliance monitoring | 78 | 8.0% |
| Legal advice | 78 | 8.0% |
| Records management | 72 | 7.4% |
| Written communication | 71 | 7.3% |
| Assurance | 67 | 6.9% |
| Report writing | 67 | 6.9% |
| Data analysis | 66 | 6.8% |
| communication | 65 | 6.7% |
| Microsoft Office | 63 | 6.5% |
| Quality assurance | 62 | 6.4% |
| Compliance reporting | 60 | 6.2% |
| Policy development | 60 | 6.2% |
| Team leadership | 58 | 6.0% |
| Compliance | 54 | 5.6% |
Experience asked for
Stated in 37% of this family’s ads · n = 361 stated values · Q3 2026
Work rights in these ads
n = 972 ads. Cells below the publication threshold are omitted.
| Requirement | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Citizenship required | 96 | 9.9% |
| Permanent residency required | Not published | — |
| Security clearance required | 48 | 4.9% |
| Sponsorship offered | Not published | — |
| Sponsorship possible | Not published | — |
Read the Australian job application glossary for the terms.
Work arrangement
| Arrangement | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Onsite | 55 | 5.7% |
| Hybrid | 280 | 29% |
| Remote | 69 | 7.1% |
| Flexible | 86 | 8.8% |
| Not stated | 482 | 50% |
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.
Browse Australian resume examples for worked examples of evidence-based bullets.
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 legal and compliance job ads?
Across 972 Australian legal and compliance job ads tracked by OfferUnderway in Q3 2026, the most requested skills were Regulatory compliance (33%), Stakeholder management (27%), Risk management (26%), Stakeholder engagement (19%), Risk assessment (16%). 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 972 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 legal and compliance job
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