Offering the right salary is essential when recruiting and retaining quality employees. From a candidate attraction perspective, meeting salary expectations is one of the most important factors for job seekers, along offering flexible working conditions and training opportunities. After all, you don’t want to find yourself missing out on your ideal candidate during the offer stage because you were unable to negotiate the right package.

SEEK has recently published a Salary Review looking at annual full-time salary averages across a number of job titles from 2011/12 to today. They’ve come up with the top 20 job titles that earn the highest salaries in Australia.

Based on our experience, we were not surprised to see that six of the top 20 high-paying jobs were within the Information Technology, Telecommunications and Digital sectors.

These include:

3. Java Algorithmic Trading Developer – average salary of $175,000

8. Security Solutions Architect – average salary of $166,000

10. Technology Director – average salary of $165,000

15. Head of Software Development – average salary of $164,166

17. Enterprise Sales Manager – average salary of $163,928

20. Business Readiness Manager – average salary of $161,250



If you’re planning to recruit one of these roles, get in touch with our specialist team. We can help you put together a hiring strategy that will find your ideal candidate.

Be sure to also download the PRA 2019/20 Salary Guide for additional salary insights to ensure your organisation’s salaries align with the highly-competitive Tech market, enabling you to attract and retain your best talent.