Australia’s IT Skills Shortage List for 2027

Based on the briefs we see and market data, these skills are likely to stay hard to hire. 🧩

1. Cyber security, especially incident response and OT security
2. Data engineering on Databricks, Snowflake and Fabric
3. ServiceNow ITOM, CMDB and architecture
4. SAP S/4HANA functional and technical consultants
5. AI and ML engineering with production experience
6. AI governance and risk
7. Cloud platform engineering
8. Payroll systems specialists
9. Cleared project and program managers
10. Test automation engineers

For employers

Start early, consider contractors and grow your own talent.

For candidates

If you are near one of these skills, it may be worth the extra step. See our certifications guide.

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