In February 2014, the Michael Page Technology team delivered a presentation to clients which included insights on the economy, current industry trends, salaries and the evolving labour market.

1. 27TH FEBRUARY, 2014
PRESENTED BY EMILY WILSON AND GEORGE KAUYE

2. AGENDA
 PageGroup Overview
 Areas of Specialisation
 The Decade in Review
 What Did We See in 2013 and 2014
 Current Technology Industry Trends
 CIO Viewpoint – CTO Kevin Bloch Cisco
 Summary

3. PAGEGROUP OVERVIEW
GLOBAL COVERAGE

4. AREAS OF SPECIALISATION
Permanent, Contract, FTC, Temp-Perm, Payroll and Transition
 Senior Management
 PMO
 Applications
 Infrastructure
 Service Delivery

5. WHAT DID WE SEE IN 2013?
 Overall, similar trends to 2012
 Subdued domestic market influenced by mixed global economic conditions
 China continued to slow slightly
 The US continued to grow at a moderate pace
 The Euro area largely remains in recession
 Slowdown in mining had a negative impact on the economy and signalled
caution to other sectors - this appears to have stabilised
 Early announcement of the federal election halted business decisions
The promise of post-election movement is still yet to be fully realised
 The collective effect was a relatively flat employment market

6. THE DECADE IN REVIEW
THE AUSTRALIAN ECONOMY
Annual GDP Growth

7. TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY TRENDS
 ICT generates the most demand with more than 11,000 jobs live on Seek site.
 Manufacturing, retail and resources remain the engine room for hiring as companies
continue to launch big data, social, mobile and cloud projects.
 Candidate supply is healthy for the ICT sector, attracting the 7th highest average
application rate out of SEEK’s 30 classifications.
 Contract recruitment demand has been flat while perm has seen a steady decline.
2013 was a tough year in terms of hiring and the market overall was flat.
 The new year has signs of increase optimism and positive feedback from clients with
new projects starting.

8. TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY TRENDS
 IT professionals are still trying to quickly adapt to emerging tech solutions,
scrambling to become trained or certified in everything from big data to mobile
tools.
 To equip employees and consumers alike with apps, IT departments are expected
to expand their job offerings in the mobile development fields.
 IT have access to extensively cultivated databases, they have to find a way to make
sense of it all and apply the insight that they’ve gleaned for better business practices.
 All solutions that are used on employees own devices, in addition to confidential
company data, require IT professionals to bring their A game when it comes to
securing them.
 Employers need to ensure they are employing adequate retention measures. IT
professionals have their choosing when it comes to potential employers.

9. MOVERS AND SHAKERS
AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT OF EMPLOYMENT
8%
22,000 new jobs in the ICT sector are
predicted to be created by 2018.
2018
311,000
2012
289,000
6% 7%
11% 10%
16%
0%
15%
-30%
11%
33%
0% 2%
6%
-40%
-30%
-20%
-10%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
ICTSupportTechnicians
ICTManagers
Database&SystemsAdministrators&ICTSecurity
ICTBusinessAndSystemsAnalysts
ComputerNetworkProfessionals
TelecommunicationsTradesWorkers
ICTSalesProfessionals
ICTSalesAssistants
TelecommunicationsEngineeringProfessionals
MultimediaSpecialistsAndWebDevelopers
TelecommunicationsTechnicalSpecialists
ICTSupportAndTestEngineers
ICTTrainers
%jobgrowthprojection
Employedpeople
(Thousandas)
Growth Projection %
Source: Seek

10. JOB DEMAND OUTPACES CANDIDATE SUPPLY IN
SOME DISCIPLINES - SEEK
Security candidates are the
most difficult to source with
demand outpacing supply of
talent.
Top 3 hardest to source
0
100000
200000
300000
400000
500000
600000
700000
800000
900000
Developers/Programmers
HelpDesk&ITSupport
Programme&ProjectManagement
Business/SystemsAnalysts
Networks&SystemsAdministration
Testing&QualityAssurance
Management
Consultants
Telecommunications
WebDevelopment&Production
Sales-Pre&Post
Architects
Other
Engineering-Network
DatabaseDevelopment&Administration
Engineering-Software
Security
Engineering-Hardware
TeamLeaders
ProductManagement&Development
TechnicalWriting
ComputerOperators
#ofaddetailviews(monthly)
Volume of Ad Details Viewed
by Discipline
Source: Seek

11. ARCHITECTS & MANAGERS ATTRACT THE
HIGHEST SALARY BANDS
77% of ICT sub-classifications
pay over $100K, with
Architects & Managers
attracting the highest salary
77%
100K+
154,738
146,597
136,687
135,018
134,406
126,665
126,012
124,321
120,719
114,658
110,815
110,677
107,900
106,877
102,798
101,817
101,601
99,221
98,499
94,369
67,221
66,110
0
20000
40000
60000
80000
100000
120000
140000
160000
180000
Architects
Management
Security
Programme&ProjectManagement
Consultants
Sales-Pre&Post
ProductManagement&Development
Other
TeamLeaders
Business/SystemsAnalysts
Engineering-Network
DatabaseDevelopment&Administration
Engineering-Software
Developers/Programmers
Networks&SystemsAdministration
TechnicalWriting
Testing&QualityAssurance
Telecommunications
Engineering-Hardware
WebDevelopment&Production
HelpDesk&ITSupport
ComputerOperators
$dollars
Average Salary Listings
by Discipline
Top 5
Source: Seek

12. CIO VIEWPOINT
2013/14 REPORT

13. CIO VIEWPOINT
2013/14 REPORT

14. CIO VIEWPOINT
2013/14 REPORT

15. CIO VIEWPOINT
2013/14 REPORT

16. SALARY & EMPLOYMENT FORECAST 2014
SALARY & REMUNERATION

17. SALARY & EMPLOYMENT FORECAST 2014
RECRUITMENT ACTIVITY

18. SALARY & EMPLOYMENT FORECAST 2014
ATTRACTION & RETENTION

19. SALARY & EMPLOYMENT FORECAST 2014
ATTRACTION & RETENTION

20. HAS THE RECRUITMENT LANDSCAPE CHANGED?
In larger corporate structures, companies are continuing to ‘de-layer’
THE EFFECT OF STRUCTURAL EFFICIENCIES
Traditional Structure

21. HAS THE RECRUITMENT LANDSCAPE CHANGED?
In larger corporate structures, companies are continuing to ‘de-layer’
THE EFFECT OF STRUCTURAL EFFICIENCIES
Efficient Structure

22. SUMMARY
 The employment market proved to be steady throughout 2013
 Should we accept the current market as the ‘new normal’?
 The outlook for 2014 continues to be cautious with some level of optimism
 Companies continue to be bottom line focused
 There are longer term effects of efficiency restructures
 With greater access to a broad candidate pool, correct candidate management is
crucial for an efficient recruitment process and company EVP