IT&T In Australia 
The demand for skilled IT professionals remains strong. The recent survey reveals the demand for IT&T skills in Australia, the employers would be looking out for more than 70,000 people in the current financial year 2002-2003 and most businesses are having difficulty in recruiting the required skilled professionals .

The Migration Occupation in Demand List (MODL) lists the following IT categories as skills in great demand and worthy of scoring additional points when undertaking the Skilled Migration Points Test.

Data Warehousing, Unix, Solaris, Linux, Project Management, Systems Analysis, ASP, XML, Java Security ,Electronic Commerce, Firewall/Internet Security, SAP, PeopleSoft, Siebel, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, Sybase SQL Server, PowerBuilder, Java, Java Script, C++, Delphi, Visual Basic, Lotus Notes.

The skills in the highest demand in the IT include those in the areas of client/server applications, Internet, multimedia, database management services, services consulting and system software.

Women in IT
All across Australia, state governments, industry, education providers and individuals are taking action to encourage more women to get involved in IT. 

Wide Ranging Prospects
IT careers often prove to be challenging, dynamic and rewarding, especially as the profession matures and embraces the new possibilities of the digital age. In Australia, IT is certainly a demanding field, requiring well-trained specialists. The role of the information technology profession is continually changing, to keep up with changes in hard we are, software and network technologies.

The Australian IT industry offers professionals a wide variety of challenging and highly paid jobs in an expanding sector, with consequent prospects for advancement for those who have the required skills.

IT News:
Information Technology & TelecommunicationsTraining Advisory Body [IT&Titab] –  The IT Skills Hub recognises the importance of the industry survey - which is calling for feedback on the future configuration and focus of its IT Training Package ICA99. This is the first formal review of the training packages since its implemention several years ago. 

Australian IT Outsourcing Practices: Deloitte report On average, organizations are now spending almost 30% of their IT budgets on outsourcing. 

Inclusive management makes for IT winners: Accenture reports a study by professional services heavyweight Accenture has shown IT professionals are taking charge of their own career paths - and are responding well to inclusive management styles.