ANZSCO 2611

ICT Business and Systems Analysts

Overview

EMPLOYED

49,400

PART-TIME SHARE

6%

FEMALE SHARE

34%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$2,742

MEDIAN AGE

41

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

800

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Summary

ICT Business and Systems Analysts work with users to formulate system requirements, develop system plans and documentation, review and evaluate existing systems, and design and modify systems to meet users' business needs.

Tasks

  • Working with users to formulate and document business requirements
  • Identifying, investigating, and analysing business processes, procedures and work practices
  • Identifying and evaluating inefficiencies and recommending optimal business practices, and system functionality and behaviour
  • Using project management methodologies, principles and techniques to develop project plans and to cost, resource and manage projects
  • Taking responsibility for deploying functional solutions, such as creating, adopting and implementing system test plans, which ensure acceptable quality and integrity of the system
  • Creating user and training documentation, and conducting formal training classes
  • Developing functional specifications for use by system developers
  • Using data and process modelling techniques to create clear system specifications for the design and development of system software
  • Acting as a central reference and information source, providing guidance and assistance in the system project decision making process

ANZSCO Classification

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    Earnings and Hours

    Weekly Earnings (Before Tax)
    Source: Share of workers who work full-time hours: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average, customised report.
    Average full-time hours worked per week: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Median full-time earnings per week and Median hourly earnings: ABS, Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2023, customised report.
    Note: median earnings data have not been produced for some occupations where there is a high standard error, and are published with "N/A" values.
    Earnings and Hours ICT Business and Systems Analysts All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 94% 70%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 41 hours 44 hours
    Median full-time earnings per week $2,742 $1,697
    Median hourly earnings $71 $43

    Industries

    ICT Business and Systems Analysts work in industries like:

    Source: Ranked using ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average data, custom report.
    Note: industries that comprise less than 5% of an occupation have been suppressed.

    States and territories

    New South Wales

    34.6%

    Victoria

    33.8%

    Queensland

    13.7%

    South Australia

    3.7%

    Tasmania

    0.5%

    Northern Territory

    0.5%

    Australian Capital Territory

    5.6%

    Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, Detailed, August 2024, Jobs and Skills Australia trend data.

    Age and gender

    Age and Gender Profile
    Source: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average, customised report.
    Age and Gender ICT Business and Systems Analysts All Occupations
    Median age 41 years 39 years
    Female share of employment 34% 48%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations ICT Business and Systems Analysts
    15–19 5.2 0.0
    20–24 9.1 2.4
    25–34 22.7 19.4
    35–44 22.3 37.9
    45–54 20.4 25.6
    55–59 8.8 8.1
    60–64 6.5 4.6
    65 and Over 4.9 2.1

    Education

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    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations ICT Business and Systems Analysts
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 29.3
    Bachelor degree 23.2 47.3
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 8.3
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 3.7
    Year 12 15.9 7.0
    Year 11 4.0 0.8
    Year 10 and below 9.7 0.9
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      Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations

      Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) is the skill-based classification system used to categorise occupations in the Australian and New Zealand labour markets. ANZSCO provides a basis for the standardised collection, analysis and dissemination of occupation data. Visit the ABS website to learn how ANZSCO works. Jobs and Skills Australia displays data for occupations that are defined by ANZSCO 2013 Version 1.3.