SEEK employment report reveals growing job ads and salaries

Salaries in two Aussie states are growing faster than the rest of the country, while another leads the pack for job ad growth. Here’s how your salary measures up.

Salaries in Western Australia and the Northern Territory are growing faster than the rest of the country, while Tasmania leads the pack for job ad growth.

New data from SEEK reveals the average Australian full-time job listing offered $83,656 in January – up 2.5 per cent on a year earlier

Every state and territory recorded a higher average pay packet except South Australia, which dropped by 0.5 per cent.

See how your salary compares to your state or territory average.

WA had the strongest growth, offering an average salary of 4.9 per cent more than a year earlier (average of $90,361).

It was followed by the NT, up 4.7 per cent ($87,699), then New South Wales ($89,113), Victoria ($86,024) and Queensland ($86,849), all increasing by 2.4 per cent, then the ACT, up 1.8 per cent ($88,147) and Tasmania, up 1.3 per cent ($76,160).

SEEK’s Kendra Banks says 2019 is off to a steady start. Picture: Supplied

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Meanwhile, the number of job ads on SEEK increased in some states and territories but not all.

SEEK ANZ managing director Kendra Banks said 2019 was off to a steady start.

“We continue to maintain steady and consistent growth for new job ads and advertised salaries,” she said.

“When we look at the diverse range of industries, it comes as no surprise that the mining

sector still continues to dominate the employment market. However, it is interesting to see

the increased demand in job roles for the public sector, particularly for government and

defence candidates.”

These are the sectors in which SEEK ads grew year on year.

Tasmania led job ad growth between January 2018 and January 2019, increasing by 18.9 per cent – followed by WA (5.3 per cent), ACT (2.8 per cent) and Victoria (1.7 per cent).

The rest of the country recorded declining job ads, including NT (-9.5 per cent), SA (-2.6 per cent), NSW (-1.1 per cent) and QLD (-0.2 per cent).

Nationally, SEEK job ads grew by 0.6 per cent year on year.

“Tasmania has been consistently outperforming the mainland in jobs advertised since 2014,” Ms Banks said.

“The growth in Tasmania can be attributed to tourism and the interest in MONA (Museum of Old and New Art), the growing dairy industry and, more recently, population growth.”

These are the sectors in which SEEK ads declined year on year.

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Originally published as SEEK employment report reveals growing job ads and salaries