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The 15 highest paying tech jobs

The 15 highest paying tech jobs right now

These 15 tech specialist roles are nabbing six-figures salaries meanwhile entry-level roles now command an average of $80,000.

WorkplaceCompanies

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Future of work from home revealed

Far from fading, hybrid work is thriving – saving time, cutting costs, and offering a major competitive edge to businesses willing to adapt.

EconomyBusiness

Gen Z are set to face their first recession.

My first recession: How Gen Z is preparing for economic turmoil

Gen Z are yet to experience a recession but as expectations for growth are shredded, Gen Z-ers wonder if they are adequately prepared for financial armageddon.

analysisCompanies

Former chief of Bank of Queensland and senior CBA senior banker Stuart Grimshaw giving first interview since leaving Australia to take a job in US running a pawn shop operator.

Is this Australia’s first permanent part-time CEO?

The demands of being CEO are relentless. For ASX-listed companies, it’s about being always on and present as a leader. This boss wants to reinvent the rule.

Talent reportPersonal Finance

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The 10 highest tech salaries in Australia | FULL LIST

Recruiters say it has been the worst year ever for vacancies in the tech sector ever, but the big pay packets could make a comeback this year. These are the top 10 roles still paying over $200,000.

salariesPersonal Finance

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Why 2025 is good news for workers chasing a pay rise

Almost three quarters of businesses are expected to give pay rises this year, a leading recruitment agency says, in a bid to retain employees amid cost of living pressures.

TechnologyTechnology

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Show me the money: $250k tech salaries tower over all the rest

Hefty salaries, big bonuses and the nation’s highest hourly rates commanded by tech workers have been revealed, with even junior staff earning six-figure pay packets.

WorkplaceBusiness

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Welcome to the team: Meet your Gen Z boss

People born between 1996 and 2010 now make up one third of the workforce and some have already climbed the corporate ladder. Here’s how they do things differently.

EmploymentBusiness

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English teachers wanted: LinkedIn

Love to travel? Have a passion for the English language? How about wine? Some of the most in-demand jobs in the country are English teachers, travel agents and sommeliers.

TechnologyPersonal Finance

Want a high paying job in AI? Things aren’t looking good

Competition for jobs in artificial intelligence has grown fierce as more than 1000 advertised roles have disappeared from jobs boards over the past two years, a fall of 35 per cent.

EducationBusiness

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More uni mergers on cards as our educational institutions struggle

Financial pressures on universities, exacerbated by the unsuccessful bid to limit international student numbers, could prompt more merger discussions, KordaMentha says.

Cameron England

EmploymentCareers

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos JUNE 27, 2024: Commuters pictured using opal cards and other cards as they exit St James train station in the Sydney CBD. Opal card fares will increase by an average of 3.6 per cent in four days, however the government says the majority of fares should increase by less than $1 a week. Picture: NewsWire / Damian Shaw

Gen alpha is ready to work and business is barely prepared

Get ready Australian managers, five generations of employees are headed your way as baby boomers work longer than their parents and generation alphas start their first jobs.

Glenda Korporaal

2024 in reviewCompanies

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Scandals, takeovers, Swiftenomics: 2024 was a year to remember

The good, the bad and the ugly – 2024 was an eventful year for investors. We look back on the stories which made headlines and broke hearts.

Louise Brannelly

City BeatBusiness

KPMG partner Jessica Rutherford on the Gold Coast

Why this young KPMG partner has stars in her eyes

Queenslander Jessica Rutherford may not exactly be a celebrity but that does not stop her name appearing on the rolling credits at the end of some big Hollywood productions.

ExclusiveTechnology

One in three Aussie jobs ‘at serious risk in AI revolution’

More than 30 per cent of the workforce could be disrupted by the rapid uptake of artificial intelligence over the next five years without policy intervention, a new report warns.

Workforce of futurePersonal Finance

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AI in Australia: how it’s changing our jobs and what that means for you

As AI continues to reshape the workforce, the future will belong to those who adapt.

Hari Hara Priya Kannan

WorkplaceBusiness

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Working from home is a ‘fundamental right’

While major companies insist staff get back to their office five days a week, a survey has revealed that over half of white-collar workers believe working from home is a fundamental right.

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Time’s up on WFH, CEOs say

More than eight in 10 Australian chief executives surveyed by KPMG believe working from home will be gone within the next three years.

EmploymentTechnology

**EMBARGO FOR THE DEAL MARCH 2019** 28/02/2019: Dominic Price CEO Atlassian at their Sydney headquarters on Thursday. Hollie Adams/The Australian

Don’t like return-to-office edict? Atlassian is hiring

Australian software giant Atlassian has taken a dig at rivals’ return-to-the-office order and says it has more than 300 jobs available to those who don’t want to go back.

WorkplacesLife

20/9/2024: Young mother and Brighter Super worker Megan Lind works from home, saying it gives her the flexibility to look after her family, at her home in Carina, Brisbane . pic: Lyndon Mechielsen/Courier Mail

Clocking on: WFH a career killer

Working from home may be a career-limiting move as more companies push employees to return to the office five days a week. But recruiters have sent a warning to employers | POLL

TechnologyBusiness

Richard White (centre, second row) with this year's cohort of WiseTech's Earn & Learn students. He is doubling next year's intake.

How to win a $300k education jackpot

Richard White says more women complete his ‘Earn & Learn’ program than those who study pure university courses despite it not having diversity quotas. Here’s why and how you can apply.

exclusiveTechnology

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - August 09: Ben Thompson of Employment Hero poses for a portrait in Sydney. (Photo by James Gourley/Publishd)

New tool claims to show what your competitors pay their staff

The Aussie unicorn start-up boasts its new product that will give real-time wage transparency, drawing from the payslips of more than 2 million workers.

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Big shortfall ahead in sparkies, energy jobs

The race to hit Australia’s 2030 emissions target on the way to Net Zero could be hampered by significant shortages of electricians and other key energy workers, a new report finds.

CEO PayCompanies

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CEO pay packets ready to rocket yet again

There are signs Australia’s top bosses could once again command huge pay packets in the coming years after the wage gap between CEOs and workers shrunk to its lowest level in a decade.

CommentaryEconomics

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We don’t have a crisis in productivity growth

Productivity in Australia is not in a crisis, as some argue – but if the current low growth cycle drags on then we have cause for concern.

Brendan Rynne

WealthWealth

Canberra decision brightens outlook for advice sector

Canberra decision brightens outlook for advice sector

After hitting rock bottom in recent years the financial advice industry is waking up to competition at the top end and a breakthrough allowing big super to enter the market.

Ivy LeagueThe Times

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Wall Street turns back on elite unis and activist students

The big investment firms are looking further afield for candidates with the ‘right’ approach after tiring of Gaza protests and the like on university campuses.

Louisa Clarence Smith

FREMONT, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 20: A sign is posted in front of a Tesla office on April 20, 2022 in Fremont, California. Tesla reported first quarter earnings that far exceeded analyst expectations with revenue of $18.76 billion compared to expectations of $17.80 billion. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Local Tesla staff take to LinkedIn seeking work

A senior Tesla staffer involved in recruitment has taken to social media seeking work for a number of team members following a global workplace cull.

careersTechnology

Director-General of Security of ASIO, Mike Burgess, as he appears in the 'Why I Spy' ASIO recruitment campaign. The Why I Spy recruitment campaign will showcase the varied career paths and characteristics of ASIO employees. While we can’t use real ASIO officers’ names or faces, we have used real ASIO officers’ stories.

‘Clever, curious’ spies sought for new agency roles

Young Australians who can bring the fight to ‘sophisticated foreign adversaries’ are being sought by ASIO as it steps up its battle against extremism.

ConsultingBusiness

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Deloitte taps veteran Greig as its new leader

Deloitte Australia has appointed longstanding director John Greig to succeed Tom Imbesi as chair of the audit and consulting giant.

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