DunRoaminTheUK

Does anyone in Brisbane, who is in IT, see any improvement in the IT job market?

I've got 11 years of C++ (mostly Windows and a bit of cross-platform and UNIX) and recent skills including things like XSL(T) and SSH client development (i.e. SFTP client as an example).

I am worried that I will simply not be able to find work when we get there but we don't want to move to Sydney or Melbourne.

Cheers.

FloridaLee

As I'm not in Oz yet I can't tell you personally what it's like, however you can check out how many job vacancies and current salaries online : http://www.seek.com.au/

I did a quick search for my skill set and it threw up alot of jobs. i think the overall IT sector around Brisbane is quite good at the moment.

Hope that helps a little

Lee

JaneandJim

Any improvement since when? 2 years ago it took Jim less than a week to find work. He's a J2EE developer with all kind of other things thrown in. If your skills are up to date, as a programmer, you shouldn't have too much problem. I was an IBM mainframe programmer :scared: and there's not a chance in hell of me ever finding IT work!

Take the other poster's advice and keep an eye on the Seek website. As a rough guide, Brisbane IT salaries are about half those in the South East of England.

Jane

Fionast

Check out this link. I found about a dozen jobs matching my skills the other day.

http://www.overseas-experience.com/a...-resources.htm

Fiona

brisnick

i'm not going to say anything about the state of the market in brisbane, i put a hold to looking for the moment, but when i dipped my toes to see how things were, it turned out that a lot of the adverts on seek were 'fake' ads just so the agencies get your details on their books, so when they try to sell their services to employers they can say they have X,000 clients on their books.

one place even said there wasn't a rush to get my application in as the person they were dealing with was going on paternity leave for 2 weeks. as if.

anyway, as previous posters have said, if you are in a demand skill (such as j2ee and weblogic - my firm can't find anyone and have been looking for ages) and not a windows support person, i think there are jobs around. still nowhere near sydney/melbourne, and worryingly, the same job in melbourne will earn around 30-40% more salary for roughly the same cost of living.

if the weather wasn't so miserable in melbourne i'd pack up right now and head down there.

DunRoaminTheUK

LOL...That's our conundrum too....(except for we've got a lot further to travel )