Hiring for Projects, Strategy & Change in Australia.
Whilst there has been a contraction in Projects, Strategy, & Change roles across Australia, the demand for talent remains - particularly for more junior roles such as BAs and Change Analysts.
SMEs that found it tough to hire in previous years enjoyed more success in 2023. Organisations that didn’t begin their change and transformation programs immediately after the pandemic are ramping up activity and now require talent. Key areas are:
- ESG
- Capital/Liquidity Management or Reporting
- Operational Risk
- ERP
- Process & Continuous Improvement
Looking forward to 2024, companies that move quickly will have the best access to talent. After a quiet period, the Big 4 banks are likely to start hiring again - this will cause some disruption and may increase hiring competition.
Our survey found these top 3 things to successfully attract and hire talent in Projects, Strategy & Change:
- 1
Flexible working patterns
- 2
Interesting and exciting projects
- 3
Fast hiring process
In demand roles
- Senior Project Manager
- Business Analyst
- Process/Continuous Improvement Manager
- PMO Manager
- Transformation Manager
- Senior Change Manager
- Change Analyst
- Comms Manager
- Training
- Learning & Development
- Strategy Analyst
- Senior Strategy Associate
- Head of Strategy
Valuable skill sets
- Digital
- Process or Cost Efficiency /Continuous Improvement
- Risk & Regulatory Compliance
- ERP
- Agile Transformation
- Digital
- ERP
- Risk & Regulatory Compliance
- Organisational Design/Change
- Capability/Learning Uplift
- External/Internal Consulting Experience
- Financial Analysis/Modelling
- Relationship Building Skills
Up, down or flat? The state of salaries.
Permanent salaries and daily rates have both been steadily increasing over the last few years, but given redundancies at the Big 4 banks they are now likely to stay flat or even decrease in 2024.
With more hiring activity happening on the permanent side of the market, a number of contractors have switched to looking for permanent opportunities but have been pushing for higher salaries that better align with their expectations from the contract market.
In comparison to 2022,
of salary offers for Projects, Strategy & Change employees have remained flat.
Project, Strategy & Change salaries in Australia
| Job Title | Sector | Sub Sector | Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Job Title | Sector | Sub Sector | Location | Low | Median | High |
Program Manager |
Project Management | Sydney | $200,000 | $220,000 | $240,000 | |
Program Director |
Project Management | Sydney | $230,000 | $250,000 | $280,000 | |
Project Manager (Projects $2m - $5m) |
Project Management | Sydney | $130,000 | $155,000 | $165,000 | |
Senior Project Manager (Projects $5m - $10m) |
Project Management | Sydney | $165,000 | $175,000 | $200,000 | |
PMO Analyst |
Project Management | Sydney | $90,000 | $100,000 | $110,000 | |
PMO Manager |
Project Management | Sydney | $140,000 | $160,000 | $185,000 | |
Agile Coach |
Project Management | Sydney | $160,000 | $180,000 | $210,000 | |
Scrum Master |
Project Management | Sydney | $140,000 | $160,000 | $175,000 | |
Senior Process Improvement Manager (Senior / Master Black Belt) |
Project Management | Sydney | $170,000 | $180,000 | $210,000 | |
Process Improvement Manager (Black Belt) |
Project Management | Sydney | $130,000 | $150,000 | $170,000 | |
Change Analyst |
Change Management | Sydney | $70,000 | $90,000 | $110,000 | |
Change Manager |
Change Management | Sydney | $130,000 | $150,000 | $170,000 | |
Senior Change Manager |
Change Management | Sydney | $160,000 | $170,000 | $180,000 | |
Change Lead |
Change Management | Sydney | $200,000 | $220,000 | $240,000 | |
Head of Change |
Change Management | Sydney | $220,000 | $250,000 | $280,000 | |
Communication Manager |
Change Management | Sydney | $130,000 | $150,000 | $170,000 | |
Learning and Development Consultant |
Change Management | Sydney | $120,000 | $140,000 | $170,000 | |
Business Process Analyst |
Business Analysis | Sydney | $110,000 | $130,000 | $150,000 | |
Business Analyst Manager |
Business Analysis | Sydney | $150,000 | $160,000 | $180,000 | |
Lead Business Analyst |
Business Analysis | Sydney | $150,000 | $160,000 | $170,000 | |
Senior Business Analyst |
Business Analysis | Sydney | $140,000 | $150,000 | $160,000 | |
Business Analyst |
Business Analysis | Sydney | $110,000 | $130,000 | $150,000 | |
Project Officers / Coordinators |
Business Analysis | Sydney | $80,000 | $100,000 | $130,000 | |
Strategy Analyst / Associate |
Strategy | Sydney | $110,000 | $125,000 | $140,000 | |
Senior Strategy Analyst / Associate |
Strategy | Sydney | $120,000 | $145,000 | $160,000 | |
Strategy Manager |
Strategy | Sydney | $150,000 | $180,000 | $200,000 | |
Senior Manager / Executive Manager |
Strategy | Sydney | $180,000 | $200,000 | $240,000 | |
Head of Strategy / Director |
Strategy | Sydney | $220,000 | $250,000 | $300,000 | |
General Manager |
Strategy | Sydney | $300,000 | $350,000 | $450,000 | |
Chief Transformation Officer |
Strategy | Sydney | $350,000 | $420,000 | $550,000+ | |
Chief Strategy Officer |
Strategy | Sydney | $400,000 | $500,000 | $750,000+ |
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