Contractor day rate benchmarks for tech roles in Perth. Median rates, typical ranges, and links to take-home calculators.
Leadership
Chief Technology Officer
A$2200/day
A$2038–A$2200/day
Leadership
Chief AI Officer
A$2112/day
Range: limited data
Leadership
Chief Product Officer
A$2112/day
Range: limited data
Leadership
Chief Information Officer
A$2112/day
A$1994–A$2112/day
Leadership
Chief Data Officer
A$1936/day
A$1906–A$1936/day
Leadership
Chief Information Security Officer
A$1875/day
A$1540–A$2112/day
Leadership
Head of Engineering
A$1628/day
Range: limited data
Technology Leadership
Head of Data & AI
A$1584/day
Range: limited data
Cloud & DevOps
Head of Cloud
A$1540/day
Range: limited data
Leadership
Head of Architecture
A$1540/day
Range: limited data
Product & Design
Head of Product
A$1540/day
A$1258–A$1540/day
Leadership
Head of Data Science
A$1496/day
A$1236–A$1496/day
Leadership
Head of Infrastructure
A$1452/day
Range: limited data
Software Testing & Quality Assurance
Test Director
A$1408/day
Range: limited data
SAP
SAP Senior Program Manager
A$1408/day
Range: limited data
Technology Leadership
Head of Design
A$1408/day
Range: limited data
General
Head of Data Governance
A$1408/day
Range: limited data
Project & Change
Project / Transformation Director
A$1408/day
Range: limited data
Leadership
IT Director
A$1408/day
Range: limited data
Data & Analytics
Head of Analytics
A$1408/day
A$1192–A$1408/day
Technology Leadership
Head of Delivery
A$1408/day
Range: limited data
Technology Leadership
Head of Applications
A$1408/day
Range: limited data
Salesforce
Salesforce Technical Architect
A$1364/day
Range: limited data
Project & Change
Programme Director
A$1364/day
Range: limited data
Software Engineering
Software Development Manager
A$1364/day
A$1170–A$1364/day
SAP
SAP Architect
A$1320/day
Range: limited data
Technology Leadership
Head of Testing / Program Test Manager
A$1320/day
Range: limited data
Cloud, Platform & SRE
Site Reliability Engineering Manager
A$1320/day
Range: limited data
Microsoft Dynamics 365
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Principal Functional Consultant
A$1320/day
Range: limited data
Microsoft Dynamics 365
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Technical Solution Architect
A$1320/day
Range: limited data
Digital & Marketing
Head of Digital
A$1318/day
Range: limited data
Microsoft Dynamics 365
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Lead Developer / Technical Consultant
A$1276/day
Range: limited data
ServiceNow
ServiceNow Technical Architect
A$1276/day
Range: limited data
Software Engineering
Engineering Manager
A$1276/day
A$1126–A$1276/day
Technology Leadership
Head of PMO
A$1276/day
Range: limited data
SAP
SAP Functional Lead Consultant
A$1276/day
Range: limited data
Software Engineering
Lead Software Engineer
A$1276/day
A$1126–A$1276/day
Oracle
Oracle Architect
A$1232/day
Range: limited data
MuleSoft
MuleSoft Lead
A$1232/day
Range: limited data
ServiceNow
Practice Lead
A$1232/day
Range: limited data
SAP
SAP Project Manager
A$1232/day
Range: limited data
Salesforce
Salesforce Solution Architect
A$1232/day
Range: limited data
Microsoft Dynamics 365
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Functional Architect
A$1232/day
Range: limited data
Project & Change
Programme Manager
A$1232/day
A$1104–A$1232/day
SAP
SAP Lead Technical Consultant
A$1232/day
Range: limited data
ERP / CRM
ERP / CRM Architect
A$1232/day
Range: limited data
Software Engineering
Enterprise Architect
A$1232/day
A$1204–A$1232/day
Business Analysis
Business Analyst Manager
A$1232/day
Range: limited data
Microsoft Dynamics 365
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Project Manager
A$1188/day
Range: limited data
Software Engineering
Software Architect
A$1188/day
A$1182–A$1188/day
Data & Analytics
Data Science Manager
A$1188/day
A$1082–A$1188/day
Data & Analytics
Data Analytics Manager
A$1188/day
A$1082–A$1188/day
Product & Design
Design Manager
A$1188/day
Range: limited data
ServiceNow
ServiceNow Pre-Sales Architect
A$1188/day
Range: limited data
ServiceNow
ServiceNow Senior Technical Consultant
A$1188/day
Range: limited data
Infrastructure & Cloud
Cloud Architect
A$1188/day
A$1182–A$1188/day
ServiceNow
Platform Owner
A$1188/day
Range: limited data
Microsoft Dynamics 365
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Senior Functional Consultant
A$1188/day
Range: limited data
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity Architect
A$1188/day
A$1182–A$1188/day
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity Manager
A$1188/day
A$1082–A$1188/day
Salesforce
Salesforce Product / Platform Manager
A$1188/day
Range: limited data
Salesforce
Salesforce Lead Developer
A$1188/day
Range: limited data
Cybersecurity
GRC Manager
A$1188/day
A$1082–A$1188/day
Software Engineering
Senior Software Engineer
A$1188/day
A$1019–A$1188/day
General
Technical Team Lead
A$1188/day
A$1082–A$1188/day
Software Testing & Quality Assurance
Test / QA Manager
A$1188/day
A$1082–A$1188/day
Project & Change
Transformation Manager
A$1188/day
A$1082–A$1188/day
Architecture
Domain Architect
A$1188/day
A$1182–A$1188/day
MuleSoft
MuleSoft Architect
A$1188/day
Range: limited data
Project & Change
Portfolio Manager
A$1188/day
Range: limited data
Project & Delivery
Delivery Lead
A$1144/day
A$1060–A$1144/day
Software Engineering
Senior Front-End Engineer
A$1144/day
Range: limited data
SAP
SAP Senior Functional Consultant
A$1144/day
Range: limited data
SAP
SAP Senior Developer
A$1144/day
Range: limited data
Data & Analytics
Data Architect
A$1144/day
A$1144–A$1160/day
General
IT Infrastructure Manager
A$1144/day
A$1060–A$1144/day
Leadership
IT Manager
A$1144/day
A$1060–A$1144/day
Software Engineering
Trading / Algorithmic Developer
A$1144/day
Range: limited data
Artificial Intelligence
AI Transformation Lead
A$1144/day
A$1060–A$1144/day
Testing & Quality Assurance
Test Lead
A$1144/day
A$1060–A$1144/day
Software Engineering
Solutions Architect
A$1144/day
A$1144–A$1160/day
Microsoft Dynamics 365
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Senior Developer / Technical Consultant
A$1144/day
Range: limited data
Architecture
Identity and Access Management Architect
A$1144/day
A$1144–A$1160/day
Architecture
Integration Architect
A$1144/day
Range: limited data
Project & Change
PMO Manager
A$1144/day
A$1060–A$1144/day
Infrastructure & Cloud
Infrastructure Architect
A$1144/day
A$1144–A$1160/day
Software Engineering
Team Lead
A$1144/day
Range: limited data
MuleSoft
MuleSoft Senior Developer
A$1144/day
Range: limited data
General
Business Intelligence Manager
A$1144/day
Range: limited data
Data & AI
Quantitative Researcher
A$1105/day
Range: limited data
Infrastructure & Cloud
Network Architect
A$1100/day
A$1100–A$1138/day
Artificial Intelligence
AI Solution Architect
A$1100/day
A$1025–A$1100/day
Salesforce
Salesforce Technical Consultant
A$1100/day
Range: limited data
Data & Analytics
Insights Manager
A$1100/day
Range: limited data
Project & Change
Agile Coach
A$1056/day
A$1016–A$1056/day
Data & Analytics
Data Manager
A$1056/day
A$1016–A$1056/day
Project & Change
Delivery Manager
A$1056/day
A$1016–A$1056/day
Software Engineering
Quantitative Developer
A$1056/day
Range: limited data
Infrastructure & Cloud
Service Delivery Manager
A$1056/day
Range: limited data
Oracle
Oracle Technical Consultant
A$1056/day
Range: limited data
Software Engineering
FPGA Engineer
A$1056/day
Range: limited data
ServiceNow
ServiceNow Functional Consultant
A$1056/day
Range: limited data
Cybersecurity
Threat Intelligence Engineer
A$1056/day
A$1016–A$1056/day
Data & AI
Generative AI Engineer
A$1056/day
A$1003–A$1056/day
ServiceNow
ServiceNow Business Analyst / Project Manager
A$1012/day
Range: limited data
Cybersecurity & Risk
Cybersecurity Engineer / Specialist
A$1012/day
Range: limited data
Artificial Intelligence
AI Product Manager
A$1012/day
A$981–A$1012/day
Data & AI
AI Safety Engineer
A$1012/day
A$981–A$1012/day
Cloud, Platform & SRE
DevSecOps Engineer
A$1012/day
A$994–A$1012/day
Infrastructure & Cloud
Platform Engineer
A$1012/day
Range: limited data
Product & Design
Product Manager
A$1012/day
A$1012–A$1232/day
Project & Delivery
Scrum Master / Iteration Manager
A$1012/day
A$856–A$1012/day
Salesforce
Salesforce Functional Consultant
A$1012/day
Range: limited data
Oracle
Oracle Functional Consultant
A$1012/day
Range: limited data
ERP / CRM
ERP / CRM Functional / Technical Consultant
A$1012/day
Range: limited data
Cybersecurity
GRC Consultant
A$1012/day
A$994–A$1012/day
Project & Change
Change Manager
A$1012/day
A$856–A$1012/day
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity Engineer (SOC / IAM)
A$994/day
A$984–A$1003/day
Microsoft Dynamics 365
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Functional Consultant
A$968/day
Range: limited data
Project & Change
Scrum Master
A$968/day
Range: limited data
Enterprise Applications
Salesforce Developer
A$968/day
Range: limited data
Cloud & Infrastructure
Trading Systems Support Analyst
A$968/day
Range: limited data
Digital & Marketing
Product Marketing Manager
A$968/day
Range: limited data
Enterprise Applications
CRM Manager
A$968/day
Range: limited data
Microsoft Dynamics 365
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Developer / Technical Consultant
A$968/day
Range: limited data
IT Infrastructure & Support
Service Desk Manager
A$968/day
Range: limited data
ERP / CRM
ERP / CRM Developer / Engineer
A$968/day
Range: limited data
Infrastructure & Cloud
Site Reliability Engineer
A$968/day
A$909–A$968/day
Project & Change
Project Manager
A$968/day
A$968–A$1188/day
Cybersecurity
Security Consultant
A$968/day
A$968–A$972/day
Data & Analytics
AI / Machine Learning Engineer
A$968/day
A$959–A$968/day
AI & ML
Quantitative Analyst
A$968/day
Range: limited data
ServiceNow
ServiceNow Developer / Technical Consultant
A$968/day
Range: limited data
Cybersecurity
Penetration Tester
A$968/day
A$968–A$972/day
Data & Analytics
Data Engineer
A$924/day
A$924–A$1188/day
Cybersecurity
Identity and Access Management Engineer
A$924/day
A$924–A$950/day
Salesforce
Salesforce Business Analyst
A$924/day
Range: limited data
Enterprise Applications
Oracle Specialist
A$924/day
Range: limited data
SAP
SAP Administrator
A$924/day
Range: limited data
Software Engineering
Automation Engineer
A$924/day
A$887–A$924/day
Infrastructure & Cloud
Cloud Engineer
A$924/day
A$887–A$924/day
Infrastructure & Cloud
DevOps Engineer
A$924/day
A$887–A$924/day
Business Analysis
ICT Business Analyst
A$924/day
Range: limited data
Microsoft Dynamics 365
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Analyst
A$924/day
Range: limited data
MuleSoft
MuleSoft Developer
A$924/day
Range: limited data
Data & Analytics
Data Governance Specialist
A$924/day
A$887–A$924/day
Product & Design
Product Owner
A$924/day
A$887–A$924/day
Product & Design
Product Designer
A$924/day
A$887–A$924/day
Testing & Quality Assurance
Performance Test Engineer
A$924/day
A$887–A$924/day
Product & Design
Design Operations / Design Systems Specialist
A$924/day
A$887–A$924/day
Product & Design
Service Designer
A$924/day
Range: limited data
Data & Analytics
Database Administrator
A$880/day
A$865–A$880/day
Data & Analytics
ETL / Data Warehouse Specialist
A$880/day
A$865–A$880/day
ServiceNow
ServiceNow Test Analyst
A$880/day
Range: limited data
Project & Change
Business Analyst
A$880/day
A$880–A$1144/day
Enterprise Applications
ERP/CRM Specialist
A$880/day
Range: limited data
Product
Customer Success Manager
A$880/day
Range: limited data
Software Engineering
C/C++ Developer
A$880/day
A$840–A$880/day
Software Engineering
QA Automation Engineer
A$880/day
A$865–A$880/day
Cloud & Infrastructure
Service Desk Team Leader
A$880/day
Range: limited data
Software Engineering
Go Developer
A$880/day
A$840–A$880/day
Digital & Marketing
Web Accessibility Specialist
A$880/day
A$865–A$880/day
Enterprise Applications
SAP Specialist
A$880/day
Range: limited data
Cybersecurity
IT Auditor
A$880/day
Range: limited data
Data & Analytics
Data Scientist
A$880/day
A$865–A$880/day
Salesforce
Salesforce Test Analyst
A$880/day
Range: limited data
Artificial Intelligence
AI Operations Specialist
A$880/day
A$880–A$915/day
ServiceNow
ServiceNow Administrator
A$880/day
Range: limited data
Software Engineering
Full Stack Developer
A$836/day
A$818–A$836/day
Software Engineering
Software Engineer
A$836/day
A$818–A$836/day
SAP
SAP Test Analyst
A$836/day
Range: limited data
Product & Design
Product Analyst
A$836/day
A$836–A$843/day
Enterprise Applications
Salesforce Administrator
A$836/day
Range: limited data
Cybersecurity
GRC Analyst
A$836/day
A$836–A$906/day
Software Engineering
Node.js Developer
A$836/day
A$818–A$836/day
Infrastructure & Cloud
Application Support Engineer
A$836/day
Range: limited data
Data & Analytics
Data Governance Analyst
A$836/day
A$836–A$843/day
Product & Design
UX Researcher
A$836/day
A$836–A$843/day
Microsoft Dynamics 365
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Test Analyst
A$836/day
Range: limited data
Infrastructure & Cloud
IT Systems Engineer
A$836/day
A$818–A$836/day
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity Analyst
A$836/day
A$836–A$906/day
Oracle
Oracle Test Analyst
A$836/day
Range: limited data
Microsoft Dynamics 365
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Administrator
A$836/day
Range: limited data
Software Engineering
.NET Developer
A$836/day
A$818–A$836/day
Design & User Experience
Customer Experience Designer
A$836/day
A$836–A$843/day
Data, Analytics & AI
Data Modeller
A$836/day
A$836–A$843/day
Software Testing & Quality Assurance
Automation Test Analyst
A$836/day
A$818–A$836/day
Software Engineering
Python Developer
A$836/day
A$818–A$836/day
Software Engineering
Mobile Developer
A$836/day
A$818–A$836/day
Infrastructure & Cloud
Infrastructure Engineer
A$836/day
A$818–A$836/day
Project & Delivery
Change Analyst
A$836/day
Range: limited data
Project & Delivery
Process Analyst
A$836/day
Range: limited data
Software Engineering
iOS Developer
A$836/day
A$818–A$836/day
Digital & Marketing
Digital Producer
A$836/day
A$768–A$836/day
Software Engineering
Android Developer
A$836/day
A$818–A$836/day
ERP / CRM
ERP / CRM Administrator
A$836/day
Range: limited data
Data & Analytics
BI Developer
A$836/day
A$836–A$843/day
Software Engineering
JavaScript Developer
A$836/day
A$818–A$836/day
Software Engineering
React Developer
A$836/day
A$818–A$836/day
Software Engineering
Java Developer
A$836/day
A$818–A$836/day
Software Engineering
Back End Developer
A$836/day
A$818–A$836/day
Project & Delivery
Portfolio Analyst
A$836/day
Range: limited data
Data & Analytics
BI Analyst
A$792/day
A$792–A$821/day
Product & Design
UX/UI Designer
A$792/day
A$792–A$821/day
Project & Change
PMO Analyst
A$792/day
Range: limited data
Project & Delivery
Project Scheduler
A$792/day
Range: limited data
Software Engineering
QA Engineer
A$792/day
A$792–A$796/day
Software Engineering
Ruby Developer
A$792/day
A$792–A$796/day
Infrastructure & Cloud
Systems Administrator
A$792/day
A$792–A$796/day
Software Engineering
Front End Developer
A$792/day
A$792–A$796/day
Cybersecurity
SOC Analyst
A$792/day
A$792–A$884/day
Microsoft Dynamics 365
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Junior Developer / Technical Consultant
A$792/day
Range: limited data
Infrastructure & Cloud
Network Engineer
A$792/day
A$792–A$821/day
Microsoft Dynamics 365
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Junior Functional Consultant
A$792/day
Range: limited data
Digital & Marketing
Web Optimisation Specialist
A$792/day
Range: limited data
Product & Design
UX Writer / Content Designer
A$792/day
Range: limited data
Product & Design
Technical Writer
A$792/day
Range: limited data
Data & Analytics
Insights Analyst
A$792/day
A$792–A$821/day
Project & Delivery
Project Officer
A$748/day
Range: limited data
Digital & Marketing
Digital Designer
A$748/day
Range: limited data
Software Engineering
PHP Developer
A$748/day
A$748–A$774/day
General
Level 2 Support Analyst
A$748/day
A$748–A$774/day
Digital & Marketing
Web & Digital Analytics Specialist
A$748/day
A$748–A$799/day
Data & Analytics
Data Visualisation Specialist
A$748/day
A$748–A$799/day
Data & Analytics
Data Analyst
A$748/day
A$748–A$799/day
General
Campaign Analyst
A$748/day
Range: limited data
Project & Change
Project Coordinator
A$704/day
Range: limited data
Infrastructure & Cloud
Network Administrator
A$704/day
Range: limited data
Infrastructure & Cloud
Desktop Support Engineer
A$704/day
A$615–A$704/day
Testing & Quality Assurance
Manual Test Analyst
A$704/day
A$704–A$752/day
Project & Delivery
Project Administrator
A$660/day
Range: limited data
Digital & Marketing
Content Producer / Copywriter
A$660/day
Range: limited data
General
Level 1 Service Desk Analyst
A$660/day
A$593–A$660/day
IT Infrastructure & Support
IT Helpdesk Analyst
A$616/day
A$571–A$616/day
Local contractor market
Market overview
Perth is part of the Australia contractor market, with 234 tracked tech roles in 2026. Rates reflect published market data for freelance and fixed-term contract engagements across software, data, cloud, and infrastructure disciplines.
Take-home and structure
Rates shown are gross. Your net take-home depends on IR35 status. Outside IR35 through a limited company significantly increases your retention vs an umbrella inside IR35. Use the IR35 calculator below to compare.
IR35 inside vs outside comparison
See exactly how much more you keep outside IR35 vs an umbrella
Perth contractor day rates cover a range of tech roles in 2026, spanning software engineering, data, cloud, and infrastructure disciplines. Rates vary by specialism, seniority, and IR35 status (for UK roles). See the role-by-role breakdown above for specific median rates and typical ranges.
Perth sits within the Australia contract market. Day rates can vary meaningfully by city, particularly between financial centres and regional hubs. Browse other city pages under the Australia contract rates section to compare.
Chief Technology Officer commands the highest contractor day rate in Perth in 2026, with a median of A$2200/day. See the full role breakdown above for the complete list of contract rates by discipline.
Your take-home from any day rate in Perth depends on your IR35 status. Outside IR35 through a limited company retains significantly more than inside IR35 via an umbrella. Use the IR35 calculator linked from each role card above for a precise inside vs outside comparison under 2026/27 HMRC rates.
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