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Data Analytics Manager Market Demand in Australia

Hiring outlook, remote working rates, and which companies are actively recruiting.

Hiring outlook
Growing

Data Analytics Manager hiring in Australia is steady, driven by banks and retailers formalising self-service BI functions that were previously run informally by senior analysts, with demand concentrated in Sydney and Melbourne. Commonwealth Bank and Woolworths are among the more consistent hirers, and the Temporary Skill Shortage (subclass 482) visa route has made it easier for employers to bring in experienced Power BI and stakeholder-facing analytics leaders when the domestic pipeline of people-manager candidates runs short.

Remote / hybrid
75%

Share of Australia Data Analytics Manager roles advertising remote or hybrid working.

Pay trend
+8.7%

Year-on-year salary movement in Australia. Positive movement signals active market competition.

What's driving Data Analytics Manager demand in Australia

Strongest in: Retail, banking, and telco reporting functions scaling self-service BI, led by employers such as Woolworths and Commonwealth Bank

Data Analytics Manager hiring in Australia is steady, driven by banks and retailers formalising self-service BI functions that were previously run informally by senior analysts, with demand concentrated in Sydney and Melbourne. Commonwealth Bank and Woolworths are among the more consistent hirers, and the Temporary Skill Shortage (subclass 482) visa route has made it easier for employers to bring in experienced Power BI and stakeholder-facing analytics leaders when the domestic pipeline of people-manager candidates runs short.

Skills commanding the biggest premium right now

Salary premium over the Australia median for Data Analytics Managers who list these skills.

Power BI+20%
SQL+16%
Python+15%
Data Modelling+14%
Stakeholder Management+13%
Agile Delivery+11%

Top employers hiring in Australia

Companies with consistent or active Data Analytics Manager hiring in Australia.

Commonwealth BankWoolworthsTelstraNABColesWesfarmersSuncorpREA Group

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