Head of Engineering Market Demand in Australia
Hiring outlook, remote working rates, and which companies are actively recruiting.
Head of Engineering hiring in Australia is being driven by scale-ups such as Canva maturing past their earlier growth stages and banks like Macquarie Group building larger internal engineering organisations. Demand concentrates in Sydney and Melbourne, and while senior hires occasionally come in on the Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) visa subclass 482, more of these roles are now filled by promoting internally as local engineering leadership pipelines mature.
Share of Australia Head of Engineering roles advertising remote or hybrid working.
Year-on-year salary movement in Australia. Positive movement signals active market competition.
What's driving Head of Engineering demand in Australia
Strongest in: scale-up and bank technology leadership functions overseeing multiple engineering teams, led by employers such as Canva and Macquarie Group
Head of Engineering hiring in Australia is being driven by scale-ups such as Canva maturing past their earlier growth stages and banks like Macquarie Group building larger internal engineering organisations. Demand concentrates in Sydney and Melbourne, and while senior hires occasionally come in on the Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) visa subclass 482, more of these roles are now filled by promoting internally as local engineering leadership pipelines mature.
Skills commanding the biggest premium right now
Salary premium over the Australia median for Head of Engineerings who list these skills.
Top employers hiring in Australia
Companies with consistent or active Head of Engineering hiring in Australia.
Market intelligence
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