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 |
Business Process Engineer Daily rate |
Project Management | Sydney | $800 | $900 | $1,000 | |
Program Manager Daily rate |
Project Management | Sydney | $1,200 | $1,300 | $1,450 | |
Program Director Daily rate |
Project Management | Sydney | $1,400 | $1,600 | $1,800 | |
Project Manager (Projects $2m - $5m) Daily rate |
Project Management | Sydney | $850 | $950 | $1,100 | |
Senior Project Manager (Projects $5m - $10m) Daily rate |
Project Management | Sydney | $1,000 | $1,100 | $1,200 | |
PMO Analyst Daily rate |
Project Management | Sydney | $700 | $750 | $850 | |
PMO Manager Daily rate |
Project Management | Sydney | $950 | $1,100 | $1,200 | |
Agile Coach Daily rate |
Project Management | Sydney | $1,000 | $1,200 | $1,400 | |
Scrum Master Daily rate |
Project Management | Sydney | $850 | $950 | $1,100 | |
Senior Process Improvement Manager (Senior / Master Black Belt) Daily rate |
Project Management | Sydney | $1,000 | $1,100 | $1,200 | |
Process Improvement Manager (Black Belt) Daily rate |
Project Management | Sydney | $800 | $900 | $1,100 | |
Change Analyst Daily rate |
Change Management | Sydney | $700 | $800 | $900 | |
Change Manager Daily rate |
Change Management | Sydney | $900 | $950 | $1,000 | |
Senior Change Manager Daily rate |
Change Management | Sydney | $1,000 | $1,050 | $1,100 | |
Change Lead Daily rate |
Change Management | Sydney | $1,100 | $1,200 | $1,300 | |
Head of Change Daily rate |
Change Management | Sydney | $1,300 | $1,400 | $1,500 | |
Communication Manager Daily rate |
Change Management | Sydney | $800 | $900 | $1,000 | |
Learning and Development Consultant Daily rate |
Change Management | Sydney | $750 | $850 | $1,000 | |
Business Process Analyst Daily rate |
Business Analysis | Sydney | $700 | $800 | $850 | |
Business Analyst Manager Daily rate |
Business Analysis | Sydney | $1,000 | $1,050 | $1,100 | |
Lead Business Analyst Daily rate |
Business Analysis | Sydney | $1,000 | $1,050 | $1,100 | |
Senior Business Analyst Daily rate |
Business Analysis | Sydney | $850 | $900 | $950 | |
Business Analyst Daily rate |
Business Analysis | Sydney | $700 | $800 | $850 | |
Project Officers / Coordinators Daily rate |
Business Analysis | Sydney | $600 | $700 | $800 |
Download Your 2024 Project, Strategy & Change Salary Guide for Australia.
Permanent, temporary and contract salary data for a range of Project, Strategy & Change roles, as well as insights and advice to guide your talent strategies.
