Information Technology

Use technology to store, secure and distribute data.

This fast-growing industry includes companies which produce software, hardware or semiconductor equipment, or which provide internet or related services.

The industry covers all areas related to processing, manipulating and managing information with technology.

Employability skills required include information literacy, digital literacy, critical thinking and communication.

Workers usually have a post-school certification, or a university or TAFE degree.

Most jobs are full-time and located in capital cities, but remote work and contract work is also common.

TOP INDUSTRY COMPANIES

  • Atlassian

  • Microsoft

  • MYOB

  • Oracle

  • SAP

TOP INDUSTRY SUBJECTS

  • Short Courses / TAFE

  • Mathematics

  • ICT / Computer Science

  • Social Studies

RELATED INDUSTRY CAREER MENTORS

  • Elaine Van Bergen

    Senior Program Manager
    at Microsoft

  • Ally Watson

    Co-Founder & CEO
    at Code Like a Girl

  • Anna Leibel

    Chief Information Officer
    at Unisuper

  • Erik Huberman

    Founder & CEO
    at Hawke Media

RELATED COURSES

  • Bachelor of Business Information Systems

    Swinburne University of Technology

  • Bachelor of Information Technology

    La Trobe University

  • Diploma of Information Technology

    Monash College

  • Graduate Certificate in Information Technology

    Melbourne Institute of Technology