Australia’s continued skills shortage, heavily influenced by the historically low unemployment rate in the country, is prompting local organisations and businesses to look beyond borders and find alternative ways to recruit and employ talent, opening themselves up to a global talent pool.
Deel, the global HR company, today published its State of Global Hiring Report. Findings from 260k+ worker contracts across 160 countries show that from January through December 2022, global hiring grew across all regions.
In APAC, Australia took the top spot for fastest growth by organisations’ rate of hiring and number of organisations hiring. Of all 2022 contracts, 89% were for remote roles.
Shannon Karaka, Country Leader, Australia and New Zealand, Deel, said: “The latest Deel data shows that amid Australia’s ongoing talent crunch, local businesses are having to look further afield and find alternative ways to recruit and employ talent.
Australian organisations ramp up rate of global hiring as talent crunch continues:
- Australia witnessed a 107% increase in organisations’ hiring of workers based in the United States
- Software engineers and developers are among the most in-demand roles for international hiring by Australian businesses
- Australia leads APAC for fastest growth by organisations’ rate of hiring and number of organisations hiring
“Many industries in Australia are beginning to explore a global HR strategy. From January to December 2022, Australia witnessed a 107% increase in organisations’ hiring of workers based in the United States, which saw more workers hired globally than any other country. It’s possible that Australian organisations are turning to the US to employ some of the talent that has been laid off in that country over the past few months.
“Given that software engineers and developers are among the most in-demand roles for international hiring, the hunt for tech talent is clearly a major driver of global hiring among countries like Australia. More broadly, as the desire for flexible work options sets in and the challenge of securing talent locally continues, the new global hiring model is answering the needs of local businesses,” Karaka added.
Key trends worth noting in Australia:
Australian organisations’ hiring of workers in the US has increased, year-on-year, by 107%. And hiring of workers in the Philippines increased by 200%.
Top 3 job positions in Australia are:
1. Software Engineer
2. Business Development / Sales
3. Content / Design
The top countries Australian organisations are hiring from are:
1. Philippines
2. India
3. US
4. Canada
5. UK
The top roles Australian workers are being hired for are:
1. Software Engineer
2. Statistician
3. Digital Designer / Content
The most common home countries of companies hiring remote workers in Australia on Deel are:
1. US
2. Canada
3. UK
4. Singapore
5. Hong Kong
More broadly, in APAC:
APAC companies hired globally at the fastest rate of all regions. The Philippines is the hottest market in APAC to hire from.
Top three countries by number of organisations hiring:
1. Australia
2. Singapore
3. India
Top three fastest-growing countries by organisations’ rate of hiring:
1. Australia
2. Hong Kong
3. India
Operations & customer support saw the biggest salary gains across all roles.
