Description
ICT BUSINESS ANALYST Identifies and communicates with users to formulate and produce a requirements specification to create system and software solutions to satisfy the users' business needs.
*Note: Non-ICT Business Analysts (for example, Management Consultants) are excluded from this unit group. Non-ICT Business Analysts are included in Unit Group 2247 Management and Organisation Analysts.*
| Major Group: 2 | Professionals |
| Sub-Major Group: 26 | ICT Professionals |
| Minor Group: 261 | Business and Systems Analysts and Programmers |
| Unit Group: 2611 | ICT Business and Systems Analysts |
Specialisation
- Business Systems Analyst
Job Outlook
| Weekly Earnings | AUD 2,274 |
| Work full-time hours | 90% |
| Growth expected in the next 5 years | Very Strong |
| Gender share | 31% Female, 69% Male |
| Average full-time | 42 Hours |
| Skill level rating | Very high skill |
| Average Age | Males: 39.8 |
| Females: 38.8 | |
| Persons: 39.5 | |
| Employed | 13,500 |
Alternative Titles
- - BA (ICT)
- - Business Consultant (ICT)
Skill Priority in 2023
The Skills Priority List (SPL) offers an elaborate perspective on professions experiencing a shortage at a national level and within individual states and territories in Australia. Additionally, the SPL provides insight into the projected demand for various occupations in the future.
- S: Shortage
- NS: No Shortage
- M: Metropolitan Shortage
- R: Regional Shortage
ICT Business Analyst 261111
| National | ACT | NSW | NT | QLD | SA | TAS | VIC | WA | Future Demand |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | Moderate |
Occupation List Information
| Occupation on the Skill list | Occupation not on the Skill List |
|---|---|
| Combined Skilled Occupations List (STSOL MLTSSL) | Labor Market Testing Required for 457 List (LMTL) |
| Medium Long Term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL) | Short-Term Skilled Occupation List (STSOL) |
| Labor Market Testing Required for 457 List (LMTL) |
Unit Group: 2611 ICT Business and Systems Analysts
Occupations in Unit Group 2661
- - ICT Business Analyst 261111
- - Systems Analyst 261112
Unit Group 2611 refers to ICT Business and System Analysts, as classified by the ACS ANZSCO Code.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics and Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Skill Level Requirement
Skill Level: 1
In Australia and New Zealand, occupations falling under this unit group typically require a skill level equivalent to a bachelor's degree or higher. However, in cases where a formal qualification is not held, at least five years of relevant experience or vendor certification can serve as a substitute. It is also necessary to have relevant experience and on-the-job training in addition to the formal qualification in certain instances.
Skills Assessment Authority
ACS (Australian Computer Society)
The Australian Computer Society is a professional association representing and advocating for Australia's information and communications technology sector.
Visa Provision
| ANZSCO | OCCUPATION | SKILLS ASSESSMENT | 189 | 190 | 485 | 491 (STATE) | 491 (FAMILY) | 186 (DIRECT) | 407 (TRAINING) | 494 (REGIONAL SPONSORED) | 482 (TSS MEDIUM TERM) |
| 261111 | ICT BUSINESS ANALYST | ACS |
Task to Perform for ICT Business Analyst
- Work with users to document business requirements
- Analyse business processes, procedures, and work practices
- Identify inefficiencies and recommend optimal business practices, system functionality, and behaviour
- Develop project plans and manage projects using project management methodologies and techniques
- Deploy functional solutions and ensure the quality and integrity of the system
- Create user and training documentation and conduct formal training classes
Main Industries
- PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SERVICES (40.7%)
- FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE SERVICES (14.6%)
- PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SAFETY (9.6%)
- INFORMATION MEDIA AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS (7.1%)
- OTHER INDUSTRIES (25.8%)
English Requirement
| English Requirement | Minimum Scores |
|---|---|
| IELTS | 6 (L, R, W), 7 speaking, 7 overall |
| OET | Grade B in all sections |
| TOEFL iBT | L:12, R:13, W:21, S:23, overall L93 |
| PTE Academic | 50 (L, R, W), 65 speaking, 65 overall |
Exceptions
- Some Australian states / territories have exceptions for graduates.
- Certain states / territories have specific requirements on their Priority Skilled Lists.
- Citizens from the UK, Canada, New Zealand, the US, and Ireland are exempted from submitting IELTS or OET scores.
- If there is a mandatory requirement for licensing or registration, you are required to demonstrate English language proficiency that satisfies either the criteria established for the licence / registration, or a minimum IELTS score or equivalent level, whichever is greater.
- Business Information Systems
- Business Intelligence
- Business Process Reengineering
- Business System Planning
- Enterprise Architecture – (Enterprise Resource Management, Emerging Technologies)
- Expert Systems
- Information System Management
- Information Systems, Management Information Systems
- Object Oriented Systems Analysis and Design
- Requirements Gathering
- Software Engineering
- Systems Analysis and Design
- System Development
- System Integration
- System Modelling
- UML
- User Requirements Definition
- Algorithm Design (Algorithm Development)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Automata Theory
- Computer Science
- Critical Path Method
- Database Design, Database Implementation
- Database Management Systems – (Relational Database, Object Oriented Database, RDBMS)
- File Processing
- Human - Computer Interaction
- Introduction to ICT – (Introduction to Computer Science, Computer Theory, Introduction to Business Computing, Computer Science I)
- Introduction to Information Systems
- Programming – (C, C++, Objective C, Visual C, Basic, Visual Basic, Java, Assembler, Cobol, Pascal, PL/1, Fortran, PHP, Pearl, AS3, FoxPro, and others)
- Project Management
- Quality management – (Quality Assurance, Software Quality)
- Software validation – (Software Testing, Testing Strategies, and Methods)
- Web Engineering – (Web Design, Internet Engineering)
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