State/Territory Eligibility Summary Table

State/Territory Eligibility Details

261312: Developer Programmer

Description

Interprets specifications, technical designs and flow charts, builds, maintains and modifies the code for software applications, constructs technical specifications from a business functional model, and tests and writes technical documentation.

Current Shortages & Future Demand (Skills Priority List - SPL)new

S Shortage; NS No Shortage; M Metropolitan Shortage; R Regional Shortage; Future Demand Strong, Moderate or Soft

Reference: 2021 Skills Priority List   by National Skills Commission | Learn more: What is the Skills Priority List (SPL)?

• Assessing Authority
    Australian Computer Society (ACS)  
    [email protected]
• Alternative Titles
  • Applications Developer
  • ICT Developer
  • ICT Programmer

  Alternative titles are any commonly used alternative title (or titles) for the occupation. These alternative titles have the same meaning as the principal title but may be less commonly used.

• Specialisations
  • Communications Programmer (Systems)
  • Database Developer
  • Database Programmer (Systems)
  • Network Programmer
  • Software Developer
  • Software Programmer

  Specialisation titles are any commonly used titles which refer to a subset of jobs belonging to the occupation designated in the principal title. These jobs involve the performance of specialised tasks rather than the broader range of tasks usually performed in the occupation.

Unit Group 2613: Software and Applications Programmers

Description

Design, develop, test, maintain and document program code in accordance with user requirements, and system and technical specifications.

Indicative Skill Level  1

• Tasks
  • Researching, consulting, analysing and evaluating system program needs
  • Identifying technology limitations and deficiencies in existing systems and associated processes, procedures and methods
  • Testing, debugging, diagnosing and correcting errors and faults in an applications programming language within established testing protocols, guidelines and quality standards to ensure programs and applications perform to specification
  • Writing and maintaining program code to meet system requirements, system designs and technical specifications in accordance with quality accredited standards
  • Writing, updating and maintaining technical program, end user documentation and operational procedures
  • Providing advice, guidance and expertise in developing proposals and strategies for software design activities such as financial evaluation and costings for recommending software purchases and upgrades
• Other occupations in this Unit Group
  • 261311: Analyst Programmer
  • 261313: Software Engineer
  • 261314: Software Tester
  • 261399: Software and Applications Programmers nec
• Occupation ceilings program year 2020-2021
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• Average Weekly / Annual Earnings 2018
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Backlog & Invitations issued

DAMA - Designated Area Migration Agreement

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Notes

• English, TSMIT (Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold), Age, Skills & Experience and PR Pathway are concessions that may be available for this occupation under the relevant DAMA.


• Skills*: Skill requirements vary depending on whether the occupation is on a relevant skilled list as well as its skill level. Check the information available in the corresponding DAR website.


• The table above literally reproduces the information published by the different Designated Area Representatives (DARs) in their DAMA Occupation lists. Concessions available (e.g PR pathway for applicants under NT DAMA) which have not been included by the DARs in relevant DAMA lists have also not been included above. Users should carefully review all information available in the DAR websites in relation to concessions.