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Analyst Programmer

ANZSCO 261311

Employed

4,500

Part-time share

12%

Female share

25%

Median age

42 yrs

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia · ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing.

Salary and some workforce figures are suppressed for this occupation because Jobs and Skills Australia / the ABS do not publish estimates for small populations (typically fewer than 50 employed people) or because the figures have been perturbed for privacy. They are shown as unavailable rather than zero.

About this career

Analyst Programmers analyse user needs, produce requirements documentation and system plans, and encode, test, debug, maintain and document programs and applications.

What they typically do

  • Researches, consults, analyses and evaluates system programme needs.
  • Identifies technology limitations and deficiencies in existing systems and associated processes, procedures and methods.
  • Tests, debugs, diagnoses and corrects errors and faults in an applications programming language within established testing protocols, guidelines and quality standards to ensure programs and applications perform to specification.

States and territories

Share of workers by location

VIC
35.5%
NSW
35%
QLD
10.9%
SA
6.6%
WA
5.8%
ACT
4.8%
TAS
0.9%
NT
0.4%

Qualification pathways

These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as an Analyst Programmer.