ANZSCO 261313- Software Engineer
Description
The Software Engineers work towards designing, developing, and updating the texts, documents required for the implementation and installation of the software applications and systems.
Skill Level Specialization
Alternative Titles
Software Architect
Software Designer
Specialisation
Computer Applications Engineer
Database Designer
Systems Architect
Occupations List
The software engineer occupation features in the following list
- Combined Skilled Occupations List (STSOL MLTSSL)
- Medium Long Term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL)
- RSMS Occupations List (RSMSL)
The occupation does not feature in the following lists
- Short-Term Skilled Occupation List (STSOL)
- Labor Market Testing Required for 457 List (LMTL)
Visa Provision
Since the occupation features in MLTSSL, the candidates have the option to apply for any visa under the General Skilled Migration program. Apart from that, the candidates can also apply for Visa such as
- Skilled Independent 189
- Skilled Nominated 190
- Skilled Regional Nominated 489/ Skilled Regional Sponsored 489
The candidates may as well apply for an employer-sponsored visa from the firm of employment.
Unit Group: 2613 Software and Application Programmers
Description
The software programmers in Australia, design, maintain, test and develop the different program codes based on the business and user requirements. They work towards finding potential solutions to the program flaws.
Tasks
- Researching, examining, analysis and determining the needs of the system, program, and application
- Determining the limitation of the technology and identifying the drawbacks in the system, procedures, and standards for maintaining the integrity
- Updating and maintaining the technical program, end user document and operational document
- Debugging, diagnosing and testing the errors and drawbacks, correcting them to meet the quality standard and ensure proper specification of the program
- Creating and developing comes to maintain the system requirements, technical specifications, system design as per the quality accredited system
Skill level
The candidates applying in the occupation for 2613 group, must have the following skills
Bachelor degree or higher education
Five years of experience or relevant vendor certification
Some firm may require to provide job training experience as well
Occupation
- 261111 ICT Business
- 261311 Analyst Programmer
- 261312 Developer Programmer
- 261313 Software Engineer
- 261314 Software Tester
- 261399 Software and Applications Programmer (nec)
English Requirement
A minimum score is required in the following exams
- IELTS- 6 (L, R, W), 7 (overall), 7 (speaking)
- TOEFL iBT- L:12, R:13, S:21, W:23, L93
- PTE Academic- 50 (L, R, W), 65 (speaking), 65 (overall)
- OET- B (all sections)
Exceptions
- The Australian Graduate Exceptions are eligible to apply in some states and territories
- Priority Skilled Lists may have some requirements in few states and territories
- Candidates from the UK, Canada, US, New Zealand, and Ireland need not produce their IELTS or OET results.
However, if the firm requires for you to produce the results, the candidate should meet the requirements of the firms and provide IELTS, equivalent or higher degree.
Closely Related Core ICT units
- Algorithm design and development
- Compilers
- Software Engineering
- Testing Strategies and methods
- Formal languages
- Data Structures
- Programming (application or system)
- Operating Systems
Additional Closely Related ICT Units
- Artificial Intelligence
- Management Information Systems
- Project Management
- Computer Science
- Database Implementation
- Business Process Reengineering
- Business Information Systems
- Project Management
- Systems Analysis
- Web Engineering
- Object-Oriented Technologies
- e-Commerce
- Introduction to BIS
- Introduction to ICT
Description
| Major Group | 2 - Professionals |
| Sub-Major Group | 26 - ICT Professionals |
| Minor Group | 261 - Business and Systems Analysts, and Programmers |
| Unit Group | 2613 - Software and Applications Programmers |
Job Outlook
| Weekly Earnings | AUD 2003 |
| Work full-time hours | 92% |
| Growth expected in the next 5 years | Very Strong |
| Gender share | 12% Female, 87% Male |
| Average full-time | 42 Hours |
| Skill level rating | Very high skill |
| Average Age | Males: 36.9 |
| Females: 38.8 | |
| Persons: 37.3 | |
| Employed | 30,600 |
Software Engineer 261313
| National | NSW | VIC | QLD | SA | WA | TAS | NT | ACT | Future Demand |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | At Economy-Wide Average |
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) |
| Short-Term Skilled Occupation List (STSOL) | Medium Long Term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL) |
| Labor Market Testing Required for 457 List (LMTL) |
Visa Provision
| ANZSCO | OCCUPATION | SKILLS ASSESSMENT | 189 | 190 | 485 | 491 (STATE) | 491 (FAMILY) | 186 (DIRECT) | 407 (TRAINING) | 494 (REGIONAL SPONSORED) | 482 (TSS MEDIUM TERM) |
| 261313 | Software Engineer | ACS |
English Requirement
| English Language Test | Minimum Score |
|---|---|
| International English Language Testing System (IELTS) | Minimum Score of 6 (Learning, Reading, Writing), 7 in Speaking and 7 Overall |
| Occupational English Test (OET) | OET result with a Minimum Grade B in all sections |
| Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) | Minimum Score (Learning: 12, Reading: 13, Writing: 21, Speaking: 23 and Overall 93) |
| Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic | Minimum Score of 50 (Learning, Reading, Writing), 65 in Speaking and 65 Overall |
Frequently Asked Questions
A Software Engineer (261313) designs, develops, and tests software programs and applications.
Essential skills required for a Software Engineer include proficiency in programming languages, problem-solving ability, and strong communication skills.
The minimum qualification required for a Software Engineer is a bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field.
The ANZSCO code for a Software Engineer is 261313.
The assessing authority for a Software Engineer occupation is typically the Australian Computer Society (ACS) or the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ).
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Level 2/140 Creek Street, Brisbane, QLD, Australia 4000