Skilled migrants have been an “overwhelming net positive” for the Australian economy and particularly sought after for filling skilled IT positions like developer programmers and ICT business analysts, according to a new report.

With the growing acceptance of the so-called "gig economy" workforce in Australia, newly published research reveals that Australian hiring managers predict a 70:30 split between permanent and temporary workers by 2023.

The development and implementation of new technologies is creating both opportunities and challenges in the IT jobs market, with the booming IT market — and more jobs being available — leading to increasing employee turnover, according to a newly published survey.