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• 49% of Australian employers say job candidates are more demanding when it comes to salary this year compared to last year
• 79% of employees say it has become more challenging to negotiate a pay rise this year compared to last year, while 92% of workers plan to ask for a pay rise this year
• Workers want a pay rise to recognise they have consistently exceeded performance goals (38%), have taken on new projects and workload (37%) and to keep pace with the cost of living (31%)
• If an increase is not granted this year, 40% of employees will be patient and maintain a good work ethic but 38% of workers will look for a new job

GUEST OPINION by Robert Half: Sustained inflation and increasing responsibilities are driving growing demands for higher salaries this year but tech employees are finding it challenging to negotiate an increase in pay, the newly released Robert Half 2025 Salary Guide reveals.

GUEST RESEARCH 

• More money (63%), flexible work hours (43%) and more benefits (36%) are the top three things Australian tech workers want to get from their job in 2025
• 29% of tech employees want more pay above anything else from their job this year
• 74% of workers are confident they will get what they want from their job in 2025
• If they do not get what they want, 42% of tech workers will address their concerns with their manager while 29% will actively look for a new job 

Companies’ efforts to attract and recruit from a diverse talent pool are proving more successful than internal efforts to sustain diversity within the organisation, highlighting the complex challenges businesses face in order to build a diverse workforce—from a junior hire to tenured leadership, according to research by specialised talent solutions provider Robert Half.

As the pool of skilled talent diminishes in the Australian market, organisations cannot afford to take a misstep in their talent strategy, according to new independent research by one recruitment firm revealing that the impact of a bad hire is more damaging and costly today than it was a year ago.