Cloud & Infrastructure Workforce Insights
2026–27
What Cloud & Infrastructure professionals are telling us.
Our latest IT Workforce Insights research reveals what is shaping the decisions of Cloud & Infrastructure professionals, from pay expectations and job movement to flexibility, recruitment experience and retention.
ABOUT THE RESEARCH
19th
Annual IT Workforce
Insights Report
Insights Report
Over 700
Australian IT Professionals
Surveyed
Surveyed
70.4%
Of Employed Respondents
Expect to Look for a New Role
Expect to Look for a New Role
61%
Need at Least 10% More
to Change Roles
to Change Roles
THE CLOUD TALENT MARKET
Experienced. Active. Selective.
Cloud & Infrastructure professionals bring significant experience to the market, and many are considering their next move. But attracting them means meeting increasingly clear expectations around opportunity and remuneration.
68%
Experienced workforce
Have worked in Cloud & Infrastructure for more than 10 years.
77%
Open to a move
Expect to look for a new role in the next 12 months.
64%
Higher expectations
Would need at least a 10% increase in pay to change jobs.
PAY EXPECTATIONS
What it takes to make a move
Cloud & Infrastructure professionals remain open to new opportunities, but attracting experienced talent often requires a meaningful financial incentive.
64%
Need at least 10% more to change jobs
Almost two-thirds of Cloud & Infrastructure professionals would require an increase of at least 10% on their current salary or rate to accept an attractive opportunity.
That expectation exists despite relatively strong pay satisfaction, with 71% considering themselves appropriately or very well paid.
If you were approached about the right opportunity whilst still employed, what would be the minimum pay rate/salary you’d be willing to accept to make the move?
CLOUD & INFRASTRUCTURE RESPONDENTS
Wouldn’t move
5%
Same or less
18%
5% more
13%
10%+ more
64%
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CANDIDATE ATTRACTION
What gets Cloud candidates interested
Pay leads the decision, but Cloud & Infrastructure professionals are also weighing where they work, how they work and what the role will actually involve.
REMUNERATION
Salary
The strongest factor influencing whether Cloud & Infrastructure professionals apply for a role.
FLEXIBILITY
How they work
Flexible working conditions are a leading consideration, with 92% valuing flexibility as an employer initiative.
FLEXIBILITY
How they work
Flexible working conditions are a leading consideration, with 92% valuing flexibility as an employer initiative.
THE ROLE
What they’ll be doing
Suitable responsibilities and challenging work also rank strongly when candidates assess an opportunity.
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The data tells you what Cloud & Infrastructure professionals expect. Clicks can help you use it to shape salaries, role briefs, hiring processes and workforce plans that are better aligned with the market.
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