96%
of Australian C-suite leaders report business impacts from digital
skills gaps.
Slower technology adoption, lost revenue and greater reliance on
contractors.
Source: ACS Australia’s Digital Pulse 2025, prepared with Deloitte
Access Economics, survey of 300+ Australian C-suite executives, 2025.
+57%
year-on-year growth in technology job advertisements.
Competition for the right people is intensifying.
Source: Australian Government Department of Industry, Science and
Resources, Digital Technology Jobs Update, February Quarter 2026.
70%+
of surveyed firms see technology as a productivity driver.
But access to suitable labour remains a major barrier.
Source: Reserve Bank of Australia, Technology Investment and AI:
What Are Firms Telling Us?, 2025.