Careers in information technology

Explore where a career in IT and computing can lead you

Start your unstoppable career in IT

Start or progress your unstoppable career in IT at UniSA. Diversify your skills and knowledge in IT, providing you with the opportunity to pursue an exciting career in an ever-evolving industry. Explore an IT career in; defence, cybersecurity, programming, software development, data science, networking, gaming entertainment, software engineering and more. A career in IT can lead you anywhere and can span across the health, defence, education, entrepreneurship, food, banking, agriculture and retail industries.

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Explore UniSA degrees in information technology

Position yourself for success in the information technology industry with a range of tailored study options and study at the No.1 university in SA for student satisfaction in IT¹. From flexible undergraduate degrees to advanced research opportunities, the first step toward a rewarding career begins here.

¹ComparED (QILT) Course Experience Questionnaire 2018-19, Computing and Information Systems – Overall Satisfaction Indicator (Postgraduate). Public SA-founded universities only.

Undergraduate

Study one of the following areas in IT.

Postgraduate

Advance your career with a specialised postgraduate qualification.

Research

Pursue a career in research or academia with advanced study in your field.

Job and revenue statistics

67,000 new jobs

An estimated 67,000 new jobs will be created in the ICT sector by 2023, an increase of 13.4% since 2018.

PwC’s Industry Skills Forecast and Proposed Schedule of Work, Information and Communications Technology, May 2019.

$200 billion

The Australian Government has invested $200 billion to modernize the nation’s defence capability and workforce, in both traditional and multi-disciplinary roles.

Australian Government Department of Defence, Defence Industrial Capability Plan 2018

19,100

Employment for business and systems analysts and programmers in Australia is projected to increase by 19,100 (14.3 per cent) by November 2020.

Australian Government Department of Jobs and Small Business, Occupational Employment Projections 2018

Hear from our graduates

If your passion is data, irrespective of whether you are a programmer or not, you will benefit from, be involved in, and enjoy your way through this program. It has been designed with the collaboration of industry experts to cater for the right...

Abhishek Vinuth

Master of Data Science

Organisation: ENZEN Australia

Abhishek Vinuth

Master of Data Science
ENZEN Australia

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My degree has given me experience in cybersecurity, networking, management, and expanded my programming knowledge. I already work in a part-time job as a junior developer, creating interfaces and applying the skills I’ve learnt during my studies.

Monique Baker

Bachelor of Information Technology

Organisation: GTSgroup

Monique Baker

Bachelor of Information Technology
GTSgroup

My degree has provided knowledge in all aspects of information technology, software, and networking, which also helped me to land a Graduate Software Engineer job at one of Australia’s leading defence companies months before I even graduated.

Louis Nathan

Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours)

Organisation: Saab Australia