Market Insights · Brisbane, Queensland
FY27 Brisbane
Permanent Hiring Report
Permanent salary benchmarks and hiring insights across Brisbane's technology, digital, cyber, data, AI, product and executive markets.
- 5-8%Cybersecurity & DevSecOps
- 5-8%Cloud & infrastructure
- 10-15%Production AI premium
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By Jason Roulston, Founder & Managing Director, BLACKROC
The market at a glance
Brisbane's FY27 technology hiring outlook
Brisbane's technology hiring market remains active, but employers have become more selective. Salary growth is concentrated in disciplines where capability remains scarce, particularly cybersecurity, cloud, platform engineering, data and production AI. Generalist and junior salary bands have experienced more limited movement.
BLACKROC's FY27 Brisbane Permanent Hiring Report provides permanent salary benchmarks and hiring insights across Brisbane's technology, digital, cyber, data, AI, product and executive markets. It covers the financial year from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027 and is informed by BLACKROC placements, live client briefs, candidate expectations and broader market data.
Salary movement
Key findings from the FY27 report
5-8%
Cybersecurity & DevSecOps
Cybersecurity and DevSecOps salary bands moved approximately 5-8%.
5-8%
Cloud & infrastructure
Cloud, platform and infrastructure bands moved approximately 5-8%.
4-6%
Data, BI & analytics
Data, BI and analytics bands moved approximately 4-6%.
5%
Executive & leadership
Executive and leadership benchmarks moved approximately 5%.
3-5%
Project services
Project services moved approximately 3-5%.
2-4%
Software engineering
Software engineering moved approximately 2-4%.
2-3%
Product management
Product management moved approximately 2-3%.
0-3%
UX/UI & digital marketing
UX/UI design and digital marketing generally moved between 0-3%.
10-15%
Production AI premium
Professionals with genuine production AI or machine-learning delivery can command a 10-15% premium over equivalent general engineering capability.
Junior hiring
Junior hiring remains constrained as automation absorbs some traditional entry-level work.
The hiring shift
The rise of the architect-builder
One of the clearest FY27 hiring trends is demand for the "architect-builder": a senior professional who can make architecture-level decisions and then personally build, deploy and operate the solution. The strongest profiles can work across data platforms, cloud, infrastructure as code, CI/CD, MLOps, AI systems and production ownership.
- data platforms
- cloud
- infrastructure as code
- CI/CD
- MLOps
- AI systems
- production ownership
Disciplines covered
Role-by-role salary benchmarks for each discipline are available in the complete report.
Product Management
Software Engineering, Web Development and QA
Project Services
Cloud, Architecture and Infrastructure
Cybersecurity and DevSecOps
Data, BI and Analytics
AI and Machine Learning Engineering
Digital Marketing
UX/UI Design
Executive and Technology Leadership
See the public salary bands by role: Brisbane tech salaries for FY27
Unlock all 10About the report
What period does the FY27 Brisbane Permanent Hiring Report cover?
The report covers the Australian financial year from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027.
Are the salary figures inclusive of superannuation?
No. All figures are annual base salaries in Australian dollars, excluding superannuation, for permanent roles based in Brisbane.
Where does BLACKROC's salary data come from?
The ranges are informed by BLACKROC placements, live client briefs and candidate expectations across the previous 12 months, cross-checked against national salary surveys and ABS wage data, and adjusted for expected FY27 conditions.
Which Brisbane technology skills are attracting the strongest salary premiums?
The strongest upward pressure is across cybersecurity, cloud, platform engineering, data engineering and professionals with genuine production AI or machine-learning delivery experience.
Is the complete report free to access?
Yes. Users can access the interactive report and download the PDF after entering their details and verifying their email address with a six-digit code.
Who produced the report?
The report was produced by BLACKROC Recruitment, a Brisbane-based technology, digital, cyber and executive recruitment agency, with a foreword by Founder & Managing Director Jason Roulston.