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Engineering jobs in Canberra, ACT

There are 90 Engineering jobs advertised in Canberra on ViewJobs, from 41 employers and recruiters. 9 were posted in the last week.

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Roles in region
90
New this week
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By the numbers

90 Engineering roles in Canberra

9 new roles this week· 47 in the last 30 days

Job types

Share of roles by employment type.

  • Full-time82 (91%)
  • Casual5 (6%)
  • Apprenticeship1 (1%)
  • Contract1 (1%)
  • Part-time1 (1%)

Top employers

Most active employers hiring in Canberra.

Explore specialisms

Engineering by specialism.

Each specialism has its own page: where the roles are, who is hiring and the latest ads.

20 live rolesElectrical/electronic9 live rolesField engineering9 live rolesCivil/structural8 live rolesMaintenance7 live rolesAerospace5 live rolesEnvironmental4 live rolesBuilding services2 live rolesEngineering project management1 live roleEngineering management

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The local market

Canberra's engineering job market

Figures for Canberra cover ABS region Australian Capital Territory (GCCSA 8ACTE). Jobs and Skills Australia's Internet Vacancy Index is a monthly count of online job ads, compiled from SEEK, CareerOne and Workforce Australia. Regional figures are three-month averages. It is not a count of ViewJobs' own ads.

Figure 1: Online engineering job ads a month, Australian Capital TerritoryEngineers. Three-month average, September 2025 to September 2026.
020406080Engineers, Sep: 5757SepEngineers, Oct: 57Engineers, Nov: 57NovEngineers, Dec: 60Engineers, Jan: 61JanEngineers, Feb: 63Engineers, Mar: 65MarEngineers, Apr: 62Engineers, May: 67MayEngineers, Jun: 65Engineers, Jul: 66JulEngineers, Aug: 61Engineers, Sep: 6060Sep

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

Show the numbers
Online engineering job ads a month, Australian Capital Territory
MonthEngineers
September 202557
October 202557
November 202557
December 202560
January 202661
February 202663
March 202665
April 202662
May 202667
June 202665
July 202666
August 202661
September 202660
Unemployment rate
4.7%
ViewJobs analysis of ABS, September 2026 · up 0.4 points on September 2025[2][3]
Employed people
273,746
ViewJobs analysis of ABS, September 2026 · up 0.3% since September 2025[2][3]
Online job ads a month (all jobs)
4,643
JSA, September 2026 · down 6.9% since September 2025[1]
People in Workforce Australia employment services
7,975
ViewJobs analysis of DEWR, June 2026 · up 8.5% since June 2025[4][5]
Figure 2: People employed in engineering occupations in CanberraAn estimated 1,653 people employed in September 2026: down 7.2% on September 2025, and down 30.8% on September 2021. One point each September, 2021 to 2026.
Sep 2021: 2,389Sep 20212,389Sep 2022: 2,058Sep 20222,058Sep 2023: 2,372Sep 20232,372Sep 2024: 2,280Sep 20242,280Sep 2025: 1,782Sep 20251,782Sep 2026: 1,653Sep 20261,653

Sources: Jobs and Skills Australia[6]; ViewJobs[7].

Show the numbers
People employed in engineering occupations in Canberra
MonthPeople employed
September 20212,389
September 20222,058
September 20232,372
September 20242,280
September 20251,782
September 20261,653

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Popular Engineering roles in Canberra

Quick answers

Engineering work in Canberra, answered

How many Engineering jobs are there in Canberra?

90 Engineering jobs are live on ViewJobs in Canberra, from 41 employers and recruiters. 9 were posted in the last 7 days. 82 are full-time, 5 casual and 1 apprenticeship.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

Is demand for Engineering workers in Canberra growing?

Demand is rising. Employers in Canberra, across the Australian Capital Territory, placed about 60 online ads a month for engineering jobs in the three months to September 2026, up 5.3% on a year earlier (57).

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

Who is hiring Engineering workers in Canberra?

Amentum has the most live ads of any direct employer (13). Next are KBR, Inc. (6), Downer Group Australia (5) and Global Technology Solutions (4). 41 employers and recruiters have live ads in all.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

Which Engineering roles are most advertised in Canberra?

Electrical/Electronic, with 20 of the 90 live ads. Next is Project Engineering (12).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

What is the job market like in Canberra overall?

Online job ads for all occupations in Canberra, across the Australian Capital Territory, averaged 4,643 a month in the three months to September 2026, down 6.9% on a year earlier.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

What is the unemployment rate in Canberra?

The unemployment rate in Canberra, across the Australian Capital Territory, was 4.7% in September 2026, up 0.4 points on a year earlier (ABS modelled estimate).

Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics[2]; ViewJobs analysis[3].

Are Canberra Engineering jobs mostly full-time?

Most are full-time: 82 of 90 (91%). 5 are casual (6%), 1 apprenticeship (1%), 1 contract (1%) and 1 part-time (1%).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

Sources and method

Where these numbers come from

  1. Jobs and Skills Australia, Internet Vacancy Index, September 2026. jobsandskills.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-10/internet_vacancies_anzsco2_occupations_gccsa_and_sa4_regions_-_september_2026.xlsx. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 25 October 2026.
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Regional Labour Force, September 2026. abs.gov.au/statistics/labour/employment-and-unemployment/regional-labour-force/sep-2026/MLF1.xlsx. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 25 October 2026.
  3. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Australian Bureau of Statistics Regional Labour Force, September 2026. abs.gov.au/statistics/labour/employment-and-unemployment/regional-labour-force/latest-release. Capital city, state and national figures are sums of the ABS's modelled labour market regions, with rates worked out from the sums.
  4. Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, Workforce Australia Caseload by Selected Cohorts, June 2026. dewr.gov.au/employment-services-data/resources/workforce-australia-caseload-selected-cohorts-30-june-2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 26 October 2026. The views expressed in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (or DEWR).
  5. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations Workforce Australia Caseload by Selected Cohorts, June 2026. dewr.gov.au/employment-services-data/workforce-australia-caseload-data. Capital city, state and national figures are sums of SA4 regions.
  6. Jobs and Skills Australia, Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, September 2026. jobsandskills.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-10/2026-09_nero.zip. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 27 October 2026. Source: Jobs and Skills Australia, Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), September 2026, CC BY 4.0. Experimental estimates.
  7. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Jobs and Skills Australia Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, September 2026. jobsandskills.gov.au/data/nero. Capital city, state and national figures are sums of SA4 regions. The occupation group is an approximation: Jobs and Skills Australia's job-ads groups mapped to ANZSCO unit groups.
  8. ViewJobs, Live job ads on ViewJobs, 30 Oct 2026. viewjobs.com.au.

Method

  • Online job ads: Jobs and Skills Australia's Internet Vacancy Index is a monthly count of online job ads, compiled from SEEK, CareerOne and Workforce Australia. Regional figures are three-month averages. It is not a count of ViewJobs' own ads. Published under CC BY 4.0.
  • Australian Bureau of Statistics, Regional Labour Force: monthly unemployment, participation and employment are the ABS's Regional Labour Force modelled estimates: the ABS combines its Labour Force Survey with administrative data to estimate each labour market region. They are in original terms, not seasonally adjusted, so every change here compares a month with the same month a year earlier. The ABS's labour market regions follow the 2011 boundaries of its SA4 regions, which differ slightly from today's in a few areas. Published under CC BY 4.0.
  • Jobs and Skills Australia, Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation: estimated employment by occupation, published under CC BY 4.0. Jobs and Skills Australia's nowcast is experimental: its figures are model estimates of the people employed in each occupation, not a count of them, and each monthly release revises the months before it.
  • ViewJobs live ads: ads open on ViewJobs in the Engineering classification, placed in Canberra, counted on 30 Oct 2026.
  • ViewJobs analysis: a figure that adds up several occupation groups, industries or areas, and the rates worked out from such a sum. The sources publish the parts; the sum is ViewJobs' own, and its reference says what was combined.

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ViewJobs (2026). Engineering jobs in Canberra, ACT, data to September 2026. https://www.viewjobs.com.au/jobs/act/regional-rural/canberra/engineering

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