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Information & Communication Technology jobs in Hunter, NSW

There are 15 Information & Communication Technology jobs advertised in the Hunter on ViewJobs, from 12 employers and recruiters. 4 were posted in the last week.

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Roles in region
15
New this week
4

By the numbers

15 Information & Communication Technology roles in Hunter

4 new roles this week· 8 in the last 30 days

Job types

Share of roles by employment type.

  • Full-time13 (87%)
  • Apprenticeship1 (7%)
  • Contract1 (7%)

Top employers

Most active employers hiring in Hunter.

Explore specialisms

Information & Communication Technology by specialism.

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

3 live rolesDevelopers/programmers1 live roleBusiness/systems analysts1 live roleTelecommunications

Latest roles

The local market

The Hunter's ICT job market

Figures for the Hunter combine two ABS regions: the Hunter Valley (SA4 106) and Newcastle and Lake Macquarie (SA4 111). Counts are summed and rates worked out from the sums. 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 ICT job ads a month, Hunter Valley, and Newcastle and Lake MacquarieICT professionals. Three-month average, September 2025 to September 2026.
0204060ICT professionals, Sep: 5555SepICT professionals, Oct: 59ICT professionals, Nov: 60NovICT professionals, Dec: 46ICT professionals, Jan: 42JanICT professionals, Feb: 45ICT professionals, Mar: 54MarICT professionals, Apr: 49ICT professionals, May: 52MayICT professionals, Jun: 49ICT professionals, Jul: 47JulICT professionals, Aug: 35ICT professionals, Sep: 3737Sep

Sources: Jobs and Skills Australia[1]; ViewJobs analysis[2].

Show the numbers
Online ICT job ads a month, Hunter Valley, and Newcastle and Lake Macquarie
MonthICT professionals
September 202555
October 202559
November 202560
December 202546
January 202642
February 202645
March 202654
April 202649
May 202652
June 202649
July 202647
August 202635
September 202637
Unemployment rate
4.9%
ViewJobs analysis of ABS, September 2026 · up 0.7 points on September 2025[3][4]
Employed people
372,665
ViewJobs analysis of ABS, September 2026 · up 2.3% since September 2025[3][4]
Online job ads a month (all jobs)
4,854
ViewJobs analysis of JSA, September 2026 · down 4.4% since September 2025[2]
People in Workforce Australia employment services
21,425
ViewJobs analysis of DEWR, June 2026 · up 3.6% since June 2025[5][6]
Figure 2: People employed in ICT occupations in the HunterAn estimated 5,494 people employed in September 2026: up 2.1% on September 2025, and up 13.2% on September 2021. One point each September, 2021 to 2026.
Sep 2021: 4,855Sep 20214,855Sep 2022: 4,734Sep 20224,734Sep 2023: 4,702Sep 20234,702Sep 2024: 5,116Sep 20245,116Sep 2025: 5,380Sep 20255,380Sep 2026: 5,494Sep 20265,494

Sources: Jobs and Skills Australia[7]; ViewJobs[8].

Show the numbers
People employed in ICT occupations in the Hunter
MonthPeople employed
September 20214,855
September 20224,734
September 20234,702
September 20245,116
September 20255,380
September 20265,494

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Quick answers

Information & Communication Technology work in the Hunter, answered

How many Information & Communication Technology jobs are there in the Hunter?

15 Information & Communication Technology jobs are live on ViewJobs in the Hunter, from 12 employers and recruiters. 4 were posted in the last 7 days. 13 are full-time, 1 apprenticeship and 1 contract.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

Is demand for Information & Communication Technology workers in the Hunter growing?

Demand is falling. Employers in the Hunter, across the Hunter Valley, and Newcastle and Lake Macquarie, placed about 37 online ads a month for ICT jobs in the three months to September 2026, down 32.7% on a year earlier (55).

Sources: Jobs and Skills Australia[1]; ViewJobs analysis[2].

Who is hiring Information & Communication Technology workers in the Hunter?

University of Newcastle has the most live ads of any direct employer (3). 12 employers and recruiters have live ads in all.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

Which Information & Communication Technology roles are most advertised in the Hunter?

Developers/Programmers and Help Desk & IT Support each have 3 of the 15 live ads.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

What is the job market like in the Hunter overall?

Online job ads for all occupations in the Hunter, across the Hunter Valley, and Newcastle and Lake Macquarie, averaged 4,854 a month in the three months to September 2026, down 4.4% on a year earlier.

Sources: Jobs and Skills Australia[1]; ViewJobs analysis[2].

What is the unemployment rate in the Hunter?

Across the Hunter Valley, and Newcastle and Lake Macquarie, the ABS areas that cover the Hunter, unemployment was 4.9% in September 2026 (ABS modelled estimate).

Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3]; ViewJobs analysis[4].

Are the Hunter's Information & Communication Technology jobs mostly full-time?

Most are full-time: 13 of 15 (87%). 1 is apprenticeship (7%) and 1 contract (7%).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

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. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index, September 2026. jobsandskills.gov.au/data/internet-vacancy-index. Summed over two ABS regions: the Hunter Valley, and Newcastle and Lake Macquarie.
  3. 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.
  4. 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. Summed over two ABS regions: the Hunter Valley, and Newcastle and Lake Macquarie. Rates are worked out from the summed counts.
  5. 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).
  6. 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. Summed over two ABS regions: the Hunter Valley, and Newcastle and Lake Macquarie.
  7. 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.
  8. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Jobs and Skills Australia Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, September 2026. jobsandskills.gov.au/data/nero. Figures for this region are the sum of the SA4 market areas listed. The occupation group is an approximation: Jobs and Skills Australia's job-ads groups mapped to ANZSCO unit groups.
  9. ViewJobs, Live job ads on ViewJobs, 29 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 Information & Communication Technology classification, placed in the Hunter, counted on 29 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). Information & Communication Technology jobs in Hunter, NSW, data to September 2026. https://www.viewjobs.com.au/jobs/nsw/regional-rural/hunter/information-and-communication-technology

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