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Science & Technology jobs in Melbourne, VIC

There are 109 Science & Technology jobs advertised in Melbourne on ViewJobs, from 71 employers and recruiters. 24 were posted in the last week.

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Roles in region
109
New this week
24

By the numbers

109 Science & Technology roles in Melbourne

24 new roles this week· 59 in the last 30 days

Job types

Share of roles by employment type.

  • Full-time99 (91%)
  • Part-time6 (6%)
  • Temporary3 (3%)
  • Contract1 (1%)

Top employers

Most active employers hiring in Melbourne.

Explore specialisms

Science & Technology by specialism.

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

20 live rolesBiotechnology & genetics17 live rolesMathematics, statistics & information sciences12 live rolesEnvironmental, earth & geosciences11 live rolesChemistry & physics10 live rolesScience quality assurance & control9 live rolesFood technology & safety8 live rolesLaboratory & technical services6 live rolesBiological & biomedical sciences4 live rolesModelling & simulation

Latest roles

The local market

Melbourne's science job market

Figures for Melbourne cover ABS region Greater Melbourne (GCCSA 2GMEL). 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 science job ads a month, Greater MelbourneScience professionals and veterinarians. Three-month average, September 2025 to September 2026.
0100200300Science professionals and veterinarians, Sep: 203203SepScience professionals and veterinarians, Oct: 180Science professionals and veterinarians, Nov: 186NovScience professionals and veterinarians, Dec: 165Science professionals and veterinarians, Jan: 173JanScience professionals and veterinarians, Feb: 161Science professionals and veterinarians, Mar: 196MarScience professionals and veterinarians, Apr: 194Science professionals and veterinarians, May: 190MayScience professionals and veterinarians, Jun: 172Science professionals and veterinarians, Jul: 178JulScience professionals and veterinarians, Aug: 195Science professionals and veterinarians, Sep: 193193Sep

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

Show the numbers
Online science job ads a month, Greater Melbourne
MonthScience professionals and veterinarians
September 2025203
October 2025180
November 2025186
December 2025165
January 2026173
February 2026161
March 2026196
April 2026194
May 2026190
June 2026172
July 2026178
August 2026195
September 2026193
Unemployment rate
5.3%
ViewJobs analysis of ABS, September 2026 · up 0.3 points on September 2025[2][3]
Employed people
2,999,966
ViewJobs analysis of ABS, September 2026 · up 0.7% since September 2025[2][3]
Online job ads a month (all jobs)
38,170
JSA, September 2026 · down 0.6% since September 2025[1]
People in Workforce Australia employment services
133,170
ViewJobs analysis of DEWR, June 2026 · up 8.4% since June 2025[4][5]
Figure 2: People employed in science occupations in MelbourneAn estimated 29,540 people employed in September 2026: up 0.5% on September 2025, and up 13.3% on September 2021. One point each September, 2021 to 2026.
Sep 2021: 26,070Sep 202126,070Sep 2022: 24,569Sep 202224,569Sep 2023: 27,673Sep 202327,673Sep 2024: 29,124Sep 202429,124Sep 2025: 29,407Sep 202529,407Sep 2026: 29,540Sep 202629,540

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

Show the numbers
People employed in science occupations in Melbourne
MonthPeople employed
September 202126,070
September 202224,569
September 202327,673
September 202429,124
September 202529,407
September 202629,540

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Quick answers

Science & Technology work in Melbourne, answered

How many Science & Technology jobs are there in Melbourne?

109 Science & Technology jobs are live on ViewJobs in Melbourne, from 71 employers and recruiters. 24 were posted in the last 7 days. 99 are full-time, 6 part-time and 3 temporary.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

Is demand for Science & Technology workers in Melbourne growing?

Demand is falling. Employers in Melbourne, across the area Greater Melbourne, placed about 193 online ads a month for science jobs in the three months to September 2026, down 4.9% on a year earlier (203).

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

What do Science & Technology jobs pay in Melbourne?

19 ads state a yearly salary: $75,000 to $160,000 a year, with a typical midpoint of $110,000. 1 more states pay in other units, 1 describes pay in words or a form not counted here, and 88 of the 109 ads state no pay.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

Which Science & Technology roles are most advertised in Melbourne?

Biotechnology & Genetics, with 20 of the 109 live ads. Next are Mathematics, Statistics & Information Sciences (17) and Environmental, Earth & Geosciences (12).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

What is the job market like in Melbourne overall?

Online job ads for all occupations in Melbourne, across the area Greater Melbourne, averaged 38,170 a month in the three months to September 2026, down 0.6% on a year earlier.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

What is the unemployment rate in Melbourne?

The unemployment rate in Melbourne, across the area Greater Melbourne, was 5.3% in September 2026, up 0.3 points on a year earlier (ABS modelled estimate).

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

Are Melbourne Science & Technology jobs mostly full-time?

Most are full-time: 99 of 109 (91%). 6 are part-time (6%), 3 temporary (3%) and 1 contract (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 Science & Technology classification, placed in Melbourne, 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). Science & Technology jobs in Melbourne, VIC, data to September 2026. https://www.viewjobs.com.au/jobs/vic/regional-rural/melbourne/science-and-technology

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