The APSCo Index Market Intelligence Program is designed to collect and report on key data of management and professional occupations’ placements by recruitment and staffing companies in Australia. It does so by collecting information on actual placements made on a monthly basis from Members of APSCo Australia.

The information it collects is:

  1. Worker type (Permanent, Contract, Temporary)
  2. Engagement (New, Renewal, Extension, Replacement)
  3. Remuneration Structure (PAYE, Company)
  4. Role Title
  5. Level (Junior, Middle, Senior, Specialist)
  6. City of Job
  7. State of Job
  8. Country of Job
  9. Days to Fill
  10. Date Assignment Received
  11. Date Assignment Filled
  12. Pay Rate
  13. Frequency of Pay (Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Annually)
  14. Industry

This data is extended by standardised protocols to also include: 

  1. Month of placement
  2. Agency size (boutique, national, multinational)
  3. Agency specialisation (generalist, ICT, financial, OHS)
  4. Standardized Title (ICT only)
  5. ANZSCO Code (ICT only)
  6. ANZSCO Title (ICT only)
  7. Postcode
  8. Local Government Area
  9. Statistical Area 4
  10. Standardized Hourly Rate (Assumptions: Annually 1672 hours, Weekly 38 hours, Monthly 160 hours)
  11. ANZSIC Industry
  12. Roles advertised from Burning Glass

The data is cleaned, de -identified, standardised, and reported via the monthly and quarterly reports as well as the comprehensive APSCo Index Workbook.