Third Quarter 2019/2020 SkillSelect Update - March Round
The March 2020 round saw another increase in the total number of invitations; up an additional 550 places for a total of 2050 invites sent. 1750 of these went to Subclass 189 EOIs, with a minimum points score of 90. The balance 300 went to Subclass 491 Skilled Work Regional (Family Sponsored) EOIs, with their minimum points score remaining steady at 85.
Pro-rata occupations:
Due to high levels of demand, certain occupations are issued invitations on a pro-rata basis. Places are first allocated to 189 EOIs, with remaining places issued to the 491 Family Sponsored EOIs.
The pro-rata occupations scores for the 13 March 2020 round were as follows:
| Occupation ID | Description | Minimum Points Score | Latest date of EOI |
| 2211 | Accountants | 95 (SC189) | 19/06/2019 11:45pm |
| 2212 | Auditors, Company Secretaries and Corporate Treasurers | 95 (SC189) | 31/01/2020 7:12pm |
| 2334 | Electronics Engineer | 90 (SC189) | 29/01/2020 4:49pm |
| 2334 | Electronics Engineer | 85 (SC491) | 15/01/2020 1:58pm |
| 2335 | Industrial, Mechanical and Production Engineers | 90 (189) | 18/11/2019 1:36pm |
| 2339 | Other Engineering Professionals | 90 (SC189) | 08/12/2019 3:13am |
| 2611 | ICT Business and System Analysts | 90 (SC189) | 07/01/2020 3:08pm |
| 2613 | Software and Applications Programmers | 90 (SC189) | 29/01/2020 6:37pm |
| 2613 | Software and Applications Programmers | 85 (SC491) | 04/02/2020 1:28pm |
| 2631 | Computer Network Professionals | 90 (SC189) | 29/01/2020 1:19pm |
| 2631 | Computer Network Professionals | 90 (SC491) | 12/03/2020 10:39am |
What are the most invited occupations?
Software and Application Programmers received a mammoth
464 invitations, meaning just under 22% of the total occupation ceiling quota for has now been met.
Currently sitting around 23 to 25% of total quota are:
- Accountants (155 invitations this round)
- Auditors, Company Secretaries, and Corporate Treasurers (88 invitations this round)
- Industrial, Mechanical and Production Engineers (90 invitations this round)
- Other Engineering Professionals (57 invitations this round)
- ICT Business and Systems Analysts (146 invitations this round)
- Computer Network Professionals (144 invitations this round)
- Telecommunications Engineering Professionals (44 invitations this round)
Electrical Engineers currently have the highest percentage of total occupation ceiling, with around 31.5% of quota now met.
Our Thoughts
With three rounds left until the end of this financial year, it will be interesting to see if occupations with a higher quota percentage will continue to receive invitations. Trades occupations are also very highly under-represented in the invitation rounds, with many occupations in this field still without any invitations issued since 1 July 2019.
