{"id":5416,"date":"2026-01-07T14:19:39","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T03:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/au.hudson.com\/?page_id=5416"},"modified":"2026-02-26T12:00:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T01:00:30","slug":"salary-guide-digital-data-insights","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/au.hudson.com\/salary-guide-digital-data-insights\/","title":{"rendered":"Salary Guide – Digital, Data & Insights"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n

Salary Guide – Digital, Data & Insights<\/h1>\n\n\t\n \n

Lower band<\/h6>\n \n Suitable for early-career candidates or those gaining experience.\n \n
Mid band<\/h6>\n \n Reflects a fully capable, established performer.\n \n
Upper band<\/h6>\n \n Reflects highly experienced, high-value talent with specialist capability.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n Role Title\n <\/th>\n \n Permanent (Annual base salary*)\n <\/th>\n \n Contracting (Daily rate*)\n <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n\n
Lower<\/th>\n Mid<\/th>\n Upper<\/th>\n Lower<\/th>\n Mid<\/th>\n Upper<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n <\/thead>\n
CIO<\/td>\n From<\/td>\n $250,000<\/td>\n \n N\/A<\/td>\n N\/A<\/td>\n N\/A<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Software Engineering Director<\/td>\n $180,000<\/td>\n $200,000<\/td>\n $240,000<\/td>\n N\/A<\/td>\n N\/A<\/td>\n N\/A<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Software Engineering Manager<\/td>\n $160,000<\/td>\n $175,000<\/td>\n $220,000<\/td>\n N\/A<\/td>\n N\/A<\/td>\n N\/A<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Software Engineer<\/td>\n $100,000<\/td>\n $110,000<\/td>\n $120,000<\/td>\n $600<\/td>\n $720<\/td>\n $800<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Senior Software Engineer<\/td>\n $130,000<\/td>\n $150,000<\/td>\n $160,000<\/td>\n $800<\/td>\n $960<\/td>\n $1,040<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Technical Lead<\/td>\n $150,000<\/td>\n $170,000<\/td>\n $180,000<\/td>\n $1,000<\/td>\n $1,200<\/td>\n $1,350<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Principal Engineer<\/td>\n $180,000<\/td>\n $200,000<\/td>\n $230,000<\/td>\n $1,000<\/td>\n $1,200<\/td>\n $1,350<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Solution Architect<\/td>\n $140,000<\/td>\n $160,000<\/td>\n $200,000<\/td>\n $1,000<\/td>\n $1,150<\/td>\n $1,250<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Test Analyst<\/td>\n $85,000<\/td>\n $100,000<\/td>\n $110,000<\/td>\n $520<\/td>\n $600<\/td>\n $680<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Senior Test Analyst<\/td>\n $110,000<\/td>\n $130,000<\/td>\n $150,000<\/td>\n $680<\/td>\n $760<\/td>\n $800<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Lead Test Analyst<\/td>\n $130,000<\/td>\n $145,000<\/td>\n $160,000<\/td>\n $800<\/td>\n $840<\/td>\n $920<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Test Manager<\/td>\n $145,000<\/td>\n $175,000<\/td>\n $190,000<\/td>\n $920<\/td>\n $1,000<\/td>\n $1,120<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Data Analyst<\/td>\n $110,000<\/td>\n $130,000<\/td>\n $160,000<\/td>\n $720<\/td>\n $800<\/td>\n $1,200<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Data Engineer<\/td>\n $130,000<\/td>\n $160,000<\/td>\n $200,000<\/td>\n $1,000<\/td>\n $1,200<\/td>\n $1,400<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Data Science<\/td>\n $145,000<\/td>\n $175,000<\/td>\n $190,000<\/td>\n $1,000<\/td>\n $1,300<\/td>\n $1,500<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Data Architecture<\/td>\n $145,000<\/td>\n $175,000<\/td>\n $190,000<\/td>\n $1,100<\/td>\n $1,300<\/td>\n $1,600<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Machine Learning Engineer<\/td>\n $145,000<\/td>\n $175,000<\/td>\n $190,000<\/td>\n $1,000<\/td>\n $1,300<\/td>\n $1,600<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Data Governance<\/td>\n $145,000<\/td>\n $175,000<\/td>\n $190,000<\/td>\n $1,100<\/td>\n $1,300<\/td>\n $1,500<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <\/table>\n \n If you are recruiting for or in a role that is not listed here and wish to discuss the market, please do not hesitate to reach out for a friendly, obligation-free conversation.\n \n \n These figures are designed to cover most of the market; however, anomalies outside these ranges will exist due to factors such as security clearances, niche toolset requirements, on-call loading, and similar considerations.\n \n \n *Figures exclude superannuation, bonuses, benefits and additional allowances. Figures last updated Jan 2026.\n \n
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Salary Guide – Digital, Data & Insights Lower band Suitable for early-career candidates or those gaining experience. Mid band Reflects a fully capable, established performer. Upper band Reflects highly experienced, high-value talent with specialist capability. Role Title Permanent (Annual base salary*) Contracting (Daily rate*) Lower Mid Upper Lower Mid Upper CIO From $250,000 N\/A N\/A…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5416","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/au.hudson.com\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/au.hudson.com\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/au.hudson.com\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/au.hudson.com\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/au.hudson.com\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5416"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/au.hudson.com\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5416\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5701,"href":"https:\/\/au.hudson.com\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5416\/revisions\/5701"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/au.hudson.com\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}