ICT50220 is the nationally recognised Diploma behind database and systems administrators, and ict security specialists work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2021, when it replaced ICT50120 and ICT51015 and ICT51115. About 529 database and systems administrators, and ict security specialists jobs were advertised in June 2026, down 13% on a year earlier.
The signals behind the Diploma of Information Technology are mixed, and both sides are worth weighing. Database and systems administrators, and ict security specialistses are in national shortage and employment is projected to grow through 2035. Job ads in June 2026 were down 13% on a year earlier and enrolments are falling. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.
Employers are posting fewer database and systems administrators, and ict security specialists jobs than a year ago. About 529 database and systems administrators, and ict security specialists jobs were advertised online in June 2026, down 13% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 6,700 job ads, while 11,515 people were training in the qualification nationally (2025). Ads show the market. Enrolments show the pipeline. Neither is a job promise.
Australia's official shortage list rates cyber governance risk and compliance specialists, cyber security architects and cyber security operations coordinators as in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Cyber Governance Risk and Compliance Specialist, Cyber Security Architect and Cyber Security Operations Coordinator as in national shortage; Database Administrator, Systems Administrator, Cyber Security Advice and Assessment Specialist and Cyber Security Analyst as not in shortage.
Database and systems administrators, and ict security specialists jobs are projected to keep growing strongly. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 68,857 workers in May 2025, 78,506 by May 2030 (up 14%) and 85,411 by May 2035 (up 24%).
Diploma of Information Technology graduates do worse than is typical at Diploma level. In the 2025 NCVER Student Outcomes survey, 85% were employed or in further study after training. The typical Diploma result is 92%, across 34 qualifications. Median income after training was $55,700, against $63,250 typical. 79.7% were satisfied with the training, against 89% typical. Income here is the survey median about six months after training. It includes part-time work, so it is not the full-time award rate.
Fewer people are enrolling in the Diploma of Information Technology than a year ago. Across Australia, 12,315 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 11,515, down 6.5% in a year. National data for ICT50220 starts in 2021.
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
State funding for ICT50220 is being verified against official program lists.
Eligibility and student contributions vary by program and provider. The official state listing is the source of truth. In a subsidised place the government pays most of the tuition and you pay a co-contribution set by the program and provider.
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Get Course maps ICT50220 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 2621) so the mapping can be checked. Job advertisement counts come from the Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index and count online ads, not vacancies filled. Enrolment counts come from NCVER Total VET Activity and count people in training, not completions. Outcome benchmarks marked “typical” are medians computed by Get Course across all Diplomas in the same NCVER collection; they are derived figures, not official NCVER benchmarks. Funding rows appear only after verification against the official state program list. Source vintages: register training.gov.au, synced 29 August 2026; NCVER Student Outcomes survey 2025 survey; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; register synced 29 Aug 2026. Page last updated 30 Aug 2026.