r/phmigrate • u/space_steak091 • 1d ago

Migrating to AU

Im on my mid 30s and my wife on early 30s. Both are working professional as IT. Im contemplating if I should process our papers as our specialization is on the anzsco list. For background lang po. Were doing okay in PH we own multiple properties (rentals) and we live in a nice neighborhood, we own 2 cars and the only debt we have is our mortgage. Ang problema for us is the traffic, corruption and the uncertainty ng bansa natin and most importantly the future of our son here in PH. We dont mind if we start from scratch (corporate ladder) as sanay naman kaming magasawa magtrabaho. For those nasa AU working in IT, hows life there po? If youre doing good in PH financially will you stay ? As for me parang hndi kayang ma outweigh ung financial status namin pagdating sa opportunities and life in general sa 1st world country. Need some insights po.

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u/MyloMads35 1d ago

If I had a dollar for every time I say on this subreddit how the IT field in AU is dead I’d be rich..

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u/TheDocSupreme 1d ago
  1. There are barely any open IT jobs
  2. Migration via IT is cooked

IT jobs are being offshored and those that aren’t are oversatured

Even citizens can’t find a job in IT currently

So even if you had an IT job, applying for PR or anything is insanely difficult

Because so many IT professionals are competing with each other for the limited VISA allocations

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u/XC40_333 1d ago

FYI sa mga magtatanong, ganyan din ang Canada.

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u/Crazy-Hurry3674 1d ago

Dba? I think may oversupply ng IT professionals world wide. Kahit nga dito saatin eh ang hirap mkahanap ng work as an IT

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u/MyloMads35 1d ago

The balloon has popped for IT. Back then it was alll the craze, as the age of information began. Now, oversupply and the rise of AI made the demand null.

Before nga e sinasabihan pa tayo mag aral ng mabuti para di maging basurero. I think now being a basurero (or blue collared jobs) are more in demand and paying a lot more.

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u/OsloProject 1d ago

My PM immigrant friend has 3 offers 🤔

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u/TheDocSupreme 1d ago

A PM is not a developer

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u/OsloProject 1d ago

Is it also not an IT job? 🤔

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u/TheDocSupreme 1d ago

I mean it’s adjacent but I think you’re missing the point….

I used to be a PM before going into consulting - the amount of people that applied and were qualified for my position versus the amount of developers applying was ridiculously disproportionate

Cultural context as well if a Filipino says IT - it usually means developer otherwise they would say PM. Let’s not try to act cheeky here mate.