ICT Project Manager (ANZSCO 135112)

On the Short-term Skilled Occupation List and Core Skills Occupation List

From the official Home Affairs skilled occupation lists, as at 2026-08-12. Lists change at each government update — always confirm on the official page before acting.

Which lists is ICT Project Manager on?

STSOL — Short-term Skilled Occupation List. Occupations on the STSOL can access state-nominated and regional skilled visas (190/491), but not the Skilled Independent 189.

CSOL — Core Skills Occupation List. The employer-sponsorship list — occupations on the CSOL can be nominated for the Skills in Demand visa (subclass 482) and the Employer Nomination Scheme 186.

Visas this occupation can access

Being on a list makes the occupation nominatable for these visas — each visa still has its own requirements (points, age, English, a positive skills assessment, and for sponsored visas a willing employer or state).

Skills assessment

A positive skills assessment for ICT Project Manager comes from:

What the assessment actually involves

ACS is the sole assessing authority. Applicants with an ICT-major bachelor's degree closely matched to ICT Project Manager need 2 years of relevant experience within the last 10; a partially matched ICT degree needs 4 years. Without a qualifying degree, the RPL pathway needs 6+ years of ICT experience plus two project reports. The assessment looks specifically for project-management duties — scope, budget, risk, stakeholder and delivery responsibility — not general IT work.

Where these applications come unstuck

A common failure is a reference letter or CV that lists IT technical duties without evidencing genuine project-management authority (budget ownership, resourcing decisions, delivery accountability) — ACS distinguishes a project manager from a senior technical contributor who happened to be involved in projects. Degree-relevance disputes are also common where the qualification is broadly ICT but not closely aligned to project management content.

An honest read on this pathway

ICT Project Manager sits on both the STSOL-descended CSOL tier and the general CSOL, with a solid visa spread including 190 and 491 state and regional nomination. It is a well-established ACS code with clear precedent, unlike some of the newer cyber security additions.

Assembling an ACS application? ACS wants employment evidence that lines up exactly with the dates and duties you claim elsewhere. The Skilled Visa EOI Organiser keeps your claims consistent across the skills assessment, EOI and Form 80 — inconsistencies between them are a common cause of delay.

We've also written a full pathway guide for this occupation: read the ICT Project Manager pathway guide.

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