Web Developer (ANZSCO 261212)

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 Web Developer 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 Web Developer comes from:

What the assessment actually involves

ACS assesses Web Developer, defined as planning, producing and maintaining websites using web programming languages, software applications, technologies and databases against specifications of user needs. The experience requirement follows the same matrix as the rest of ACS's general skills pathway, turning on whether your qualification is bachelor level or diploma tier, whether its ICT content is a major or a minor, and whether that content is closely related to this occupation.

Where these applications come unstuck

Web Developer and Multimedia Specialist share an identical published duty list, so the duties cannot separate them; the lead definitions can. If your work is animation, audio, video or interactive media, that reads as Multimedia Specialist even when websites are involved. If you have no formal ICT qualification, the RPL pathway is the route, and it assesses no tertiary qualification at all, requires six years of relevant experience, and requires your most recent experience to be active or within the two years before you submit.

An honest read on this pathway

This code sits on the STSOL and CSOL rather than the MLTSSL, which is a real structural difference in which visas it can reach and worth confirming against your plans early. Web development is also the part of this family where self-taught and bootcamp backgrounds are most common, which makes the RPL pathway and its two project reports the practical route for many applicants rather than an exception. It is on South Australia's Adelaide City Technology and Innovation DAMA list.

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 Web Developer pathway guide.

Talk it through with a registered agent

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