Lightcast

Lightcast provides Labour Market Intelligence from its APAC base in Christchurch, New Zealand to educators, government agencies and HR leaders across Australia and the Asia Pacific, built on more than 25 years of structural labour market insight and job posting analytics.

• The dataset spans 3 billion job postings, 6.3 million companies, 34,000 skills, 242 million salary observations, 1.2 billion career profiles and over 1,800 occupations across 165 countries and 17 languages.
• Software includes Labour Insight (ANZ) for Australian and New Zealand job posting analytics, Analyst and Talent Analyst for workforce leaders, Developer for regional analysis and Career Coach for career exploration.
• API and data share integrations plug labour market data into an organisation’s own tools and CRM, while a team of sector experts onboards, trains and supports users.
• Applied research from Lightcast economists and analysts produces consulting reports on skills gaps, emerging job categories, career pathways and regional economic trends.

Best for: universities, TAFEs, government workforce agencies and enterprise HR teams needing job posting and skills data for Australian and APAC markets.

Lightcast provides Skills Gaps Analysis and Future Skills Mapping to organisations across Australia and the Asia Pacific from Christchurch, New Zealand, using a taxonomy of 34,000 skills drawn from job postings and career profiles.

• Real-time skill gap identification surfaces shortages before they become talent crises and tracks emerging job categories.
• Work intelligence data on skills, tasks and occupations lets employers align hiring, training and location strategy to labour market conditions.
• Career pathway data shows how people move between jobs, skills, programs and industries, helping educators design programs.

Best for: education providers and workforce planners mapping future skill demand.