SkillSelect / 189 Points-tested
Data as at September 2026
OCCUPATION INTELLIGENCE

Developer Programmer

ANZSCO 261312 Subclass 189 Latest data: September 2026
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YOUR POSITION / NOT A FORECAST

Your Position

Calculated by this site

65–130 points, in steps of 5. Local only; not stored in the database.

Latest invitation score: 95

Score Gap
-20

20 points below latest invitation score

EOIs with higher scores
3,603

Submitted EOIs above your score

EOIs at your score
1,102

Official exact-score bucket

EOIs at your score or above
4,705

Exact aggregate or known-count lower bound

EOIs are not unique people. Same-score EOIs may be ordered using Date of Effect where applicable. Score position does not predict an invitation. A + suffix means a lower bound, not an estimate.
RELATIVE TO DATA-COMPLETE PEERS

Competition Overview

Calculated by this site · v1

Competition Pressure

Very High
83.4 / 100

Comparative indicator, not a probability.

How is this calculated?
75+ EOIs in pool
4,705

Official independently queried aggregate

80+ EOIs in pool
3,603

Official independently queried aggregate

85+ EOIs in pool
2,583

Official independently queried aggregate

6M Growth
+12.2%

Absolute change: 743

View the five-factor calculation

Reference date: 2026-09-30 · Data-complete peers: 118 · Calculation version: v1

Factor Value Weight Peer percentile Contribution
Pool Size 6,840 25% 93.2 23.29
75+ Pool 4,705 25% 97.4 24.36
6M Growth 12.2 20% 42.3 8.46
Latest Invitation Score 95 20% 92.7 18.55
Days since last invitation 692 10% 87.2 8.72

Data interpretation: This occupation ranks higher on the fixed competitive-pressure factors among data-complete peers.

Competition Pressure is a comparative indicator based on current EOI pool and invitation data. It is not a probability of invitation, migration advice or a prediction of visa grant.

Source: Australian Department of Home Affairs ↗ Data as at: 30 September 2026 Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
Current Submitted EOI
6,840
Official Data · EOIs in pool
75+ EOIs in pool
4705
80+ pool: 3603
Last 189 invitation score
95
7 Nov 2024
1-month pool change
+2.3%
Calculated metric · not new EOIs

EOI Points Distribution

Submitted EOIs · exact points scores

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Points Submitted pool
30 points <20
35 points <20
40 points <20
45 points <20
50 points 35
55 points 119
60 points 228
65 points 780
70 points 953
75 points 1102
80 points 1020
85 points 967
90 points 867
95 points 519
100 points 199
105 points 24
110 points <20
115 points <20
120 points <20
125 points <20
Source: Australian Department of Home Affairs ↗ Data as at: 30 September 2026 Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026

Monthly Submitted EOI Trend

Month-end pool · Official Revised History

Time range

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1-month change +2.3% Absolute change: 151
3-month change +5.6% Absolute change: 362
6-month change +12.2% Absolute change: 743
12-month change +42.2% Absolute change: 2,029
View monthly data table
Month Submitted pool
October 2024 599
November 2024 1110
December 2024 1589
January 2025 2146
February 2025 2420
March 2025 2762
April 2025 3135
May 2025 3450
June 2025 3760
July 2025 4124
August 2025 4512
September 2025 4811
October 2025 5169
November 2025 5481
December 2025 5643
January 2026 5833
February 2026 5947
March 2026 6097
April 2026 6231
May 2026 6316
June 2026 6478
July 2026 6587
August 2026 6689
September 2026 6840
Source: Australian Department of Home Affairs ↗ Data as at: 30 September 2026 Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026

Calculated metrics Calculated

Descriptive only. No invitation probabilities or expected dates.

80+ score share

52.7%

Official 80+ aggregate divided by official Submitted total.

6-month pool movement

+12.2%

A larger pool may mean more competition. Movement is shown without red/green judgments.

Source: Australian Department of Home Affairs ↗ Data as at: 30 September 2026 Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026

189 Invitation History

Invitations issued in official rounds · distinct from Invited status in snapshots

Published invitation score trend

Published scores only. Missing and not-invited rounds remain gaps, never 0 points.

Time range

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Round date Minimum points Occupation tie-break date Notes / official source
4 June 2026 Not invited Not available
Not invited in this round

Not invited in this round

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

13 Nov 2025 Not invited Not available
Not invited in this round

Not invited in this round

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

21 Aug 2025 Not invited Not available
Not invited in this round

Not invited in this round

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

7 Nov 2024 95 Not available
Published score details

Developer Programmer | 95

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

5 Sept 2024 100 Not available
Published score details

Developer Programmer | 100

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

13 June 2024 100 Not available
Published score details

Developer Programmer | 100

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

18 Dec 2023 Not invited Not available
Not invited in this round

Not invited in this round

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

25 May 2023 Not available Not available
Not available — unresolved occupation labels remain in this source table

Not available — unresolved occupation labels remain in this source table

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

8 Dec 2022 85 Not available
Published score details

Developer Programmer | 85 | 85 | N/A* | N/A* | Minimum of published 189 offshore/onshore scores; see raw source

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

6 Oct 2022 Not invited Not available
Not invited in this round

Not invited in this round

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

22 Aug 2022 Not available Not available
Not available — unresolved occupation labels remain in this source table

Not available — unresolved occupation labels remain in this source table

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

21 Apr 2022 Not invited Not available
Not invited in this round

Not invited in this round

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

21 Jan 2022 Not invited Not available
Not invited in this round

Not invited in this round

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

29 Oct 2021 Not available Not available
Not available — no six-digit occupation table published

Not available — no six-digit occupation table published

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

26 July 2021 Not available Not available
Not available — no six-digit occupation table published

Not available — no six-digit occupation table published

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

21 Apr 2021 Not available Not available
Not available — no six-digit occupation table published

Not available — no six-digit occupation table published

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

21 Jan 2021 Not available Not available
Not available — no six-digit occupation table published

Not available — no six-digit occupation table published

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

21 Oct 2020 Not available Not available
Not available — no six-digit occupation table published

Not available — no six-digit occupation table published

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

11 Sept 2020 Not available Not available
Not available — no six-digit occupation table published

Not available — no six-digit occupation table published

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

11 Aug 2020 Not available Not available
Not available — no six-digit occupation table published

Not available — no six-digit occupation table published

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

Source: Australian Department of Home Affairs ↗ Data as at: 4 June 2026 Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026

Invitation & Pool Timeline

Official month-end snapshots, matched invitations and captured revisions

Official Data / Revision evidence
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  1. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 6840

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  2. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 6689

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  3. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 6587

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  4. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 6478

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  5. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 6316

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  6. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 6231

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  7. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 6097

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  8. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 5947

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  9. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 5833

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  10. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 5643

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  11. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 5481

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  12. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 5169

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  13. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 4811

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  14. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 4512

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  15. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 4124

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  16. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 3760

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  17. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 3450

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  18. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 3135

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  19. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 2762

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  20. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 2420

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  21. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 2146

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  22. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 1589

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  23. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 1110

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  24. Invitation round

    Minimum invitation score : 95

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  25. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 599

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  26. Invitation round

    Minimum invitation score : 100

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  27. Invitation round

    Minimum invitation score : 100

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  28. Invitation round

    Minimum invitation score : 85

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026

Post-round Pool Movement

Before / after published snapshots from the same captured release

Calculated by this site

Pool movement should not be interpreted as exact invitations issued. Changes can reflect invitations, expiry, withdrawals, profile changes or historical revisions.

7 Nov 2024 · +511

Before snapshot: 2024-10-31 · After snapshot: 2024-11-30

Metric Before After Difference
Submitted pool 599 1,110 511
75+ points 391+ 755+ Not available
80+ points 303+ 549+ Not available
85+ points 218+ 375+ Not available
50 points <20 <20 Not available
55 points <20 <20 Not available
60 points <20 22 Not available
65 points 80 133 53
70 points 95 175 80
75 points 88 206 118
80 points 85 174 89
85 points 102 180 78
90 points 69 161 92
95 points 47 34 -13
100 points <20 <20 Not available
105 points <20 <20 Not available
110 points Not available <20 Not available
5 Sept 2024 · Not available

Before snapshot: Not available · After snapshot: 2024-10-31

Metric Before After Difference
Submitted pool Not available 599 Not available
75+ points Not available 391+ Not available
80+ points Not available 303+ Not available
85+ points Not available 218+ Not available
50 points Not available <20 Not available
55 points Not available <20 Not available
60 points Not available <20 Not available
65 points Not available 80 Not available
70 points Not available 95 Not available
75 points Not available 88 Not available
80 points Not available 85 Not available
85 points Not available 102 Not available
90 points Not available 69 Not available
95 points Not available 47 Not available
100 points Not available <20 Not available
105 points Not available <20 Not available
13 June 2024 · Not available

Before snapshot: Not available · After snapshot: Not available

Metric Before After Difference
Submitted pool Not available Not available Not available
75+ points Not available Not available Not available
80+ points Not available Not available Not available
85+ points Not available Not available Not available
8 Dec 2022 · Not available

Before snapshot: Not available · After snapshot: Not available

Metric Before After Difference
Submitted pool Not available Not available Not available
75+ points Not available Not available Not available
80+ points Not available Not available Not available
85+ points Not available Not available Not available
Source: Australian Department of Home Affairs ↗ Data as at: 30 September 2026 Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026

Data Revisions

Observed changes between actual captures; no cause inferred

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No revision records detected for this occupation. Only actual captured releases can be compared; an empty list does not prove the source never revised its history.

Source: Australian Department of Home Affairs ↗ Data as at: 30 September 2026 Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026

Metric methodology and limitations → · Official sources →