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

Software Engineer

ANZSCO 261313 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
4,658

Submitted EOIs above your score

EOIs at your score
1,584

Official exact-score bucket

EOIs at your score or above
6,242

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
82.8 / 100

Comparative indicator, not a probability.

How is this calculated?
75+ EOIs in pool
6,242

Official independently queried aggregate

80+ EOIs in pool
4,658

Official independently queried aggregate

85+ EOIs in pool
3,304

Official independently queried aggregate

6M Growth
+8.7%

Absolute change: 769

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 9,596 25% 98.3 24.57
75+ Pool 6,242 25% 99.1 24.79
6M Growth 8.7 20% 30.8 6.15
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
9,596
Official Data · EOIs in pool
75+ EOIs in pool
6242
80+ pool: 4658
Last 189 invitation score
95
7 Nov 2024
1-month pool change
+1.9%
Calculated metric · not new EOIs

EOI Points Distribution

Submitted EOIs · exact points scores

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Points Submitted pool
25 points <20
30 points <20
35 points <20
40 points <20
45 points 28
50 points 73
55 points 205
60 points 415
65 points 1198
70 points 1424
75 points 1584
80 points 1354
85 points 1226
90 points 1199
95 points 617
100 points 220
105 points 34
110 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 +1.9% Absolute change: 183
3-month change +4.3% Absolute change: 392
6-month change +8.7% Absolute change: 769
12-month change +29.9% Absolute change: 2,206
View monthly data table
Month Submitted pool
October 2024 1026
November 2024 1961
December 2024 2645
January 2025 3405
February 2025 3864
March 2025 4400
April 2025 4871
May 2025 5401
June 2025 5828
July 2025 6315
August 2025 6907
September 2025 7390
October 2025 7831
November 2025 8230
December 2025 8365
January 2026 8595
February 2026 8708
March 2026 8827
April 2026 8942
May 2026 9012
June 2026 9204
July 2026 9331
August 2026 9413
September 2026 9596
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

48.5%

Official 80+ aggregate divided by official Submitted total.

6-month pool movement

+8.7%

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

Software Engineer | 95

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

5 Sept 2024 100 Not available
Published score details

Software Engineer | 100

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

13 June 2024 100 Not available
Published score details

Software Engineer | 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

Software Engineer | 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 : 9596

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

    Submitted EOI pool : 9413

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

    Submitted EOI pool : 9331

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

    Submitted EOI pool : 9204

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

    Submitted EOI pool : 9012

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

    Submitted EOI pool : 8942

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

    Submitted EOI pool : 8827

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

    Submitted EOI pool : 8708

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

    Submitted EOI pool : 8595

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

    Submitted EOI pool : 8365

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

    Submitted EOI pool : 8230

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

    Submitted EOI pool : 7831

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

    Submitted EOI pool : 7390

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

    Submitted EOI pool : 6907

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

    Submitted EOI pool : 6315

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

    Submitted EOI pool : 5828

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

    Submitted EOI pool : 5401

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

    Submitted EOI pool : 4871

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

    Submitted EOI pool : 4400

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

    Submitted EOI pool : 3864

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

    Submitted EOI pool : 3405

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

    Submitted EOI pool : 2645

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

    Submitted EOI pool : 1961

    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 : 1026

    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

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

7 Nov 2024 · +935

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

Metric Before After Difference
Submitted pool 1,026 1,961 935
75+ points 654+ 1,280+ Not available
80+ points 489+ 928+ Not available
85+ points 339+ 616+ Not available
25 points Not available <20 Not available
35 points Not available <20 Not available
45 points Not available <20 Not available
50 points <20 <20 Not available
55 points <20 34 Not available
60 points 41 68 27
65 points 141 260 119
70 points 146 296 150
75 points 165 352 187
80 points 150 312 162
85 points 156 300 144
90 points 135 260 125
95 points 48 56 8
100 points <20 Not available Not available
105 points <20 <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 1,026 Not available
75+ points Not available 654+ Not available
80+ points Not available 489+ Not available
85+ points Not available 339+ Not available
50 points Not available <20 Not available
55 points Not available <20 Not available
60 points Not available 41 Not available
65 points Not available 141 Not available
70 points Not available 146 Not available
75 points Not available 165 Not available
80 points Not available 150 Not available
85 points Not available 156 Not available
90 points Not available 135 Not available
95 points Not available 48 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 →