I spent 3 months looking for a job in Melbourne earlier this year. Australia is great, but developer salaries are poor compared to the cost of living. Tilers an

I spent 3 months looking for a job in Melbourne earlier this year. Australia is great, but developer salaries are poor compared to the cost of living. Tilers and other tradies make more than programmers. You'll live like a king if you get an electrician qualification. There are few interesting jobs. There are a handful of startups with cool ideas, but no budget and no way to sponsor a visa. If you must stick with programming, Google in Sydney is probably your best bet. If you don't care about the work and just need a job, there are as many generic IT-style programming jobs in Sydney & Melbourne as in any large western city.