Website manager
Find out more about working as a website manager and the possible pathways to job opportunities.
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- What is a website manager?
- Related training courses
- Median salary
- Job demand in Victoria
- Resources to plan your next steps
- Explore growing industries in your region
Website managers develop, build, maintain and update websites. A growing number of businesses are moving mostly online, or online only. This means more jobs for website managers.
Find out what a website manager does and the related Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses and pathways you can take to secure a job.
What is a website manager?
Websites range from simple and minimalist to dense and complex. Most websites require at least some form of administration and maintenance. This is what a website manager does. Website managers work with clients to make sure content is accessible, that links work, and that information is up to date.
Find out more about website administrators(opens in a new window) and these related jobs on the Victorian Skills Gateway(opens in a new window):
- advertising specialist(opens in a new window)
- computer network and systems engineer(opens in a new window)
- content creator (marketing)(opens in a new window)
- copywriter(opens in a new window)
- ICT customer support officer(opens in a new window)
- ICT security specialist(opens in a new window)
- multimedia designer(opens in a new window)
- public relations professional(opens in a new window)
- software and applications programmer(opens in a new window)
- systems administrator(opens in a new window).
Related training courses
Explore these related TAFE and training courses on the Victorian Skills Gateway(opens in a new window):
- computer systems(opens in a new window)
- cyber security(opens in a new window)
- graphic design(opens in a new window)
- information technology(opens in a new window)
- integrated technologies(opens in a new window)
- marketing and communication(opens in a new window)
- public relations(opens in a new window)
- software and application programming(opens in a new window)
- writing and communication(opens in a new window).
You may be eligible for government funding to help pay for your course.
Median salary
The median weekly earnings for multimedia specialists and web developer in Australia is $2,252.
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia(opens in a new window)
Note this salary is current as of January 2025 and is indicative only. A range of salaries apply to different roles across the industry.
Job demand in Victoria
Below are the employment projections for multimedia specialists and web developer jobs in Victoria. Figures show the number of workers in 2024 and the new workers expected to enter the workforce by 2027 and 2034.
‘New workers expected’ accounts for workers adding new jobs to the economy and replacing retirees over the next 3 and 10 years. These projections are estimates only. There will be additional jobs available as people move between jobs and industries.
Specific data is not available for website managers.
| Region | Workers 2024 | New workers expected by 2027 | New workers expected by 2034 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 6,589 | 495 | 1,659 |
| Melbourne – inner metropolitan | 3,502 | 278 | 926 |
| Melbourne – inner south-east metropolitan | 552 | 24 | 98 |
| Melbourne – southern metropolitan | 428 | 19 | 91 |
| Melbourne – northern metropolitan | 443 | 34 | 127 |
| Melbourne – eastern metropolitan | 707 | 33 | 135 |
| Melbourne – western metropolitan | 412 | 37 | 154 |
| Ballarat and surrounds (Central Highlands) | 113 | 10 | 26 |
| Bendigo, Echuca and surrounds (Loddon Campaspe) | 72 | 9 | 15 |
| Geelong, Colac and surrounds (Barwon) | 202 | 37 | 69 |
| Gippsland | 68 | <10 | <10 |
| Horsham and surrounds (Wimmera Southern Mallee) | 9 | <10 | <10 |
| Mildura, Swan Hill and surrounds (Mallee) | 19 | <10 | <10 |
| Shepparton, Seymour and surrounds (Goulburn) | 21 | <10 | <10 |
| Wangaratta, Wodonga and surrounds (Ovens Murray) | 26 | <10 | <10 |
| Warrnambool, Hamilton and surrounds (Great South Coast) | 16 | <10 | <10 |
Source: Victorian Skills Authority Employment Projections Dashboard
Resources to plan your next steps
Visit our digital services, finance and IT industry profile to find out about:
- what it’s like to work in digital services, finance and IT, and some of the jobs you could do
- training and skills to work in the industry, and financial assistance to help pay for your course
- help getting a job in digital services, finance and IT, and industry job projections for Victoria
- other free resources and advice to plan your training and career.
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Updated 8 January 2025
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