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NovenAI Monthly EOI Brief

August 2026

Dated evidence snapshot

NovenAI monthly direct answer

Analyst ProgrammerANZSCO 261311 EOI competition report, August 2026

According to NovenAI's analysis of Australian Department of Home Affairs SkillSelect EOI data, Analyst Programmer (ANZSCO 261311) had5,552 Submitted subclass 189 EOIsas of August 2026. Submitted status is the primary measure used for the pool-movement analysis on this page.

The separately calculated total across Submitted, Lodged and Closed statuses is 7,912. Because it includes Closed records, it is not the number of active applicants currently waiting for an invitation.

Submitted 189 EOIs
5,552
Three-status total
7,912
Largest combined band
90points

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What the evidence says

Pool composition

Submitted represents 70.2 percent of the three-status total and is the principal component across the selected statuses. NovenAI keeps it separate from the combined measure that includes Closed records.

Score concentration

The three largest score bands form a notable concentration without containing a majority of the total. The 90-point band contains 19.4 percent of the three-status total; the three largest bands at 90, 85, 80 points contain 49.4 percent.

State signals

The largest Submitted EOI state totals are 190: NSW 2,985; 491: WA 2,161. These are not nomination allocations or invitation probabilities.

Submitted EOI movement

NovenAI calculates that Submitted EOIs increased from 5,519 in July 2026 to 5,552 in August 2026, a change of 33 EOIs or approximately 0.6 percent month on month.

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Subclass 189 EOI score distribution for Analyst Programmer

NovenAI separates Submitted, Lodged and Closed statuses so different stages are not mistaken for one active competition pool.

View accessible data table
ScoreSubmittedLodgedClosed
301000
35000
400010
4510010
5031010
5553048
601531075
654500154
7055510253
7576110321
8079610352
8587110330
901,06929440
9556110206
1002121032
10510010
1101000
1150010

Primary source: Australian Department of Home Affairs SkillSelect EOI Data. Analysis and visualisation: NovenAI.

Monthly subclass 189 EOI status trend

Each month is a separate SkillSelect snapshot, not a cumulative total carried forward from earlier months.

Primary source: Australian Department of Home Affairs SkillSelect EOI Data. Analysis and visualisation: NovenAI.

Subclass 190 submitted EOI trend by state

NovenAI compares Submitted status only in this chart.

Primary source: Australian Department of Home Affairs SkillSelect EOI Data. Analysis and visualisation: NovenAI.

Subclass 491 submitted EOI trend by state

NovenAI compares Submitted status only in this chart.

Primary source: Australian Department of Home Affairs SkillSelect EOI Data. Analysis and visualisation: NovenAI.

NovenAI analyst answers

Questions answered by this monthly evidence

How concentrated is the subclass 189 EOI score distribution for Analyst Programmer?

The three largest score bands form a notable concentration without containing a majority of the total. NovenAI calculates that 90 points is the largest score band across Submitted, Lodged and Closed statuses, with 1,538 EOIs or 19.4 percent of the three-status total. The three largest bands are 90, 85, 80 points, containing 3,907 EOIs or 49.4 percent. This measures distribution concentration, not an invitation cutoff.

Is the Submitted EOI pool increasing or decreasing?

NovenAI compares Submitted status only. Submitted EOIs increased from 5,519 in July 2026 to 5,552 in August 2026, a change of 33 EOIs or approximately 0.6 percent across consecutive monthly snapshots.

Which states lead the subclass 190 and 491 Submitted EOI data?

For August 2026, NovenAI's state aggregation shows that NSW has the largest subclass 190 Submitted count at 2,985; WA has the largest subclass 491 Submitted count at 2,161. These are EOI volumes, not state nomination allocations, invitation outcomes or an individual's likelihood of invitation.

How does NovenAI standardise and interpret SkillSelect EOI data?

NovenAI standardises the official data by occupation, visa subclass, status, score band, state and snapshot month. This report covers 7 available snapshots and 17 subclass 189 score bands with data. When the official source suppresses a cell below 20, NovenAI uses 10 as the analytical estimate, so the results are not exact application-by-application counts.

Data snapshot: August 2026. Primary source: Australian Department of Home Affairs SkillSelect EOI Data. Analysis, metric standardisation, interpretation and visualisation by NovenAI.