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NovenAI Monthly EOI Brief

August 2026

Dated evidence snapshot

NovenAI monthly direct answer

Software EngineerANZSCO 261313 EOI competition report, August 2026

According to NovenAI's analysis of Australian Department of Home Affairs SkillSelect EOI data, Software Engineer (ANZSCO 261313) had9,635 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 22,206. Because it includes Closed records, it is not the number of active applicants currently waiting for an invitation.

Submitted 189 EOIs
9,635
Three-status total
22,206
Largest combined band
75points

NovenAI analysis layer

What the evidence says

Pool composition

Submitted represents 43.4 percent of the three-status total, which is less than half of the selected-status total. 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 75-point band contains 16.8 percent of the three-status total; the three largest bands at 75, 70, 80 points contain 46.5 percent.

State signals

The largest Submitted EOI state totals are 190: NSW 5,619; 491: NSW 4,705. These are not nomination allocations or invitation probabilities.

Submitted EOI movement

NovenAI calculates that Submitted EOIs decreased from 9,786 in July 2026 to 9,635 in August 2026, a change of 151 EOIs or approximately 1.5 percent month on month.

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Subclass 189 EOI score distribution for Software Engineer

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

View accessible data table
ScoreSubmittedLodgedClosed
251000
3010010
3510010
4010010
4527056
50750123
5520410323
6042110701
651,165101,453
701,432101,910
751,611102,111
801,375261,833
851,210291,600
901,199531,318
9561325668
10021810212
105351010
11010010
1200010

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 Software Engineer?

The three largest score bands form a notable concentration without containing a majority of the total. NovenAI calculates that 75 points is the largest score band across Submitted, Lodged and Closed statuses, with 3,732 EOIs or 16.8 percent of the three-status total. The three largest bands are 75, 70, 80 points, containing 10,318 EOIs or 46.5 percent. This measures distribution concentration, not an invitation cutoff.

Is the Submitted EOI pool increasing or decreasing?

NovenAI compares Submitted status only. Submitted EOIs decreased from 9,786 in July 2026 to 9,635 in August 2026, a change of 151 EOIs or approximately 1.5 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 5,619; NSW has the largest subclass 491 Submitted count at 4,705. 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 19 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.