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NovenAI Monthly EOI Brief

August 2026

Dated evidence snapshot

NovenAI monthly direct answer

ICT Security SpecialistANZSCO 262112 EOI competition report, August 2026

According to NovenAI's analysis of Australian Department of Home Affairs SkillSelect EOI data, ICT Security Specialist (ANZSCO 262112) had3,173 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 7,623. Because it includes Closed records, it is not the number of active applicants currently waiting for an invitation.

Submitted 189 EOIs
3,173
Three-status total
7,623
Largest combined band
75points

NovenAI analysis layer

What the evidence says

Pool composition

Submitted represents 41.6 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 17.6 percent of the three-status total; the three largest bands at 75, 80, 85 points contain 48.0 percent.

State signals

The largest Submitted EOI state totals are 190: NSW 1,326; 491: WA 1,476. These are not nomination allocations or invitation probabilities.

Submitted EOI movement

NovenAI calculates that Submitted EOIs decreased from 3,230 in July 2026 to 3,173 in August 2026, a change of 57 EOIs or approximately 1.8 percent month on month.

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Subclass 189 EOI score distribution for ICT Security Specialist

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

View accessible data table
ScoreSubmittedLodgedClosed
35000
4010010
4510010
5010010
5558077
609310158
6534610511
7041910588
7551910816
8051110771
8549210522
9040210547
9521110286
100721044
10510100
1101000

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 ICT Security Specialist?

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 1,345 EOIs or 17.6 percent of the three-status total. The three largest bands are 75, 80, 85 points, containing 3,661 EOIs or 48.0 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 3,230 in July 2026 to 3,173 in August 2026, a change of 57 EOIs or approximately 1.8 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 1,326; WA has the largest subclass 491 Submitted count at 1,476. 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 15 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.