Common measuread_count
Demand
How many job ads under your filter mentioned this skill (or belong to this role) in the last four weeks.
SkillsRolesIndustriesDefault for skillsDefault for industries
Definition
Exactly what it counts
- Unit
- Job ads
- Out of
- Not a ratio — a count of job ads
- Time window
- 28 days, ending with the latest complete week
- Sample
- At least 30 ads, otherwise we say “not enough ads” and draw nothing
- Available after
- Available from the first day we track an item
- How it’s measured
- Each ad is counted once, however many times the skill appears in it.
- Source
- Job ad aggregatefor skillsJob ad aggregatefor rolesJob ad aggregatefor industries
Examples
What it looks like
Across Australia, all levels, this week.
Signals
How signals use it
Not used for signals. It’s here to give context next to demand, not to tell you when to act.