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Analyst Programmer vs Software Engineer

Same points, same date — which occupation gives you the better odds?

Analyst Programmer

261311·189

Tight — long odds

85PTS

Chance of invitation

Low chance with current points

Est. wait189 effectively closed

Your spot in the pool

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

30 figures · each ≈ 187 EOIs · front invited first

← front (invited first)5,622 total EOIs

Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE2,760

Youtop 49% · DOE 12 Sep 2026★

At your score, behind you0

Below youlower scores2,862

This FY's est. 189 places0 left this FY

Est. grants already exceed this group's est. ceiling

Pool by points · submitted EOIs

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

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Software Engineer

261313·189

Tight — long odds

85PTS

Chance of invitation

Low chance with current points

Est. wait189 effectively closed

Your spot in the pool

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

30 figures · each ≈ 324 EOIs · front invited first

← front (invited first)9,714 total EOIs

Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE3,305

Youtop 34% · DOE 12 Sep 2026★

At your score, behind you0

Below youlower scores6,409

This FY's est. 189 places0 left this FY

Est. grants already exceed this group's est. ceiling

Pool by points · submitted EOIs

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

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Together

Queue position Analyst Programmer has fewer people ahead of you: 2,760 vs 3,305 for Software Engineer.

Latest round Analyst Programmer's latest cutoff is lower: 85 vs 95 for Software Engineer.

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	Analyst Programmer261311	Software Engineer261313
Capacity	0 · FY2026-27	0 · FY2026-27
Standing	#33 of 196	#28 of 196
Queue position	2760 ahead	3305 ahead
Latest round	2024-11-07 · 85 pts	2024-11-07 · 95 pts
EOI data · pool & queue trend	5536	9603
EOI data · submission & invitation trend	—	—
Next round	100 pts	100 pts
Open states	3 listed	3 listed
Invited profile	—	—
Assessing authority	ACS	ACS

Where they differ — subclass 189, 85 points

Capacity

Occupations in unit group 2613 share 0 places left.

189 places · 2026-27estimated

1,038est. ceiling

0est. 189 places · 0 left

Unit group 2613 · 2025-26 official: 912 ceiling · 0 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 4 data points

1009080

85959085you 85

20222024Nov 24

189 places · 2026-27estimated

1,038est. ceiling

0est. 189 places · 0 left

Unit group 2613 · 2025-26 official: 912 ceiling · 0 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 4 data points

1059380

8510010095you 85

20222024Nov 24

Standing

Software Engineer ranks higher: #28 vs #33 for Analyst Programmer.

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked

#33· top 16%

▼ Falling −404 yoy

leader 6,052median 48you

Invited 2 of 5 rounds · Occasional
oldest → newest · filled = invited

Year over year

404last FY

0this FY

▼ −100%

Round to round · last 2 FY

312

—

▼ Falling · invites per round

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked

#28· top 14%

▼ Falling −450 yoy

leader 6,052median 48you

Invited 2 of 5 rounds · Occasional
oldest → newest · filled = invited

Year over year

450last FY

0this FY

▼ −100%

Round to round · last 2 FY

381

—

▼ Falling · invites per round

Queue position

Analyst Programmer has fewer people ahead of you: 2,760 vs 3,305 for Software Engineer.

Ahead of you · August 2026 poolmet the cut-off of last 4

75POINTS

4,291

0/4 met

80POINTS

3,530

0/4 met

85POINTS

2,734

2/4 met

90POINTS

1,863

3/4 met

95POINTS

794

4/4 met

Ahead of you · August 2026 poolmet the cut-off of last 4

75POINTS

6,268

0/4 met

80POINTS

4,657

0/4 met

85POINTS

3,282

1/4 met

90POINTS

2,072

1/4 met

95POINTS

873

2/4 met

Latest round

Analyst Programmer's latest cutoff is lower: 85 vs 95 for Software Engineer.

189 · last round 7 Nov 2024Stable

Min points85

Invited0

Rounds FY2

Down from 90 vs previous round

85–95 pts over last 4 rounds

Other subclasses190 · 95 pts · 19 May 2026491 · 110 pts · 2 Mar 2026

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189 · last round 7 Nov 2024↑ Rising

Min points95

Invited0

Rounds FY2

Down from 100 vs previous round

85–100 pts over last 4 rounds

Other subclasses190 · 100 pts · 1 May 2026491 · 85 pts · 2 Feb 2026

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EOI data · pool & queue trend

Analyst Programmer has a smaller EOI pool: 5,536 (+35 vs last month) vs 9,603 (-153) for Software Engineer.

EOI pool by points · 08/20265,536 in the pool

23153153450555761796871you1.1k561212192

45608095110

Queue at your points · 6 months

2,734 at 85+ pts

▲ 18 vs last month

EOI pool by points · 08/20269,603 in the pool

27752044211.2k1.4k1.6k1.4k1.2kyou1.2k613218357

45608095110

Queue at your points · 6 months

3,282 at 85+ pts

▼ 31 vs last month

EOI data · submission & invitation trend

Software Engineer drew more invitations last month: 170 vs 75 for Analyst Programmer. Pools: 9,603 (-153) vs 5,536 (+35).

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest5,536

MoM change+35(0.6%)

Peak monthAug 265,536

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest75

MoM change-7(-8.5%)

Peak monthNov 24371

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest9,603

MoM change-153(-1.6%)

Peak monthJan 2610,573

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest170

MoM change-3(-1.7%)

Peak monthDec 24534

Next round

Both need the same points for the next round.

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤

If 10 invited105DOE ≤ May 26

If 50 invited100DOE ≤ Dec 25

If 100 invited100DOE ≤ Mar 26

If 200 invited100DOE ≤ Aug 26

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤

If 10 invited105DOE ≤ Dec 25

If 50 invited100DOE ≤ Oct 25

If 100 invited100DOE ≤ Mar 26

If 200 invited100DOE ≤ Jul 26

Open states

Both are open in the same number of states.

Subclass 189 is the federal, points-tested stream — states do not nominate for it. Switch to 190 or 491 to compare open states.

Invited profile

At least one occupation has no state-nomination community data, so this row isn't compared.

Subclass 189 has no state-nomination community data. Compare on 190 or 491 to see an invited profile.

Assessing authority

ACS may assess both occupations. Verify on the assessing authority's site before you apply.

ACS

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