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ICT Business Analyst vs Systems Analyst

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

ICT Business Analyst

261111·189

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 ≈ 266 EOIs · front invited first

← front (invited first)7,966 total EOIs

Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE3,146

Youtop 39% · DOE 12 Sep 2026★

At your score, behind you0

Below youlower scores4,820

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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Systems Analyst

261112·189

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 ≈ 175 EOIs · front invited first

← front (invited first)5,235 total EOIs

Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE2,230

Youtop 43% · DOE 12 Sep 2026★

At your score, behind you0

Below youlower scores3,005

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 Systems Analyst has fewer people ahead of you: 2,230 vs 3,146 for ICT Business Analyst.

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	ICT Business Analyst261111	Systems Analyst261112
Capacity	0 · FY2026-27	0 · FY2026-27
Standing	#30 of 196	#— of 196
Queue position	3146 ahead	2230 ahead
Latest round	2024-11-07 · 95 pts	2024-11-07 · 95 pts
EOI data · pool & queue trend	7885	5184
EOI data · submission & invitation trend	—	—
Next round	100 pts	100 pts
Open states	2 listed	2 listed
Invited profile	—	—
Assessing authority	ACS	ACS

Where they differ — subclass 189, 85 points

Capacity

Occupations in unit group 2611 share 0 places left.

189 places · 2026-27estimated

500est. ceiling

0est. 189 places · 0 left

Unit group 2611 · 2025-26 official: 500 ceiling · 0 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 4 data points

1059380

851009595you 85

20222024Nov 24

189 places · 2026-27estimated

500est. ceiling

0est. 189 places · 0 left

Unit group 2611 · 2025-26 official: 500 ceiling · 0 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 4 data points

1059380

851009595you 85

20222024Nov 24

Standing

Only ICT Business Analyst has standing data: 30.

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked

#30· top 15%

▼ Falling −427 yoy

leader 6,052median 48you

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

Year over year

427last FY

0this FY

▼ −100%

Round to round · last 2 FY

346

—

▼ Falling · invites per round

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked

—· top 34%

▼ Falling −153 yoy

leader 6,052median 48you

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

Year over year

153last FY

0this FY

▼ −100%

Round to round · last 2 FY

121

—

▼ Falling · invites per round

Queue position

Systems Analyst has fewer people ahead of you: 2,230 vs 3,146 for ICT Business Analyst.

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

75POINTS

5,578

0/4 met

80POINTS

4,322

0/4 met

85POINTS

3,126

1/4 met

90POINTS

2,021

1/4 met

95POINTS

884

3/4 met

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

75POINTS

3,819

0/4 met

80POINTS

3,012

0/4 met

85POINTS

2,213

1/4 met

90POINTS

1,446

1/4 met

95POINTS

658

3/4 met

Latest round

The latest cutoff is the same for both.

189 · last round 7 Nov 2024↑ Rising

Min points95

Invited0

Rounds FY2

Unchanged vs previous round

85–100 pts over last 4 rounds

Other subclasses190 · 100 pts · 19 May 2026491 · 105 pts · 29 Apr 2026

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189 · last round 7 Nov 2024↑ Rising

Min points95

Invited0

Rounds FY2

Unchanged vs previous round

85–100 pts over last 4 rounds

Other subclasses190 · 100 pts · 1 May 2026491 · 85 pts · 1 Apr 2026

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EOI data · pool & queue trend

Systems Analyst has a smaller EOI pool: 5,184 (-61 vs last month) vs 7,885 (-152) for ICT Business Analyst.

EOI pool by points · 08/20267,885 in the pool

20391282478571k1.3k1.2k1.1kyou1.1k638230133

456580100115

Queue at your points · 6 months

3,126 at 85+ pts

▼ 53 vs last month

EOI pool by points · 08/20265,184 in the pool

52168149476642807799767you78847017891

456580100115

Queue at your points · 6 months

2,213 at 85+ pts

▼ 9 vs last month

EOI data · submission & invitation trend

ICT Business Analyst drew more invitations last month: 170 vs 34 for Systems Analyst. Pools: 7,885 (-152) vs 5,184 (-61).

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest7,885

MoM change-152(-1.9%)

Peak monthNov 258,481

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest170

MoM change-3(-1.7%)

Peak monthDec 24579

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest5,184

MoM change-61(-1.2%)

Peak monthJun 265,293

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest34

MoM change-2(-5.6%)

Peak monthDec 24153

Next round

Both need the same points for the next round.

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤

If 10 invited105DOE ≤ Jun 26

If 50 invited100DOE ≤ Dec 25

If 100 invited100DOE ≤ Apr 26

If 200 invited100DOE ≤ Jul 26

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤

If 10 invited105DOE ≤ Aug 26

If 50 invited100DOE ≤ Feb 26

If 100 invited100DOE ≤ May 26

If 200 invited95DOE ≤ Sep 25

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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